Multimonitor setup and ingame map

[Nereid]

Is there a way to get the ingame map (F10) only on one monitor in a multimonitor setup? Is there a way to limit the size for the ingame map?

 

I have configured A10 and Bs2 with a multimonitor setup an currently 3 monitors (soon 4 monitors). Unfortunately all with a different resolution. Well in flight it works great with one exception: the ingame map. I use it mainly for testing and training but because of the different monitor resolutions a part of the map is hidden.

 

I'm still looking in the luas but didnt found anything so far...

[PeterP]

Yes there is a way - It can be easily done with SoftTH.

Doing it in DCS is a very complicated thing.

 

SoftTH offers you the option to draw the whole render only at you primary screen - when you use a hotkey : Application+S key.

And you will also be able to run the Sim in fulscreen (The original purpose of SoftTH) and higher your overall performance.

Have a look at the thread to get a idea what possible:

How to move the status bar?

 

You will also find all other links/info for SoftTH in it.

[Nereid]

Yes there is a way - It can be easily done with SoftTH.

Doing it in DCS is a very complicated thing.

 

Well to bad.

 

SoftTH offers you the option to draw the whole render only at you primary screen - when you use a hotkey : Application+S key.

And you will also be able to run the Sim in fulscreen (The original purpose of SoftTH) and higher your overall performance.

Have a look at the thread to get a idea what possible:

How to move the status bar?

 

You will also find all other links/info for SoftTH in it.

 

Well. I'm investigating this at the moment. Its possible to run on fullscreen (win7/64bit) an still using additional monitors? Also monitors connected with USB? And why a hotkey? I dont like the idea to switch with a hotkey.

 

Currently I'm using a main monitor at 1920x1080, a second one at the right of1280x1024 and a third one at 800x600. The fourth monitor will also get a 800x600 resolution. The small monitors (both are 10'') are the rightmost ones (its not an option to change their position), the second monitor is not really used (for the left MFCD at the moment until the next monitor arrives).

 

Hmmm... I can only check the documentation at the moment, but I will give it a try.

 

Performance.... well at 4000x1080 its not really a problem at the moment. At the ground frame rates drop a bit, but still playable.

[PeterP]

If the link above don't suits you , jump directly to this one: SoftTH News

 

This thread will answer almost every question (and create maybe some new...;))

 

Please read this thread (at least the first three pages) and give it a try!

 

Once you know the fundamentals I'm happy to answer further questions.

 

And why a hotkey? I dont like the idea to switch with a hotkey.

It's easy-peasy to write a autohotkey script that automatically executes this "squashing" when pressing f10/or a button that is assigned to it....

There is a solution for every problem.

Edited May 8, 2012 by PeterP

[Nereid]

If the link above don't suits you , jump directly to this one: SoftTH News

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Hmmm.. that thread doesnt exists.

 

But I'm trying it at the moment. Because I don't have much time this week, it will have to wait until weekend, if I dont get it working in less than an hour.

[PeterP]

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=71710

[Nereid]

Hmmm... file copied, configured. Works at first (fullscreen enabled), just crashed before enabling the fuel pumps...

 

running for about 30 secs until crash.

 

zClear=0 and enableVBQuirk=1

 

changed nothing else.

 

So I will have to try a bit more I think.

 

PS: just tried the 32bit version. crash just after pressing flight-button. Monitors have been detected correctly.

 

Neither the 64bit nor the 32bit version (2.08b) is running on my system. Very unstable on first sight, but the software is in an alpha stage so this is no complaint at the moment.

 

But I dont see any chance to get this working; just checked the config and nothing dubios is in there. So I will remove it for now.

Edited May 8, 2012 by Nereid

[PeterP]

And the in-game resolution in DCS matched the automatically calculated resolution that is in the config.SoftTHconfig ?

[Nereid]

And the in-game resolution in DCS matched the automatically calculated resolution that is in the config.SoftTHconfig ?

 

Yes, 4000x1080. matched perfectly.