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Title: More than one screen/monitor
Post by: TonyMUK on November 30, 2009, 02:46:41 AM

I don't know if this is in the right place or not. I have searched the forum and couldn't find the info I needed.

I am writing something that needs the ability to span multiple monitors. I can do this to two monitors by doubling the width I get from enumdisplaysettingsa but I want the program to do this automatically if it detects more than one monitor. My question is how do I determine if there is more than one monitor? If possible I would like to determine whether they are side by side or one on top of the other but it is not essential. I can assume they are always side by side.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

TonyM

Title: Re: More than one screen/monitor
Post by: sapero on November 30, 2009, 04:23:01 AM

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd145136.aspx here is a topic about multiple monitors and the virtual screen.
GetSystemMetrics(SM_CMONITORS) returns the number of monitors attached to the desktop (Multiple Monitor System Metrics subtopic)
GetMonitorInfo - returns monitor position expressed in virtual-screen coordinates,
ChangeDisplaySettingsEx - changes monitor position, in virtual-screen coordinates...

Title: Re: More than one screen/monitor
Post by: celphick on November 30, 2009, 04:43:56 AM

Let me congratulate you for your brilliance.

Colin

Title: Re: More than one screen/monitor
Post by: TonyMUK on November 30, 2009, 05:09:46 AM

Cheers Sapero. Your genius, as always, is most appreciated.

IonicWind Software

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