Some systems indeed do allow you to setup your system as a "one-wide-screen" - if you have a look under windowsXP display properties, if you can see one or more montitor piccie, (ie, extend my windows desktop onto this monitor ticked instead of a super-wide screen resolution) you are almost certainly setup for different drivers per (full)screen, and attempting to do a super-wide Graphics3D command will result in "unable to set graphics mode".
Of course, if "video mirror" is enabled, you run into a whole set of probs if you try to play a video, not to mention sideways-on monitors, video out and televisions..
One other thing to look at - if you are running dual monitor at the same resolution, you may be able to open a very large window(though it will appear on the default monitor as usual, probably centered not-very-usefully if its super-wide...) big enough to fill the entire desktop, which will then be possible to "re-skin" and use the border as part of the graphic display. There is a "skin.dll" floating around somewhere which will give you "borderless" windows.
(indeed, TCP on two computers and four screens with different viewports is pretty damn awesome ! Who needs a joystick "HAT" with that !! :) I've only done that the once as a test though, lol, need to move some of my monitors for best effect)
If in doubt, try cycling the graphics drivers and checking/setting the screen mode, if it doesn't allow super-wide or does soemthing equally silly, you're stuck with one program per driver. In this case, remember multitasking is your friend and make sure you spare some CPU time...!
Oh, forgot to mention, check the "bugs" forum if you are having probs with the mouse on full-screen/multi-mon.
Good luck !
Of course, if "video mirror" is enabled, you run into a whole set of probs if you try to play a video, not to mention sideways-on monitors, video out and televisions..
One other thing to look at - if you are running dual monitor at the same resolution, you may be able to open a very large window(though it will appear on the default monitor as usual, probably centered not-very-usefully if its super-wide...) big enough to fill the entire desktop, which will then be possible to "re-skin" and use the border as part of the graphic display. There is a "skin.dll" floating around somewhere which will give you "borderless" windows.
(indeed, TCP on two computers and four screens with different viewports is pretty damn awesome ! Who needs a joystick "HAT" with that !! :) I've only done that the once as a test though, lol, need to move some of my monitors for best effect)
If in doubt, try cycling the graphics drivers and checking/setting the screen mode, if it doesn't allow super-wide or does soemthing equally silly, you're stuck with one program per driver. In this case, remember multitasking is your friend and make sure you spare some CPU time...!
Oh, forgot to mention, check the "bugs" forum if you are having probs with the mouse on full-screen/multi-mon.
Good luck !