What is HydraVision exactly?

Just looking to hear what it does from someone who might have it installed currently. I'd also be interested to know if it works on Windows 8 too.

Ideally, I'd love for it to be able to confine Explorer windows and other programs to an area on-maximize on Eyefinity setups, and to also limit the Start Screen on 8/8.1 to a single screen.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATI_HydraVision#HydraVision

 

Going back to the topic title, I want to know exactly what it does. "mostly providing multi-monitor and virtual-screen management" isn't exactly a precise indication as to what it does...

 

whoa... you mean eyefinity doesnt do those 2 things you mentioned already!? ouch

i also wonder how will those 3rd party window/explorer managers work when eyefinity/surround is enabled

you might as well try installing it, what could go wrong? :nerd: (inb4 windows boot failure)

 

Back then when I used to have multiscreen setup it did remembered position of each application window and it's size, It allowed for stuff like move window to occupy just 1/2 of screen like standard Win7 feature does.
It may still have some interesting features if you switch between different screen setups, other than that I believe it's mostly obsolete now.

 

the main reason I still not change to nVidia just because this:

http://www.overclock.net/t/591413/official-ati-amd-eyefinity-club/2450

post 2451/2453

p.s. you can change how it divide the desktop freely

 

Interesting; I just wonder if it works with the Start Screen now, but I'll probably just have to try that on my own.

Might have to redo my Eyefinity setup

 

It can remember positions of windows on all monitors, you can set more desktops on one monitor or split the screen etc...

I never used it BTW

 

Hooked up my Eyefinity setup again and installed HydraVision (from 9.4 BETA drivers). It does seem to allow me to confine windows to a monitor, but it only seems to work if I actually click the maximize button (if I double-click the titlebar or drag it to the top of the desktop, it'll cover all three monitors). It works, but not as seamlessly as I'd hoped :/

Haven't tested the Start Screen on 8/8.1 yet (on 7 atm).