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epsxe running on secondary monitor?
« on: May 06, 2013, 04:20:55 pm »
I am building (attempting to) a cab similar to Griffindodds Revolution http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,121570.0.html

I want to include aimtrak lightguns for the likes of point blank etc on ps1, now the angle of the lower monitor is too low to play light gun games so I will be using the upper monitor (secondary monitor) for this purpose. In mame I have the game displayed on both monitors for all light gun games, is there any way of doing this for ps1 lightgun games? the emulator I am using is epsxe. Maybe there is a way of swapping the primary monitor using AHK on launch of epsxe then swapping back on exit ?
    

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Re: epsxe running on secondary monitor?
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 09:47:53 am »
Bump

The mame dual screen works but as for the light guns working with it, it's all theory at the moment as I don't have the guns yet. Anyhoo, any of you gurus know how to duplicate the ps1 display ? Or how to swap which monitor is primary using ahk? Or maybe you know my idea won't work full stop with mame/ps1/anyemu and I've just wasted £120+
    

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Re: epsxe running on secondary monitor?
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 11:01:42 am »
What video card do you have?  Either way with the right drivers there should be an option  to Clone Desktop,  If you can find a way of forcing that option only for those emulators that need it. 

Also it may be worth you having a look at Displayfusion,  this allows changing of the primary monitor on the fly with a few mouse clicks, I am sure you could setup some kind of macro that could be called. 

Failing all of that do other emulators have an issue with coming up on 2nd screen, if the answer is no then just make the back screen the primary screen.  (Although I assume that would mess up FP/VP if you are using them).

Last but not least if you can find and use Pete's D3D Plugin for espxe that should have an option within it for which device to use for display.
It may be that different plugins will have the same functions.  See http://www.pbernert.com/html/gpu.htm (Wow that's a lot of GPU plugins). 

Sorry that I wasn't much better assistance,  video card details are really needed to advise further.

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Re: epsxe running on secondary monitor?
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2013, 12:07:05 pm »
All input is very much appreciated :)

Video card is nvidia gtx650. I am running Vp through hyperpin via hyperspin so don't want to mess that up, must be some ahk script that can be executed on launch of said emu then reverse script executed on the killing of the emulator process, much like my monitor rotates on launch of hyperpin then rotates back when I quit to hyperspin.
    

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Re: epsxe running on secondary monitor?
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2013, 12:09:17 pm »
AFK for the next week but will look into displayfusion when I can :)