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Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« on: June 19, 2013, 09:00:23 AM »
So I just got my second monitor, installed it and everything works fine.

Only thing I'm wondering is if there's a software that allows me to use two different backgrounds on each monitor but with the same options as Windows has (which would be
auto-changing backgrounds, things like tiling/stretching and of course the changing times).

Basically, I don't mind if I do it with or without software, but I'm looking for something that'll at least auto-change the backgrounds with profiles/presets similar to Windows has.
Does any of you who use multiple monitors know of a way to do this?

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2013, 09:14:04 AM »
DisplayFusion

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2013, 09:30:17 AM »
DisplayFusion
That's what I'm using now as a temporary solution but it requires me to manually do things. Since I'm a lazy ass, the thing I want most is auto-changing times though I can cope with
having to change it every once in a while myself.

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2013, 09:36:50 AM »
for some reason i searched it for you via some hungrians forums and found this site:

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

give it a shot mb

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2013, 11:11:31 AM »
for some reason i searched it for you via some hungrians forums and found this site:

http://www.realtimesoft.com/ultramon/

give it a shot mb
Thanks, will give this a shot.

Also, can I change which monitor to use when playing games? Playing games on the left one is really uncomfortable since it's the furthest one away.

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2013, 11:28:51 AM »
Ì guess thats soemthing you find by the configuration settings and then select the monitor (number 1).

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2013, 12:12:12 PM »
DisplayFusion is ways better then Ultramon imo..

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2013, 12:17:57 PM »
Ì guess thats soemthing you find by the configuration settings and then select the monitor (number 1).
If I change my primary monitor, everything'll be switched (the current primary one is the one on the right) and fucked.

E: So I fuck around with the monitors order and I just can't get this to work properly. I set it up like 1 - 2 and the mouse just moves over from one monitor to the other by the outsides.

If I set it up like 2-1 and set 2 to my primary monitor everything works fine, including games but then VC just refuses to run.
« Last Edit: June 19, 2013, 12:53:53 PM by мιкσ-ѕαη »

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2013, 02:05:07 PM »
windowed mode? thats what i always use.

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2013, 10:42:04 AM »
windowed mode? thats what i always use.
Tried doing that with 3D Analyze and all it does is crash. Eh no matter, I'm just going with getting used to playing on my left monitor..

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #10 on: June 21, 2013, 02:15:56 AM »
Put the other one as main one and launch your game. I think that's the only working thing to do. Except if the game itself can switch between the monitors.

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #11 on: June 21, 2013, 04:26:32 AM »
mb try to put it on windowed mode on drag it to the right screen?

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Re: Dual monitors, different wallpapers.
« Reply #12 on: June 21, 2013, 07:45:32 AM »
Put the other one as main one and launch your game. I think that's the only working thing to do. Except if the game itself can switch between the monitors.
It's a hassle to keep switching primary monitors just to play a game. I'm sticking to getting used to it..

mb try to put it on windowed mode on drag it to the right screen?
Except that I can't get it to be windowed.

 

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