Multi-Monitor Setup: Frontend coveres all monitors

[Onkel-Tom]

If i run AM in a multi-monitor setuo (e.g. a Laptop with a monitor attached), the UI coveres on the one hand side more than monitor 1 (i.e. it is larger than to fit on monitor 1) but the "rest" is not visible on monitor 2, though.
Basically, a resolution is choosen which doesn't fit on monitor 1 but isn't extended to monitor 2 at the same time.
Resolution: a screen resolution should be picked which matches the resolution of monitor 1
OS is Win8, Desktop is set to "extend" mode
Thanks, Thomas

[liquid8d]

Just an fyi, this is apparently a bug with multiple monitors on the current windows build..
http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=187.msg1177#msg1177

[Onkel-Tom]

OK, thanks for letting me know.
I'll be patient...

2015-05-22 7:12 GMT+02:00 liquid8d notifications@github.com:

Just an fyi, this is apparently a bug with multiple monitors on the
current windows build..
http://forum.attractmode.org/index.php?topic=187.msg1177#msg1177

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[mickelson]

Thanks for the report. This should be fixed now in the version posted here: https://github.com/mickelson/attract/releases/tag/v1.5.3

Please let me know if you have any issues still.

[liquid8d]

The 64bit version still stretches across both monitors for me with this release. Perhaps that didn't get updated? The 32bit seems to work :)

[liquid8d]

Just a quick note. If you switch to Window mode, I think the concern the original submitter mentioned is still there.. Monitor 1 display overlaps slightly into monitor 2 - as much as the width of the Window border it seems.

Here's an example:
http://postimg.org/image/71hnidp39/

Strangely, the screenshot makes it appear fine since the taskbar matches the width of monitor 1 content.. but probably the length of the windows left and right borders in pixels overlaps onto monitor 2.

Obviously not a huge issue - can't imagine many will run AM in Window mode on multiple monitors :)

Nevertheless, the window border width in Windows + Window mode might be something that needs to be considered in code when dealing with resolutions/display.

[djvj1]

64-bit version is not fixed. 32-bit version works fine.

[mickelson]

Ok yes, I can reproduce this on the 64-bit build for windows. Works fine on the 32-bit version. I'm currently stumped as to why.

[liquid8d]

Just to make life more difficult for you - the 32bit one still spans across both screens when you switch to window mode. Once you refresh the screen after resizing the window it is only filling the amount it would have been when stretched across both. So when I shrink the window to one monitor size - the graphics are 50% of the whole window.

[nilsbyte]

Not fixed in 32-bit and 64-bit version. please fix.

[mickelson]

oh no! thanks for the report, I will look into this. what a pain this has become...

[liquid8d]

I assume you are on Windows? Also note - did you try both 32bit and 64bit and are you using Fill Screen or Full Screen. I haven't checked this on my multi-monitor setup recently, I'll need to try again.

[Aergan]

Having the same issue in a multi-monitor setup on Windows 10 x64. Affects both 32 and 64bit versions.
Fill screen = Picks leftmost display and scales over to centre display
Full screen = Takes over all screens but shows only on display 0 (Windows Display: 1)
Window = Creates a window the size of the entire desktop area (e.g. spanned), if resized it will retain the originally generated spanned window aspect ratio.

[Dark574]

I have also this issue...
I am using Linux Manjaro in a Multi-Monitor setup. Affects the package from the official repository (Version 2.1.0-1)

Multi-Monitor disabled
Fill screen = Shows leftmost display with task bar (ok so far) but the problem is that the content is cut up, like its trying to display it on both monitors...so i see only just part of Attract Mode Screen
Full screen = Same as Fill Screen
Window = Same as Fill Screen, just in a window

Multi-Monitor activated
Fill screen = shows content on the leftmost display without error and right screen is black
Full screen = shows on leftmost display, but ccontent is squeezed in half on the left side of the screen :/
Window = shows content on leftmos display without error and with taskbar...working correctly

the only setting i can use ist MultiMonitor with Window Mode