multiple display help

[ruprecht]

Hi, I've just bought a 15" LCD as a second monitor to run my ABRIS but can't get it to run. I have it set up as follows:

 

Windows:

- Main display 1680x1050 (left 0,0)

- Secondary display 1024x768 (right 1680,0 "extend my desktop onto this monitor")

 

Using Vista32 on an 8800 Ultra, with the latest drivers.

 

DCS Settings:

- resolution: 1680x1050

- fullscreen: (have tried both)

 

MonitorSetup file:

 

Description = 'ABRIS on the right and camera on the center'
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 0;
         y = 0;
         width = 1680;
         height = 1050;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 1.6;
    }
}

ABRIS =
{
    x = 1680;
    y = 0;
    width = 512;
    height = 768;
}

 

I edited the file with Textpad.

 

So to my mind, that should show the main display on the big monitor, and the ABRIS on the left hand side of the secondary monitor. However, when I start in Instant Action, the main display works fine but the secondary just shows the windows desktop background.

 

Help! I really want my ABRIS to work on a second screen for my cockpit. Pic here:

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[alx]

Read this thread: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=36551

[ruprecht]

Wow, some read. I had read the top but not the bit about options.lua.

 

OK now it runs, but the main display is shifted a bit to the left, and the ABRIS appears slightly right of the left hand side of the right screen.

 

Camera+ABRIS.lua:

Description = 'ABRIS on the right and camera on the center'
Viewports =
{
    Center =
    {
         x = 1024;
         y = 0;
         width = 1680;
         height = 1050;
         viewDx = 0;
         viewDy = 0;
         aspect = 1.6;
    }
}
ABRIS =
{
    x = 2944;
    y = 0;
    width = 512;
    height = 768;
}

options.lua:

 

...
["graphics"] = 
   {
       ["multiMonitorSetup"] = "camera+abris",
       ["color"] = "32",
       ["heatBlr"] = 0,
       ["scenes"] = "medium",
       ["water"] = 2,
       [b]["fullScreen"] = false,[/b]
       ["visibRange"] = "High",
       [b]["aspect"] = 3.77905[/b],
       ["textures"] = 2,
       ["shadows"] = 2,
       ["display_mode"] = 
       {
           ["avi"] = 
           {
               ["bpp"] = 32,
               ["resolution"] = "640x480",
               ["full_screen"] = false,
               ["aspect"] = 1.333333333,
               ["height"] = 480,
               ["width"] = 640,
           }, -- end of ["avi"]
       }, -- end of ["display_mode"]
       ["effects"] = 3,
       ["lights"] = 2,
       ["haze"] = 1,
       ["terrPrld"] = "20",
       [b]["height"] = 1050[/b],
       ["resolution"] = "1680x1050",
       ["civTraffic"] = 1,
       [b]["width"] = 3968[/b],
   }, -- end of ["graphics"]
...

 

Maybe it's my maths, checking again.

Edited January 16, 2009 by ruprecht

[ruprecht]

Duh. It was my maths. Works now, thanks.

[alx]

Glad it helped :)

Nice cockpit btw ;)