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I bought an LG monitor as it has "side-by-side" split screen, but of course, it doesn't work. Just let me config my screen in sections at the hardware or driver level, and accept them as different monitors
This is a bad idea. You'll end up stuck in driver hell. Screen-splitting is best done at an OS/app level.
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+1 to learning how to share a window, doing it fast when you’re changing windows, and reducing the size of the window. It shows that you care for the audience.
The UX for window sharing is just too crappy for this suggestion. I do this, and the single hardest part is locating the window in the list of windows to share. Combine that with a workflow that involves 2 or more windows (e.g., switching between a terminal & a browser … or just wanting to display them both at the same time¹), and it's not really workable. ¹… and while there's no technical reason I couldn't share two…
- The last window is always suggested FIRST when sharing,
- Learn what to look at: Look at the appearance of your browser window before you go click Share my screen.
The second will provide a visual confirmation that you’re clicking the right button. Don’t pass as a boomer when you can be a Millennial!
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I know it can create a dummy display, but can it create a window on the real display showing the contents of the virtual display? That seems to be the flagship feature of DeskPad.
Yes. It can also do windowed mirrors of real displays. That being said, BetterDisplay is $19 USD and crams in a ton of functionality, so for those who just want a single virtual screen for screen sharing (and don't need/want anything else), DeskPad is probably the better option due to its simplicity and being free. But yeah, if you want something more advanced, BetterDisplay is great.
After trying various solutions - including DeskPad - I came up with a custom cross-platform (I'm on macOS, but assume it'll work elsewhere) solution that worked incredibly well on my 40" ultrawide monitor: OBS[1]. Having never used OBS before but knowing it was popular among streamers, I wondered if I could use it to (1) only share the specific applications I wanted to share and (2) share them at a resolution that pe…
I also use OBS for different purposes. When I'm teaching a class, I will share the screen that has the projector fully screened on it (which is normally the screen for my teleprompter (so I'm looking into the eyes of my students)). I have a bunch of scenes set up, so I can quickly change the scenes using my Stream Deck. You can make really smooth transitions, so I have a scene for: - Full camera - Full camera shifted…
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I also use OBS for different purposes. When I'm teaching a class, I will share the screen that has the projector fully screened on it (which is normally the screen for my teleprompter (so I'm looking into the eyes of my students)). I have a bunch of scenes set up, so I can quickly change the scenes using my Stream Deck. You can make really smooth transitions, so I have a scene for: - Full camera - Full camera shifted…
There is an app called RDM which can do that.
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The UX for window sharing is just too crappy for this suggestion. I do this, and the single hardest part is locating the window in the list of windows to share. Combine that with a workflow that involves 2 or more windows (e.g., switching between a terminal & a browser … or just wanting to display them both at the same time¹), and it's not really workable. ¹… and while there's no technical reason I couldn't share two…
No really: Learn this UX to share your screen. - The last window is always suggested FIRST when sharing, - Learn what to look at: Look at the appearance of your browser window before you go click Share my screen. The second will provide a visual confirmation that you’re clicking the right button. Don’t pass as a boomer when you can be a Millennial!
It most definitely isn't. (I just checked, just to humor you.)
> - Learn what to look at: Look at the appearance of your browser window before you go click Share my screen.
I'm often staring at it the window I intend to share as I'm going through the list so as to be able to find it. I don't think it's as useful as you think it is.
> Don’t pass as a boomer when you can be a Millennial!
… right …
You're probably making some assumptions about the exact OS/browser/VC SW combination that I'm using, your suggestions simply don't apply to the one I am using.
After trying various solutions - including DeskPad - I came up with a custom cross-platform (I'm on macOS, but assume it'll work elsewhere) solution that worked incredibly well on my 40" ultrawide monitor: OBS[1]. Having never used OBS before but knowing it was popular among streamers, I wondered if I could use it to (1) only share the specific applications I wanted to share and (2) share them at a resolution that pe…
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