FNi 2010-04-29 03:21
Just installed Ultramon 3 on my Windows 7 machine. Fantastic software, it works brilliantly. I especially like the way profiles work.
Anyway, my questions.
1) I've configured a game shortcut to launch the game only in monitor 2 and disable monitor 1. I want to use the 'restore original display' option however it is causing problems. The game itself run a launcher which in turn runs the game. The game cannot be executed without that launcher. Because the launcher then closes, Ultramon 'thinks' the program is closed and returns to the original display. Is there a method (or workaround) so Ultramon recognises both programs so it won't switch back immediately?
2) When switching profiles, is there anyway to automatically switch the default sound output too? My monitor2 is a HDTV so I would like to redirect sound to that output when I'm using it. Then automatically switch back to my USB speakers when I return to monitor1. Currently I have to switch manually.
Thanks again.
FNi
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Christian Studer 2010-04-29 08:55
1) Currently there's no fix for this, you would need to restore the original settings manually via a display profile after the application has closed. I plan on looking into this for a future release, but don't know yet if there's a solution.
2) UltraMon can't do this, I'm also not sure if there are any other applications which do this.
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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FNi 2010-04-29 09:04
Thanks for the quick reply, even if it wasn't the reply I wanted to hear. :)
1)Good to see it's something you might be addressing in the future. I can imagine it's one of those things where there isn't a clean solution.
2)While awaiting your reply I've been doing a bit of digging. I've read in a few places people stating that Microsoft has completely stopped programs from changing the default sound device in Windows7, it has to be done manually. Could explain why I've not been able to find some type of 'quick switch' program.
Thanks again.
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Titcher 2010-06-15 01:47
You can solve this launcher issue with a batch script. Have ultramon launch a batch script that looks something like this:
<![CDATA[@echo off
start /wait "Game launcher" "C:\path\to\game\launcher\launcher.exe" -arguments
:loop
ping -n 6 localhost>NUL
tasklist /FI "IMAGENAME eq game.exe" | find /I /C "game.exe">NUL
if %errorlevel%==0 goto :loop
]]>
Said script will open the game launcher, then continuously loop until you close the main game. I hope this helps.
Titcher
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