Nvidia Quadro Workstation - Nview Desktop Manager; Release 70 New Features and Enhancements; NVIDIA Display

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Appendix D
NVIDIA ForceWare Graphics Display Driver — Feature History
nView Desktop Manager
Note: Release 75 no longer supports the nView Display Wizard for Windows NT 4.0
and NVKeystone for Windows 98/Me. The driver does include enhancement to
the following nView Desktop Manager sections:
• TV/Display Wizard is enhanced to make HDTV setup easier. Each high-definition
mode can be previewed to determine the capabilities of the flat panel.
• Desktop Manager setting — Release 75 lets you create system-wide nView
Desktop Manager settings that apply across all users.
• Per-display desktops — Release 75 brings support for independent per-display
virtual desktops to nView Span mode and Multiview environments.
For details on using nView Desktop Manager features, refer to the NVIDIA ForceWare
Graphics Drivers: nView Desktop Manager User’s Guide.
Release 70 New Features and Enhancements
NVIDIA Display
• Improved NVIDIA display slideout menu layout and functionality. The menu
automatically resizes to fit content when you first launch the NVIDIA display
control panel. You can also resize the slideout menu by dragging the window
border. See chapters 3 and 4 — “NVIDIA Control Panel Access” on page 19 and
“Using nView Multi-Display Settings” on page 33.
• Improved EDID [Extended Display Identification Data] display names in the
control panel, desktop menus, and APIs are more descriptive than the previous
“Digital” and “Analog” display designators. See “Desktop Access” on page 21 and
“Other NVIDIA Display Menu Items” on page 27.
• Rename displays — You can now rename your displays from the nView Display
Settings page.
• Play-On-My-Display — Right-click on the pop-up menu item to play video files
on any connected display. See “Shortcut to Playing Video Files on Any Display”
on page 21.
• Tools page — provides options for shortcuts, display optimizations, and
troubleshooting. For details, see “Using the Tools Page” on page 125.
Note: The Tools page replaces the Release 65 Troubleshooting page.
• Improved Driver Information and Change Resolutions pages.
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