UltraMFCD - drag, resize and click display exports. Zero configuration.

[Backy 51]

Confirmed by user. BTW, that would be me! Great app!

 

Update: Above issue confirmed to be graphics driver related - nothing to do with UltraMFCD.

[Teeter]

Forgive me if this question has been answered; is there a way (or a future plan) to be able to export data to another computer which is running the program? I have a Surface Pro 3 that I would love to be able to use in conjunction with my gaming desktop.

[Sgt_Baker]

Forgive me if this question has been answered; is there a way (or a future plan) to be able to export data to another computer which is running the program? I have a Surface Pro 3 that I would love to be able to use in conjunction with my gaming desktop.

 

Yes, that is already a part of our "roadmap". As it so happens, we will support Windows <-> Windows prior to Windows/Android or Windows/iOS.

[Sgt_Baker]

A sneak preview of the next release...

 

[etcher]

Very nice tease, can't wait for it !

[Sgt_Baker]

UltraMFCD 1.0.0.49 is available at https://ultramfcd.com

Now includes support for the KA-50's Shkval and ABRIS.

 

Edited February 23, 2015 by Sgt_Baker

[G00dnight]

Hi I am getting all the windows showing but when I click to move them they close up into small boxes like I have dragged them on the corner, dragging them on the corner enlarges them again but I still can't drag them to another screen they just close up again.

[Sgt_Baker]

Hi I am getting all the windows showing but when I click to move them they close up into small boxes like I have dragged them on the corner, dragging them on the corner enlarges them again but I still can't drag them to another screen they just close up again.

 

That's pretty weird. Did you get rid of the old uMFCD install completely? And was this purely with the KA-50 or the A-10 too?

[G00dnight]

Both. I will wipe and redownload is there any saves or configs I need to delete.

[Sgt_Baker]

Both. I will wipe and redownload is there any saves or configs I need to delete.

 

The configs are now automatically upgraded, keeping as much as possible from the previous version. Should just be a matter of making sure you're running all the files from .49.

[G00dnight]

ok I deleted the folders, redownloaded and extracted and when I ran it got a message that settings from a prev version have been upgraded and saved. it still don't work I need to remove the settings from prev vers and install clean.

[fenmonster]

ok I deleted the folders, redownloaded and extracted and when I ran it got a message that settings from a prev version have been upgraded and saved. it still don't work I need to remove the settings from prev vers and install clean.

 

Hello Sgt_Baker,

Fantastic program. I absolutely love the Color TGP! Now the bad news:

 

I too have the problem that GOOdnight is having. It started with version 8. I figured it was due to my complex system.

 

Windows 7 64 bit service pack 1

i7 CPU 870 @2.93 2.93

16GB Ram

NVidia GeForce GTX-650 gti

 

My set-up is as follows:

2 vertical monitors

helios

track ir-5

Phidgets board to run lights

four GP-wiz cards for switches

Team Speak 3

thrustmaster Warthog throttle and stick

cougar mfcd's

Saitek rudder pedals

 

That's is about it.

This is how I do things:

I download the program to desk top and run it from there. When new versions come out I put the old version in the recycle bin and then download the new version and run it.

I have read that some people have seen and used the read me guide, but I have never seen/or found it. I have to figure it's something I'm doing but you never know.

Thanks,

Fenmonster

[Rivvern]

For me the A-10C work excellent!

But... Please give me my kneeboard back! :)

 

I wonder. Would it be possible to unlock the fixed aspect when resizing? Like holding shift or something? They would fit better in my Cougar MFDs i believe.

[G00dnight]

@ Fenmonster, My system is completely different to yours except the monitors 1up 1down, what are your monitors ? , I have a 40 inch tv running at 1920 x 1080 on HDMI,Lower is a 22 inch on DVI. I have also just noticed that the Helios display will not show on the top half of the lower monitor. I am going to change the monitor resolution and see if it makes a difference, There must be something common between our setups.

[Sgt_Baker]

Hello Sgt_Baker,

I too have the problem that GOOdnight is having. It started with version 8. I figured it was due to my complex system.

 

As in way back at 1.0.0.8?

 

Edit or Update 8 (see page 30 of this thread)? In that release we fixed an issue where windows weren't visible while dragging on Windows 7 systems. If you can confirm that this started to happen with that release, I'll take another look at that section of code.

 

Regards,

 

Baker

Edited February 24, 2015 by Sgt_Baker

[Sgt_Baker]

G00dnight and fenmonster,

 

I've made some subtle alterations to the dragging code. Could one or both of you check build 1.0.0.50 (https://ultramfcd.com/Downloads/UltraMFCD.Beta.1.0.0.50.zip - ignore the "new version available" message) to see whether the windows remain at the proper size while dragging, please?

 

Many thanks,

 

Baker

Edited February 24, 2015 by Sgt_Baker

[G00dnight]

My problem does not seem to be caused by UMFCD,

I have a Monitor config/resolution problem that only shows when I use Helios or UMFCD.

What happens is my monitors are stacked 1up 1down, upper is a 40 inch toshiba tv running at 1920x1080 @ 60 hz on HDMI port, 2nd is a 22 inch LG monitor running at 1920x1080 @ 60 hz on DVI port.

when I run any program on main no problem, if I open a window and drag it to lower monitor no problem, if however I open helios and start a profile it only shows on the bottom half of the lower monitor the top half is blank like it isn't there, if I then go into helios workshop and update monitors it shows profile in top left corner about half the size it should be until I restart profile then it goes back to lower half of screen.

