I want to create an application that has multiple touch surfaces, preferably using the Metro/WinRT APIs. However, much of what I've read indicates that Metro is confined to a single (primary?) monitor. Is that true?
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Metro style applications are full screen, single screen only. There is no way to have a dual-screen application.
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That sucks almost defies all the multiscreen progress. I hope MS decides to improve that, it's frustrating not being able to run apps on multiple screens. – Schalk Oct 01 '12 at 12:46
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Multi-screen support was added to Windows 8.1 for Store apps. See my other answer. – Kraig Brockschmidt - MSFT Dec 12 '14 at 19:39
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I have tested Win8 with multiple monitors. The metro interface is only ever available on a single monitor, with the othe always displaying the 'traditional' desktop. You can switch which monitor displays the metro UI, but cannot render it on both.
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2@Lothar don't forget to write Samsung that they should develop a dualhead galaxy tab ;) – springy76 Dec 08 '11 at 15:43
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Microsoft heard this request and added multi-monitor support to Windows 8.1. See the Windows.UI.ViewManagement namespace, specifically the ProjectionManager and ApplicationViewSwitcher classes. There's also a Projection sample for this.
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