Fri Jul 24, 2015 1:49 pm
Dual Monitor - Cross Monitor Swapping Help
Having a perplexing problem.
I have a two monitor system, both screens the same resolution (1920 x 1080), both on the same GPU. I'm play a duo on EQ2, with one instance of EQ2 on display 1, and second instance on display 2. Works well for the most part, but there are times when I need to interact between the character and the EQ2 environment, usually to click or collect something for a quest - EQ2 sometimes demanding that each player in the group click, collect or otherwise interact with the game. Now I can just drag the mouse over to display 2 and do whatever's necessary.
However what I'd prefer to do is hit a key combo (or something) , to swap instance 1 on to display 2 AND instance 2 on to display 1. Sounds simple, but this is where I'm struggling. I watched MiRai's video on window layouts, specifically the part about enabling cross monitor swapping but I can get it to work.
The steps I followed are :
Start Window Layout Wizard, then select character set, I get the usual box, with \\.DISPLAY1 and 2, both windows at max res, and <No Window Layout> in the drop down. I can see the Multiple Monitors option and the Cross monitor swap is there but not set to anything. I change this setting to true and hit next, I then get the Please select a window layout style .... box. I've tried typing in a name to the "No Window Layout" drop down to see if I can create one this point, but that doesn't work. So, I scroll through the list, there's only one other option that show Multiple Monitors (Muliti Monitor on Display 1 and 2 etc..), so I go with that and save the layout, and as this has 2 quarter size regions (2 & 3), I resize region 2 to be the full 1920 x 1080. And from this point I stuck. Depending what settings I play around with I can EITHER get instance 2 to move to display 1 from display 2, but not actually swap, IE instance 1 stays on display 1 not on 2, where I need it, but behind instance 2, OR instances 1 and 2 stubbornly stay on displays 1 and 2 respectively.
That's the potted version of the problem, so firstly is it possible to instantly - or as near as - to put instance on display 2 and instance 2 on display 1 ? Assuming this is possible, can some please point me at or provide a simple step by step guide to creating this type of layout.
Meanwhile I'll carry on experimenting.
Cheers FW
I have a two monitor system, both screens the same resolution (1920 x 1080), both on the same GPU. I'm play a duo on EQ2, with one instance of EQ2 on display 1, and second instance on display 2. Works well for the most part, but there are times when I need to interact between the character and the EQ2 environment, usually to click or collect something for a quest - EQ2 sometimes demanding that each player in the group click, collect or otherwise interact with the game. Now I can just drag the mouse over to display 2 and do whatever's necessary.
However what I'd prefer to do is hit a key combo (or something) , to swap instance 1 on to display 2 AND instance 2 on to display 1. Sounds simple, but this is where I'm struggling. I watched MiRai's video on window layouts, specifically the part about enabling cross monitor swapping but I can get it to work.
The steps I followed are :
Start Window Layout Wizard, then select character set, I get the usual box, with \\.DISPLAY1 and 2, both windows at max res, and <No Window Layout> in the drop down. I can see the Multiple Monitors option and the Cross monitor swap is there but not set to anything. I change this setting to true and hit next, I then get the Please select a window layout style .... box. I've tried typing in a name to the "No Window Layout" drop down to see if I can create one this point, but that doesn't work. So, I scroll through the list, there's only one other option that show Multiple Monitors (Muliti Monitor on Display 1 and 2 etc..), so I go with that and save the layout, and as this has 2 quarter size regions (2 & 3), I resize region 2 to be the full 1920 x 1080. And from this point I stuck. Depending what settings I play around with I can EITHER get instance 2 to move to display 1 from display 2, but not actually swap, IE instance 1 stays on display 1 not on 2, where I need it, but behind instance 2, OR instances 1 and 2 stubbornly stay on displays 1 and 2 respectively.
That's the potted version of the problem, so firstly is it possible to instantly - or as near as - to put instance on display 2 and instance 2 on display 1 ? Assuming this is possible, can some please point me at or provide a simple step by step guide to creating this type of layout.
Meanwhile I'll carry on experimenting.
Cheers FW
