multi-monitor files not being seen by DCS ??? - here's a weird one?

[Red Dog]

Hello Gents,

I have been working with the multi screen setup of DCS for the past week trying to reactivate my 5 screens in my F-16 cockpit

 

I have two configurations made in parallel (both for F-16)

- A custom one I manage myself
- An Helios one managed by Helios

Both have their own lua file. 
The custom one is named RD_pit.lua and the Helios one is named Helios.lua

RD_pit extracts both MFD, the EHSI and the RWR. I couldn't make the RWR to work in any way I tried, but MFDs and EHSI worked fine
Helios extracts only EHSI and RWR but RWR wasn't working either

Here's the RD_pit

_ = function(p) return p; end;
 name = _('RD_pit');
 Description = 'my 5 screens pit setup. Main is 0.0 3440x1440';
 Viewports =
 {
 Center =
	{
		x = 0;
		y = 0;
		width = 3440;
		height = 1440;
		viewDx = 0;
		viewDy = 0;
		aspect = 2.388889;
	}
 }
 
 LEFT_MFCD =
	{
		x = 3515;
		y = -5;
		width = 500;
		height = 500;
	}

 RIGHT_MFCD =
	{
		x = 4140;
		y = -5;
		width = 500;
		height = 500;
	}

 CENTER_MFCD =
	{
		x = 3441;
		y = 481;
		width = 750;
		height = 750;
	}
 
  RWR_ALR56 =
	{
		x = 4345;
		y = 481;
		width = 750;
		height = 750;
	}

  EHSI =
	{
		x = 3659;
		y = 1175;
		width = 330;
		height = 330;
	}
 
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

Here's Helios

_  = Function(p) return p end
Name = _('Helios')
Description = 'Generated from Compatible Helios Profiles'
F_16C_EHSI = { x = 3648, y = 1205, Width = 330, height = 330 }
F_16C_RWR = { x = 4224, y = 525, Width = 750, height = 750 }
Viewports = {
  Center = {
    X = 0,
    Y = 0,
    Width = 3440,
    Height = 1440,
    Aspect = 2.38888888888889,
    Dx = 0,
    Dy = 0
  }
}
UIMainView = Viewports.Center
GU_MAIN_VIEWPORT = Viewports.Center

Both were working fine when correctly declared in DCS setup UI (screen resolution and pointing to the relevant lua files for screen setup.)

This worked until this morning, see the other topic I posted with that working RD_pit screen configuration.
I was changing the RWR names back and forth trying to make it extracted and then I noticed a first weird thing:

On one test, DCS displayed on ther whole resulution, not only the main screen as usual. This usually happens when the resolution is made greater than 3440x1440 (in this case: 5229 x 1504) and the monitor config is missing and DCS reverts to one screen.

But when I opened the monitor drop down, I noticed my RD-pit file was listed TWICE although there was only one file in the config\multiscreen folder

I reassigned one of the two - assuming it was a glitch and they would be identical and DCS rebooted

When DCS opens, I get back in the config menu and to my surprise, no RD-pit are listed again. None, the name simply vanished from the list
Yet it is indeed in the correct place (look at picture below) in the windows folder. It simply is not seen by DCS anymore.
I do see the HELIOS one though - so I activated this one and DCS reboots again.

I am again in DCS with DCS being isplayed correctly on the main screen but monitor set to 1 monitor and this time the HELIOS lua file is not visible anymore either from the drop down monitor list? truely weird as with the setup to 1 montor, DCS should be displayed all over my 5 screens, which is not the case. As before with the RD_pit occurence, Helios.lua file is indeed at the place where it has always been.

Next time I start DCS, both Helio and RD_pit are invisible from the monitors drop down list and DCS is displayed all over my 5 screens - which is rather hard to manage since the small screen are scattered in the pit 

Here's the drop down open (in two picture to see the full list)

Here are the folder in windows:
1. Main install folder 

As you can see the RD_pit is there as it's always been - but it it not seen by DCS anymore? 

 

2. saved game folder

As you can see the Helios  is there as it's always been - but it it not seen by DCS anymore? 

 

I trying many things to make them reappear in DCS, now way !!
I even copied the content to a new file (Config_0124 that you can see from the above folder list) and edited it's name accordingly with notepad++
But as you can see from the UI picture above, even that one is not appearing in the drop down list

I also tried to remove the RWR export I was trying to make work, and saved the modification but still the option does not appear in DCS again? 

 

I am back to one screen 3440x1440 and lost my multi monitor configuration I had yesterday and which was almost working fine

 

This is really beyond my understanding - why every file I modify disappear from the list not to be seen by DCS today? 
It really makes no sense

If anyone has any idea - I'm all ears
Thanks

 

 

 

Edited January 6, 2024 by Red Dog

[MAXsenna]

When I have a display file not in the listee in DCS, it has always been an error inside the file. Personally I always use Helios "patch" DCS after every update, and generate a "generic" baseline, which I then change myself.

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