Sorry I know this isn't to do with UMFCD but I think the funny reactions I am getting are to do with this resolution problem.

I had planned to run the TV on vga but didn't realise my card only has DVI,HDMI or Displayports and the TV does not seem to like a DVI to VGA adaptor.

[Sgt_Baker]

My problem...

 

It's quite possible there's some connection here. What I changed in both Update 8 and 1.0.0.50 was the methods used for positioning windows and querying their width and height. It sounds like Windows (capital W) might be having some sort of struggle with your gfx driver, which could certainly explain some of these spurious results.

 

Just to be clear, when you're outside DCS doing "normal stuff", do you use the lower monitor as an extension to your main desktop? Can you drag, say, Chrome (which is heavily hardware accelerated) to the lower monitor?

 

Edit: We dealt with a situation recently (see post #8 onwards) where uMFCD, on account of being all-DirectX, was enough to push somebody's gfx card over the edge since they were running a huge desktop resolution across four monitors. Yours, at 2 x 1920 x 1080, isn't going to be the same problem, but having issues only appear when running multiple DirectX apps isn't unprecedented.

Edited February 24, 2015 by Sgt_Baker

[watar]

I've eagerly awaited a version that support KA50 and now it's here :) Great work.

but I seem to have some problems with it, I can't get the "separate" windows to show. UltraMFCD seems to be running ok since I get colour shkval in original location but no extra windows.

 

Directly at start I get two black boxes/windows in bottom corners but they disappear directly and I can't figure out how to bring them back, visible first 2 seconds in clip.

 

Tried .49 and .50 versions.

 

Any ideas?

[Sgt_Baker]

Any ideas?

 

Hi Watar,

 

There are a couple of things to check off the list before we start looking at the code:

 

1) Are you running DCS in fullscreen? Presently, in order to use UltraMFCD, you need to be running in Windowed mode.

 

2) Are you running any third-party apps or mods that might interfere with uMFCD? FRAPS, for example, has a habit of breaking things, and is also known to hang around in the background (check for fraps.dat in task manager).

 

3) Are there any messages in UltraMFCD's System Messages section (see image below)?

 

 

Regards,

 

Baker

Edited February 24, 2015 by Sgt_Baker

[watar]

Windowed mode Yes

I usually run Fraps and after turning that off, the black windows stayed onscreen but no pic in them. I can resize them using the three buttons top right but I can't move the windows or resize freely.

 

System Message: "Settings from a previous version have been upgraded and saved. A new version is available. Please visit ultraMFCD.com"

Edited February 24, 2015 by watar

[Sgt_Baker]

Windowed mode Yes

System Message: "Settings from a previous version have been upgraded and saved. A new version is available. Please visit ultraMFCD.com"

 

OK, phase II:

 

Did you check that FRAPS is /really/ gone? As I mentioned in the previous post, one of our users has reported that it leaves something running in the background, even after you've quit it.

 

We do intend to patch the FRAPS issue in an upcoming release, by the way.

 

Secondly, are you using or have you used a custom monitor config (manually exported displays) in the past? If so, could you please send me (or paste here) the lua associated with that config?

[icemaker]

Also check overlay stuff like TS Overlay

[watar]

OK, phase II:

 

Did you check that FRAPS is /really/ gone? As I mentioned in the previous post, one of our users has reported that it leaves something running in the background, even after you've quit it.

 

We do intend to patch the FRAPS issue in an upcoming release, by the way.

 

Secondly, are you using or have you used a custom monitor config (manually exported displays) in the past? If so, could you please send me (or paste here) the lua associated with that config?

Fraps uninstalled and computer restarted to be sure.

I used a custom setup earlier. I have 3 screens running at 1920x1080 and had a monitorsetup of 3840x1080 ingame with main screen center and then Shkval and abris on each side. http://pastebin.com/3nYNReuQ

Before trying out ultramfcd I switched back to single screen at 1920x1080

 

I'm downloading the DCS setup files right now to do a full wipe/reinstall of DCS and see if that solves anything.

 

Also check overlay stuff like TS Overlay

No overlays of any kind

[Sgt_Baker]

Fraps uninstalled and computer restarted to be sure.

I used a custom setup earlier. I have 3 screens running at 1920x1080 and had a monitorsetup of 3840x1080 ingame with main screen center and then Shkval and abris on each side. http://pastebin.com/3nYNReuQ

Before trying out ultramfcd I switched back to single screen at 1920x1080

 

I'm downloading the DCS setup files right now to do a full wipe/reinstall of DCS and see if that solves anything.

 

 

No overlays of any kind

 

In that case it really should be running properly. Thank you for taking the time to re-download DCS. Beta testers, such as yourself, who go the extra mile to try to figure out problems really do solve issues for the large proportion of users who are "silent".

 

If running uMFCD against a virgin install doesn't work, might I contact you via PM so I can issue you with some builds which have much more verbose diagnostic output? If it does work, I believe the DCS installer will save any modified files in a backup folder, the examination of which should point us in the direction of where things might be going awry.

 

Best regards,

 

Baker