DisplayFusion RSS: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4 DisplayFusion RSS: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:16:47 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4 RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#34 Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:28:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#34 DisplayFusion Just a heads up to let you know that in 9.4.3 there's now an advanced setting to adjust the mirror polling speed :)

Thanks! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#33 Wed, 19 Dec 2018 02:09:28 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#33 DisplayFusion Ok, so we should be able to add a setting to increase the polling speed for the mirroring. It's very CPU intensive, so we'll still need to limit it somewhat, but we'll let you know when we've added that setting.

Thanks! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#32 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 20:57:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#32 DisplayFusion I gave it a go, I used a tiny window about 50 pixel accross, and there is still the same lag, or a.k.a. the polling speed thing.
Memory and CPU not overburdened any more with that size region & window than with 1920x1080 ones (cpu 70% free, memory 33% free).

Please note: I find the displayfusion operation extremely quick on that laptop overall, with 2 x 4K monitors connected split into about 8 HD screens, I use the hotkey bound to mouse3 button "move to current monitor and maximize" with zero lag. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#31 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:25:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#31 DisplayFusion
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Ok, the functionality in Beta5/6 works, just 2 remarks:

1) there is quite a bit of lag on the mirrored window - region is 1920x1080 - the mouse cursor is updated every other second or so, while there is no lag in the region itself or elsewhere - can this be tweaked or is this limitation to stay? It would limit it's usability for screensharing. (4th gen i7, 8gb ram, win10 64bit)

2) just a personal preference, would be nice if it was possible in the future, via an advanced option or so, to make the mirrored window borderless, so as not to necessarily announce to one and all I am using a 3rd party app :-)


Not sure if it's your memory, but I have zero lag. I'm running 32GB, and noticed you're only running 8. Guessing some of the mirroring options are running in memory, so that might be your issue. Running that much screen on 8 GB might be limiting you a bit. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#30 Thu, 13 Dec 2018 18:59:52 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#30 DisplayFusion I'll put your second suggestion on our list and check in with the devs about the polling speed question :) ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#29 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 08:53:58 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#29 DisplayFusion Ok, the functionality in Beta5/6 works, just 2 remarks:

1) there is quite a bit of lag on the mirrored window - region is 1920x1080 - the mouse cursor is updated every other second or so, while there is no lag in the region itself or elsewhere - can this be tweaked or is this limitation to stay? It would limit it's usability for screensharing. (4th gen i7, 8gb ram, win10 64bit)

2) just a personal preference, would be nice if it was possible in the future, via an advanced option or so, to make the mirrored window borderless, so as not to necessarily announce to one and all I am using a 3rd party app :-) ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#28 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 22:16:15 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#28 DisplayFusion Fantastic, I'll give it a go, by the way, I posted this in my other thread as well, but it belongs here thematically - it's another way to have a go at the 4K big monitor + screensharing topic.

In terms of mirroring windows, would there be an option to mirror every new window I activate the option for, to the same DF window, rather than opening a new DF window each time for each new window I choose to share?

This would have much use in terms of circumventing the 4K big screen sharing trouble, because with Skype for business, you can select to share an application - you would then choose - once - the DF mirrored app, and as per need, toggle other windows you want to share to be mirrored in that same DF app, without having to bring up Skype sharing options and selecting new window again.

If the DF window could be made borderless, and inside there were would be the window frame of the mirrored application/window, it would be all the better.

Still, the region option in beta could do just the trick! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#27 Mon, 10 Dec 2018 01:39:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#27 DisplayFusion Just wanted to post a follow-up to let everyone know that in 9.4 Beta 5, there's a new "Mirror Selected Area" that will allow you to select an arbitrary portion of the screen.

Hope that helps some of you! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#26 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:39:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#26 DisplayFusion
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If the sharing app only supports sharing a monitor, that's not something we can do anything about, it's not possible for us to make the sharing app see the splits as different monitors.


Did you investigate the virtual display driver suggestion?

Anyway, I'm pretty sure that someone will come up with a solid solution for this at some point in the near future. At that moment you will have lost an enormous potential user base and the market advantage you hold right now. Think about that before labeling this as not possible. Over and out. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#25 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:22:51 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#25 DisplayFusion If the sharing app only supports sharing a monitor, that's not something we can do anything about, it's not possible for us to make the sharing app see the splits as different monitors. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#24 Fri, 30 Nov 2018 02:07:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#24 DisplayFusion
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Ah yep, for you scenarios being able to mirror part of the screen to a separate window that you could then share with Skype or whatever would probably work. Unfortunately I don't have an ETA on that functionality but I will see what I can do to get it bumped up the list.


Skype only allows to share a monitor, not a window. Having a window mirroring a part of the screen is useless for Skype users. Such a solution will leave out BY DESIGN a huge user base.


