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DiCon
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12 years ago

Reliability of hmd->WindowsPos?

In my demo Atlantis: Infinite Coaster I use hmd->WindowsPos to automatically select the correct screen for full screen extended mode. So far it seemed to work great for most users, but I just got the first complaint from a user, for whom it does not work.

It seems like in his case hmd->WindowsPos reports (0,0) although his Rift is on a screen to the right. (Unfortunately, I don't know any further details about his setup)

Does anybody have experience with this? Any known bugs?

Information on this feature seems to be sparse...

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  • I have had this problem a couple of times both on Windows and Mac, when you just switched the setup from Direct to Extended mode, and/or just changed the display rotation (landscape orientation) in Extended mode. In that case, it helps to un-plug and re-plug the HDMI connector after making the changes to the settings. It always worked fine after that.
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    DiCon
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    Hm... Good to know...

    Unfortunately, this means, that my software cannot detect, if there is a problem and I also cannot expect the user to realize, that he has to fix something... So, I will still have to add a screen selection menu until this works reliably.