Multimonitor, 2-Monitor-Resolution on 3-Monitor-Setup, move sim on screen, not center

[ZlinMan]

Hi,

 

I´m looking for a solution. My DCS 1.2.10 monitor.lua is like written below, nothing special. Monitor-Setup: 3 x 1920x1200, on the left - single = main, on the right - two on TH2Go (should be unchanged for some reason).

 

DCS starts fine on main (left) monitor, GUI, Debriefing etc. is on main as expected, Helios (not to see in the attached file) is running in the middle (left one of combined TH2Go).

 

DCS in-game-resolution should be 3840x1200 (it is), when entering main sim it is located centered in main resolution 5760x1200 (spans from 960 to 4800 so far) - this means: half the left monitor, middle monitor, half the right monitor.

 

Is it possible to change/move/slide/warp... this in-game-simulation-CENTERED-on-main-output (3D-Sim-Viewport)? I would like to have the sim spans from 0 to 3840, or, if only possible, from 1921 to 5760 (span over the combined 2 monitors mid-and-right, TH2GO-ones), all x-position...

As a result there will be a single, contiguous area for desktop.

 

To change width to 3840 or x to -960 or something in Viewports/Center section seems to be not the key, it only moves inside the centered area.

 

So far I read a LOT of topics about multimonitor setups, excellent explanations and help for different configurations. After days of reading my head seems to blow up... But, so far, I-AM-unable- to find something helpful for my problem or anything pointing slightly into the solutions direction...

 

Just wondering: While using resolution of 1 monitor (1920x1200) in options menue, DCS sits on the left display (not centered, sits on the windows main screen). But I can´t export MFCD if resolution is not extendet in options to, e.g. twice the width. Usind wider resolutions it will be centered again over the whole space. Changing only width in Center-section isn´t helpful.

 

Thanks a lot for help.

 

 

BTW: I like to change custom resolution to in-game options. There is no optionsData.lua anymore as in http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=87104 described (there are some in other directories for other purposes...) How can I do this? Direct entering works.

 

 

 

_  = function(p) return p; end;
name = _('2_monitors_KA50');
Description = 'Right MFCD on the right and camera on the center'

--MAIN GAME VIEWPORT TOTAL SIZE AND ASPECT 
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 1920;
         height = 1200;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 16/10;
    }
}

--SHKIVAL
LEFT_MFCD =
{
    x = 1921;
    y = 0;
    width = 896;
    height = 724;
}


-- PVI800
MFCD_03 =
{
    x = 1973;
    y = 765;
    width = 230;
    height = 92;
}

--ABRIS
RIGHT_MFCD =
{
    x = 3200;
    y = 0;
    width = 640;
    height = 942;
}


--EKRAN
MFCD_04 =
{
    x = 3400;
    y = 1110;
    width = 139;
    height = 80;
}

--UV26
MFCD_05 =
{
    x = 2914;
    y = 608;
    width = 210;
    height = 70;
}


UIMainView = Viewports.Center

Edited October 31, 2014 by ZlinMan

[159th_Falcon]

Same problem here, i can set up the view ports as i like without problem.

Except the actual rendering area of DCS (that all viewports are in) stays centered across 3 screens. Instead of being aligned whit just two of them.

 

Basically i need the whole DCS rendering area to be moved 640 pixels to the right.

Edited November 6, 2014 by 159th_Falcon

[Keldon]

I had (have) the same problem, 3 monitors, wanted the "game view" on the middle one - Helios on the left and desktop on the right.

 

Only solution that worked was to move the desktop screen below the others in catalyst control center, bit of a pain as I keep trying to scroll right to get the desktop but at least it works!

[GottHold]

Any Solution that works without pain?

[GottHold]

Got another "solution"

 

Still it got 2 downsides.

 

If you set the game height smaller then your actual screen is, you get the windowed mode back. So you could just move the Screen to the right.

 

So far so good.

The ingame GUI thinks it is still on your middle screen perfectly centered and due to the windows bar you cant drag up the game window so far that it perfectly matches. So if you line it the best up you have in the Y-Axis a shift of 10px which can be very annoying for very small buttons, but for the big ones it works okay. The 2.nd downside is the windowsbar. Not nice but i would get with that if the gui would be perfectly centered. And since i do this for MFCD multiporpose on my right screen i cant set the GUI right. If i open the GUI inb the method it deletes the MFCD viewport.

 

Eagle Dynamics PLEEAASE fix. Not sure if i will die because i get an apoplexy cause i cant handle in my everyday buisness my left screen beein ontop of the middle one, or because the GUI is not conterable.

 

 

Cheers your gotthold