Window (Windows)

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#1

Hi All

it seems I have all sorts of questions these days…

I would like to use Window (Windows) to make a renderer fullscreen on the monitor output that is not the main monitor.

I can see no options to choose which monitor the window should be.

is it at all possible to have Window (Windows) control windows not on the main monitor?

-sunep

#2

I think you should play around with your windows spanmode/gfx card options, and the device pin of the renderer node(you can only see that one with the Inspector), depends on your type/brand of gfx card and OS.

And read: The MultipleScreen FAQ

#3

Window (Windows)
WindowLists (Windows)
HWND (Windows)

those three play together. into the HWND you put a windows title. then you get its handle, which you connect to the Window node. doesn’t matter which monitor a window is on. but thinking about it… i am not sure (and cannot test at the moment) if you can place a window on the second monitor by setting X > 1…

also west is right, it maybe possible to use the Device (EX9.Manual) node to achieve what you want. by creating your a manual device on the target monitor and in the Renderer chosing that device instead of -1 (auto). on fullscreen it would then probably go fullscreen there.

#4

Just had a second display connected to my machine and true, the window does go to the second screen when going above 1 in the direction of the screen you want to place it on.

you need to calculate a bit on where to center and how much to expand the window if you want it full screen and your connected screens are not the same resolution.

#5

there is this ScreenInfo (Windows) plugin by woei in the addonpack that might help you with your calculations…

#6

there’s 2 useful modules:

SetRenderer for windowed ex9 renderer by woei

SetRes(EX9) for fullscreen mode by MSBERGER

there’s also a kalle patch for fullscreen mode