Heh, yeah, these types of problems are frustrating at first. Followed shortly by, "Oh, geez...I shoulda thought of that."

Try setting your maximizer settings for something very generic. Like:

Server-->Maximize:
(let's assume your desktop is set to 1680x1050 widescreen)

  • wow 1, Region X = 0, Region Y = 0, Width 800, Height 600
  • wow 2, Region X = 800, Region Y = 0, Width 800, Height 600

This should set them up for both 800x600 and wow 1 on the left, wow 2 on the right. It's the same size, but it will verify that when you do PiP switching, things still work properly and everything seems OK. Once you confirm it works with these settings, then try changing to something more radical, like:

  • wow 1, Region X = 0, Region Y = 0, Width 1280, Height 960
  • wow 2, Region X = 1280, Region Y = 0, Width 400, Height 300

This setup will give you a nice big main and a small but still visible alt window.

Of course, you should vary your resolutions depending on what you're running at. Try mapping the regions out on pen/paper first if it helps visualize the sizes you want things to be.

One final note: if you're using (or will want to use) mouse click broadcasting, make sure your resolution is set to the same aspect ratio and UI scale for BOTH copies of WoW or things will be off slightly. If that needs more explanation, let me know and I'll dig up one of my previous posts explaining it in a bit more detail.

Hope this helps. Good luck!
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