Perhaps on the personal version, but on the business version, you can share an active window, or a "desktop" the problem with share a desktop as it stand right now is it shares the entire PHYSICAL desktop as opposed to the virtual one, so in my case, a remote user sees a display of 4080 x 768, not very useful. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#23 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 20:51:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#23 DisplayFusion Mircea, I think the proposed solution would work for all Skype users because you can tell Skype to share that virtual monitor which is really just a portion of your real monitor. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#22 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 20:18:34 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#22 DisplayFusion
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Ah yep, for you scenarios being able to mirror part of the screen to a separate window that you could then share with Skype or whatever would probably work. Unfortunately I don't have an ETA on that functionality but I will see what I can do to get it bumped up the list.


Skype only allows to share a monitor, not a window. Having a window mirroring a part of the screen is useless for Skype users. Such a solution will leave out BY DESIGN a huge user base. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#21 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:41:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#21 DisplayFusion
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Ah yep, for you scenarios being able to mirror part of the screen to a separate window that you could then share with Skype or whatever would probably work. Unfortunately I don't have an ETA on that functionality but I will see what I can do to get it bumped up the list.


Awesome, this will be HUGE for me (and I assume others as well)!!! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#20 Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:38:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#20 DisplayFusion Ah yep, for you scenarios being able to mirror part of the screen to a separate window that you could then share with Skype or whatever would probably work. Unfortunately I don't have an ETA on that functionality but I will see what I can do to get it bumped up the list. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#19 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:59:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#19 DisplayFusion Very similar to my issue, except the application that I am sharing spawns some processes as separate applications so it really makes it impossible to share an application and I need to be able to share a "virtual monitor" ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#18 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:56:59 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#18 DisplayFusion So, in my case, I fight with the same issues with Skype. Skype does have the option of sharing just an application window, but the problem with that is that every time I need to show some different data, I have to stop sharing, and share the new windows (example, stop sharing Excel, start sharing PowerPoint). This process would be much simpler if I could just "share" one of the virtual monitors. I do this multiple times a day, and often have to switch apps. and this makes presentations very clunky as it is. I love the product, and this is really the only shortcoming that affects me on a daily basis.

I ask because of this statement, is it specific to that application?

"In the future we plan to add the ability to mirror a selected part of the screen to a new window, which you could then share out with ScreenConnect, but I'm not sure when that will be implemented." ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#17 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 17:24:02 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#17 DisplayFusion Thanks for the reply Keith,

I am not suggestion Display fusion trick the remote apps, into working as it we have true multiple monitors. I am suggestion that a unbelievable helpful feature would for Display Fusion to have screen sharing built in, you are already grabbing and manipulating the screen. I know its a big ask, but based on the comments on this thread I believe you can see there is a lot of interest in that.

Barring that, perhaps partnering with one of the exiting screen sharing software vendors, and working together so the two could work together and accomplish it, would be a good alternative and perhaps open up a new stream of potential customers for both parties.

Just asking someone to run it up the management flag pole and see if we can get any interest from BF in either solution. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#16 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 15:21:37 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#16 DisplayFusion DisplayFusion can't trick the system and other apps into thinking there are actually multiple physical monitors with the splits. Unfortunately this isn't going to be possible, the sharing apps themselves need to allow you to select an arbitrary part of the screen to share, or share the application window instead of the full screen.

Sorry for the bad news :( ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#15 Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:06:16 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#15 DisplayFusion Yes, please update us on the status of this. This is probably going to be a deal breaker for me. I love my ultra-wide but this is a must have function for me.
Thanks! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#14 Wed, 14 Nov 2018 13:41:07 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#14 DisplayFusion Please make this a priority! ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#13 Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:55:50 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#13 DisplayFusion Agree with all above. Use Skype daily, and a way to screen share just one of my virtual displays without having to pick the "Share a window" option would be most helpful. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#12 Mon, 30 Jul 2018 04:29:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#12 DisplayFusion More power to the developer as this is a tough implementation to do.

I hope they can split the ultrawide monitors just like the 2 physical monitors.
still working on a split screen type or going back to 1920x1080 on ultrawide monitor for screenshare via skype, just waiting for the function for future updates.

Hoping for the release of this functionality for future updates. :)
thanks displayfusion ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#11 Wed, 20 Jun 2018 16:27:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#11 DisplayFusion I need this too - for the OP's need of screensharing via Zoom. For which your suggested work-around feature would certainly be helpful.

And also to "maximize" video playing in a browser without filling the entire monitor. Which would require a lower-level integration. ]]> RE: Screen Sharing Options with Split Screens? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#10 Mon, 18 Jun 2018 18:49:56 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/screen-sharing-options-with-split-screens/?ID=38d5cf66-0285-44da-901b-ae1ae4b373c4#10 DisplayFusion Same here, 200 users affected by this limitation on a daily basis. Please consider this new feature as a high priority.

Thanks,
Jonathan ]]>