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Being able to use Dual displays in my job would be extremely useful but not only does ZT not support them it disables the feature in windows!

I would like to know when/if ZT will support dual displays? Many of my co-workers are starting to use them and I am at a distinct disadvantage without this option. As a start I wouldn't care if ZT only magnified monitor 1 but at least let me have the option to use monitor 2.

I know ZT isn't alone as far as AT products go that don't support dual displays (none of the current crop of screen readers or magnifiers do) but ZT could be the first.

smccormack,

Currently we don't have any timetable as to when or if Dual Monitor support will be added. I would assume that in the future this feature will be supported, but as for an estimate, i'm sorry that I don't have one.

In actuality you can \"run\" ZoomText with multiple monitors, but at best one screen will be magnified. We don't support this, nor have we tested with it so I would make sure you backup all your important data before doing any of the instructions I list below:

First to install disable the secondary device: (you can skip this if you’ve already installed)


1. Click the Windows Start button.

2. Choose Control Panel.

3. If the Control Panel is set to show categories, choose Performance and Maintenance. (If the Control Panel is set to Classic View, skip to step 4.)

4. Choose the System icon.

5. In the System Properties dialog box, click the Hardware tab.

6. Click the Device Manager button.

7. Double click 'Display adapters'.

8. Right click on the device ending in 'Secondary'.

9. Select Disable from the list.

10. Restart your computer.

After ZoomText has been successfully installed, you will have to do the following to have multiple monitors working in conjunction with ZoomText:

Navigate to the C:\\Program Files\\ZoomText 8.1 folder
Open the TestSupp.ini file
Add the following under the [Test Support] heading:


CheckForMultipleDspDevices=0



Re-enable the secondary device in the Device manager
Reboot
Run ZoomText

Regards,

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Derek Bove
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Ai Squared - Making Accessibility Simple ®
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I assume this also works with ZT 9?

Yes

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Derek Bove
Sales Specialist
Ai Squared - Making Accessibility Simple ®
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Hello,
I am not very familiar with the way in which powerpoint presentations work, but i will need to present one in about 3 weeks. I was wondering if I could use ZT 9.0 to magnify and enhance the display on my laptop while allowing me to project a standard, unaltered image of the presentation for the audience to view?

Thanks,
mike

Hi Mike,

Sadly; there is no way to do that at the present time. Sorry!

Hi, I was going to try performing this option on my ZoomText but my TestSupp.ini dos not have CheckForMultipleDspDevices=0, here is a copy of my file:

[MagEngine]
PatchGDI=1

[Test Support]
LogToFile=1
Verbosity=0
DriverObject=0
Boost=1
LogToScreen=0
EnableDCM=1

[Effects]
ScreenReader=1
SmoothEdgesOfScreenFonts=0
TransitionEffects=0
PointerShadow=1
WindowContentWhileDragging=0
GlobalUIEffects=1

ShadowsUnderMenus=0
PointerTrails=0
[Test Data]
NSE=0
[WarningMessage]
IE5=1
Office97=1
RichEdit2=1
OfficeXP SP1=1
AdobeReader6=1

I am running Windows XP and ZT 8.1 with all updates. Thanks.
Heather

wisper198,

You'll need to add the CheckForMultipleDspDevices=0 string under the [Test Support] heading.

Regards,

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Derek Bove
Sales Specialist
Ai Squared - Making Accessibility Simple ®
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