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kbass
Visitor
3 years ago
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Is the Rectangle feature still available?

I can't see the Labs option any longer, despite using ctrl+shift+L to add the option back.  Is there another way to get access to the Rectangle feature, or is there another way to share virtual zones/displays as if they were a separate physical display?  I need to share multiple applications, but have an ultrawide monitor, so sharing the entire screen isn't going to work.  I would love to either share the virtual zones I created with Microsoft's PowerToys FancyZones or else have some other way to share just a portion of my screen and ALL applications that are on that portion. 

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  • AshC's avatar
    AshC
    Retired GoTo Contributor
    3 years ago

    kbass  I'm sorry the Labs functions were phased out in the new GoTo app, though you can still share individual windows on your desktop instead of the whole screen. 

     

    • Stevemorin's avatar
      Stevemorin
      Active Contributor
      3 years ago

      Very sorry to see the rectangle sharing feature deperecated.

       

      Sharing an area of the screen on a large monitor was an excellent feature and allowed me to drag apps in and out of attendees's view without changing apps and resizing issues.   

       

      Over all not impressed with the changes made so far.   

       

      Starting to remind me of the horrible upgrade made from version 4 to version 5 of goto assist remote.   Not good and we are still wrestling with issues on that one.   Reluctant to look at GoTo Resolve based on these experiences. 

       

      • Stevemorin's avatar
        Stevemorin
        Active Contributor
        3 years ago

        >>individual windows on your desktop instead of the whole screen.

         

        Maybe i'm missing something.   Are you referring to sharing an APP?   I don't see any way to share a "window". 

         

        I tried to use changing apps.   It is way more awkward than grabbing a window and dragging it to the rectangle.   Plus it can force the end user to dink around with his monitor more to get a size of window that he can see.     This is very disruptive.

        >>have an ultrawide monitor, so sharing the entire screen isn't going to work. 

         

        Back before the rectangle i would resize a screen to something like 1920 X 1080 so that my user could see it if he had a lower resolution monitor.    Then i would do the demo on that screen.   This is still an option but also awkward.  

         

         

  • KateG's avatar
    KateG
    GoTo Manager
    8 months ago

    Curmudgeon thanks for adding your comment on this feature. It isn't currently available. I'm moving this to the idea section so we can monitor votes and comments and share this interest with the team.