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Old 07-09-2017, 01:50 AM   #127
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
I installed TightVNC on it and then Remote Ripple Pro on the Max Carta. After thinking a little I was finally able to connect the laptop with the e-ink device and just use it as a screen. Absolutely wonderful.
(...And connecting them through Wi-Fi, I guess.) Have you tried TightVNC (server) with bVNC (client, either the original or the customized one I posted) instead of Remote Ripple Pro? What would be the difference in performance?

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
The screen resolution utility (right click anywhere on screen background in Windows) does not list any resolutions higher than the HP screen, so on the Max Carta only part of the screen can be viewed, despite the native resolution being 2200 x 1650
You should find an option on the remote desktop client to enlarge the screen. (bVNC has it - use the tablet menu while the the remote desktop is running).
The only resolution setting you should impose to the laptop would be to keep a 4:3 ratio (e.g.: 1024x768, which is probably too small, or 1280x960, or 1440x1080). But if you wanted to use 2200x1650, then you should modify the DPI settings to make things readable - you should customize the appearance, because desktop OSs are normally set for 96 DPI, and the tablet is 200+ DPI.

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
are there other utilities that will let me set the Max Carta as an extended secondary screen
I have not checked this directly, but I see that RealVNC 5.0.x server manages multiple displays - maybe this can be part of the solution...
Also: some VNC servers (actually, this should be the default) create a second screen, they do not mirror the main one (which is actually more complicated).

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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
I'd like to use the Max Carta as a second screen in portrait mode
Although this does not fulfil the "second screen" part, I wish to remind just in case - you can set your desktop OS to be portrait instead of landscape. Some MS-Windows configurations (graphics drivers etc.) rotated the screen with [CTRL]+[ALT]+[Arrows]
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