I use ScreenSpanning Doctor (IIRC) on my iBook, it allows me to do what you want to do. Also has a nifty feature called "Clamshell" mode where you can close the iBook and it will still function as a regular computer. Joel On Dec 28, 2005, at 10:34 AM, ibooklist at matthurst.fastmail.fm wrote: > I'm puzzled now. Got the screen (a 17 inch Samsung) and got > ScreenSelect. But when I use ScreenSelect to go to a resolution bigger > than 1024 x 768, the desktop only fills part of the screen - I get > black > round the edge of it and therefore no extra real estate. It's as > though > the iBook's allowing me to have the extra pixels, but not filling them > with desktop, if you see what I mean... > > Is this me, or How Things Are? > > cheers > > Matt > _______________________________________________ > iBook mailing list > iBook at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/ibook > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984