ComradeLucifer

I see some people recommending making the mfcds have width and height making a perfect square, such as 560x560 instead of inputting 800x600.

ha. yeah, I know I'm being overly cautious checking this out. My Dell U3011 at 2560x1600 is my center. I realize its a bad question in perspective, but I've never really done anything this technical before- kinda a new frontier for me, so I'm a little shy.

okay, I'm getting some of the tad and cdu repeater pages on the mfd displays, but not that much and my Dell U4011 res is unbelievably streched out. not sure what to do

figured I'd upload my .lua, maybe one of you guys can give me your opinion. Haven't run it yet, just finished editing it. Attached find the .lua Should my center res be x=2560 y=2200 or different values? MFCD Config Attempt One.lua

I guess the thing I don't get are the actual coords for the mfcds. I read them, I'll read them again as soon as I go have dinner- admittedly it was 2 am, so I was pretty tired. Is finding your mfcds (pixel wise) trial and error with the x and y coords? Or am I missing something obvious that makes them display the same in everybody's lilliputs. That's I guess what I'm missing/not understanding. Not trying to be difficult or anything, just very dense when it comes to spatial stuff

so cichlid fan what resolutoni do I need? 2560x2200 for monitors 2 aand 3 underneath monitor 1? EDIT definetly gonna set them up like PeterP sugests, as I want to save that vram!

okay one more question- how do i know/find out the x/y coords i need for the a1o left and right mfcds?

i think i understand, gotta get to the desktop, gimme a few

will do dayglow! are there different values i should input due to changing my config to conform w/ peter's advice. Are your settings only valid for the previous config where the monitors went from left (0,0) to right (4160,0)?

so if i set them like that, how do i ensure the 2 lilliputs display the mfcds correctly? Should my center lua res be 4160x1600?

could you please explain the difference with Peter's setup with the monitors on the bottom versus the sides? I'm confused as to why that makes it superior. I'll change it immediately, just wondering what it is that I'm doing. The x and y coords that dayglow suggested I don't think work with Peter's suggested setup, so I'm confused.

for some reason I cannot seem to successfully upload the image of my displaylink; I don't think it matters however, as I have ensured the correct positioning within display as per your and Dayglow's instructions. Dell is left most, follwed by 2 followed by 3 as outlined in the above post EDIT it's becasuse I'm using wordpad, doesn't have a compatible file type that the forums will accept, but like I said, I don't think it matters at all.

problem: These .lua files are all done in ratios, is there a way to edit them in terms of the pixels. I did read PeterP's guide, but I still couldn't figure it out. Can you walk me through the process of editing the correct .lua possibly, because I'm not sure how to work with these ratios correctly.

EDIT For clarity's sake, the profiles I have are: 1camera.lua, 3camera.lua, Camera+LMFCD (On right side).lua, Camera+LMFCD.lua, Camera+RMFCD (On left side).lua, LMFCD +Camera+RMFCD.lua

in game settings I have res at 4160x1600, I have full screen unchecked, disable aero interface unchecked, running a windows 7 basic theme as advised. I looked in the monitor setup and I do not have a "monitorsetup.lua" I have the defualt 7 profiles. I was asking about the values you quoted for the x and y coords for the mfcds. Which profile should I input those values into?

oh, dayglow, what .lua file should I be editing? EDIT Got the displaylink manager configured like you advised. U3011 is leftmost at 0,0, followed by Lillupt 2 at 2560,0, followed by lilliput 3 at 3360,0; does this look correct to you?

cool dayglow, will try now. Don't know what's going on with my attachment

okay, it seems to be stuck at uploading files, please wait...

beautiful way of explaining Peter, thanks! Just a sec guys, I'm gonna get off the laptop and onto the desktop

oh shit, there's one of those duh momets for sure eh? Thanks Tommy! About 20 minutes and I'll get that image to you. Just for typings sake, right now I believe I have them incorrect. In display link I have lilliput one as left most, followed by Dell U3011 followed by lilliput two. Not right according to you guys. I'll post the shot in just a few minutes, but at least its something to visualize. My overall resolution is set to 4160 (800+2560+800) x 1600 (height does not change)

ok, be home in about 20 minutes to take that picture! Again, thank you guys very, very much for the help!

I believe so dayglow and Peterp, I will check this out in the next 15 min (on laptop right now). could one of you dudes please explain how to produce the print screen for the the forum here so I can show you exactly what I'm working with? I appreciate the help dayglow and PeterP, I think I might understand, will let you know as soon as possible (believe it won't be long, I'm really focused on solving this problem. thanks again guys, I'm sure we're gonna get there!

Well, I can't figure out how to paste in the screenshot I've taken...can somebody please advise me as to how to paste in the print screen shot of my displaylink that I've taken for Tommy?

Okay will provide a screenshot gladly. Can you tell me how to take and post a shot? EDIT Got it. Will have a screenshot shortly. I gotta get some sleep. Tommy and others, thank you SO MUCH. I've literally been working on this since 2:00 EST yesterday, it's now 8:00 AM and I'm real frazzeled. Tommy, thank you very much for taking the time to help me, it is genuinely, genuinely appreciated. :)

hmmmm, my problem seems to concern the x and y coords of the MFCDs. In my virtual monitor dispaly I have one lilliput, then the main Dell U3011, then one more lilliput. Problem is, I can't really get the left mfcd to display at all and the right one is just barely there. Also, not sure if I should be in landscape or portrait. I really need help here guys!