Greetings!
Inspired by the publication , I decided to make my own laptop-tablet connection, but not with IDisplay, but with . The program, like IDisplay, can be installed on PC and Mac, IOS and Android. For the author of the post, the tablet works as a second monitor due to the installed virtual machine, without having a taskbar, which I was very upset about, because it is more convenient to manage it from a tablet with a taskbar.
The program comes to my rescue . With it, we can install an independent taskbar on the second desktop, add a start menu button that will navigate to Metro on Windows 8, prevent the mouse from leaving the desktop vertically or horizontally, or even completely prohibit leaving the desktop. Set hotkeys for actions, such as moving the mouse cursor to the center of the first desktop.
The program has Russian localization, so it will not be difficult for you to quickly set it up.
Since the new desktop is getting a real taskbar, we can make it auto-hide, which can help save space on small tablet screens.
You can install Air Display on a PC as a server, or as a client (700 rubles per copy).
Installing programs does not require any knowledge, everything is visually clear. When installing Air Display, you will be prompted to install new drivers and asked to restart the computer, then install Actual Multiple Monitors and, when connecting the tablet, configure the “Monitor Location” of Air Display as an extension of the screens.
As you can see, when taking a screenshot in Windows 8, the second desktop becomes part of the picture, at the moment I have a task manager there to monitor data.
With the usual characteristics of a tablet 1.0 GHz, 512 RAM, 800×400 screen, the Chinese tablet works with a laptop with amazing speed.
At the first start, it is possible that the main desktop and the additional one will swap places, you will see only the background image, and your desktop will be on the tablet, it is solved by changing the parameters in the Air Display program tab, Monitor location.
You can evaluate the convenience of this bundle yourself (I apologize for the poor quality):
Thank you for attention!
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Source: habr.com