I like the portability of the 12" PowerBook but the display is too small to
stare at for too long. I would like to run it with an external monitor that
sits behind and above the laptop, so when I move my mouse up past the 12"
PowerBook screen it will go to the monitor behind and above it.

Does anyone know if this is possible, or can I only anchor the external
monitor to the left or right of the 12" PowerBook?

No, I haven't bought the PowerBook yet.

Thanks in advanced for your comments.

- Matt

Matthew Pomar schreef:
> I like the portability of the 12" PowerBook but the display is too small to
> stare at for too long. I would like to run it with an external monitor that
> sits behind and above the laptop, so when I move my mouse up past the 12"
> PowerBook screen it will go to the monitor behind and above it.
>
> Does anyone know if this is possible, or can I only anchor the external
> monitor to the left or right of the 12" PowerBook?

It is possible. You can arrange the 2 displays anyway you like. One left,
one right, or one up and one down, or vice versa.

Greetings,

Eveline.,

Eveline <eveline@xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Matthew Pomar schreef:
> > I like the portability of the 12" PowerBook but the display is too small to
> > stare at for too long. I would like to run it with an external monitor that
> > sits behind and above the laptop, so when I move my mouse up past the 12"
> > PowerBook screen it will go to the monitor behind and above it.
> >
> > Does anyone know if this is possible, or can I only anchor the external
> > monitor to the left or right of the 12" PowerBook?
>
> It is possible. You can arrange the 2 displays anyway you like. One left,
> one right, or one up and one down, or vice versa.

I have used a system that was set up that way. The larger secondary
monitor sat on a shelf above the monitor bearing the menu bar. I don't
recommend it. Overshooting the menu bar with the mouse is an unpleasant
and unwelcome possibility. Having a fixed menu bar at the top edge of the
desktop is one of the usability features that puts the Mac well ahead of
Windows, in my opinion.

Alan Anderson schreef:
> Eveline <eveline@xs4all.nl> wrote:
>
>> Matthew Pomar schreef:
>> > I like the portability of the 12" PowerBook but the display is too small to
>> > stare at for too long. I would like to run it with an external monitor that
>> > sits behind and above the laptop, so when I move my mouse up past the 12"
>> > PowerBook screen it will go to the monitor behind and above it.
>> >
>> > Does anyone know if this is possible, or can I only anchor the external
>> > monitor to the left or right of the 12" PowerBook?
>>
>> It is possible. You can arrange the 2 displays anyway you like. One left,
>> one right, or one up and one down, or vice versa.
>
> I have used a system that was set up that way. The larger secondary
> monitor sat on a shelf above the monitor bearing the menu bar. I don't
> recommend it. Overshooting the menu bar with the mouse is an unpleasant
> and unwelcome possibility. Having a fixed menu bar at the top edge of the
> desktop is one of the usability features that puts the Mac well ahead of
> Windows, in my opinion.

That's why you can also put the menu bar on the secondary screen.

Thanks for the advice, both of you.

Are you saying I can make the external monitor the primary monitor and the
laptop screen the secondary, ie menu bar and dock on external monitor and
whatever I drag there on the laptop screen?

Thanks Again!

"Eveline" <eveline@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:slrnbnnrh6.2sce.eveline@xs1.xs4all.nl...
> Alan Anderson schreef:
> > Eveline <eveline@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> >
> >> Matthew Pomar schreef:
> >> > I like the portability of the 12" PowerBook but the display is too
small to
> >> > stare at for too long. I would like to run it with an external
monitor that
> >> > sits behind and above the laptop, so when I move my mouse up past the
12"
> >> > PowerBook screen it will go to the monitor behind and above it.
> >> >
> >> > Does anyone know if this is possible, or can I only anchor the
external
> >> > monitor to the left or right of the 12" PowerBook?
> >>
> >> It is possible. You can arrange the 2 displays anyway you like. One
left,
> >> one right, or one up and one down, or vice versa.
> >
> > I have used a system that was set up that way. The larger secondary
> > monitor sat on a shelf above the monitor bearing the menu bar. I don't
> > recommend it. Overshooting the menu bar with the mouse is an unpleasant
> > and unwelcome possibility. Having a fixed menu bar at the top edge of
the
> > desktop is one of the usability features that puts the Mac well ahead of
> > Windows, in my opinion.
>
> That's why you can also put the menu bar on the secondary screen.

Matthew Pomar schreef:
> Thanks for the advice, both of you.
>
> Are you saying I can make the external monitor the primary monitor and the
> laptop screen the secondary, ie menu bar and dock on external monitor and
> whatever I drag there on the laptop screen?

Yes, that's right.

Greetings,

Eveline.

On Thu, 2 Oct 2003 12:41:27 -0700, Matthew Pomar wrote
(in message <oZWdncSvCeb74uGiRVn-vg@giganews.com>):

> Thanks for the advice, both of you.
>
> Are you saying I can make the external monitor the primary monitor and the
> laptop screen the secondary, ie menu bar and dock on external monitor and
> whatever I drag there on the laptop screen?
>
> Thanks Again!
>
> "Eveline" <eveline@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
> news:slrnbnnrh6.2sce.eveline@xs1.xs4all.nl...

Exactly. You should be able to designate which is the 'primary' screen, and
whichever is set to primary should have the pull-down menu bar.