subclassing or hooks maybe..?

Magiaus · Jun 12th, 2003, 12:54 PM

I have a small problem with my system at home. I have two video cards in it one hooked to my monitor one to my tv. i want to create a list of class names or something like that which will be used to force application to run on the tv or display adapter 1. I have never messed with hooks or anything so i am not sure if that is what I need or not.

Any way I have a bunch of very simple games and things that I want to run on the tv but when they go fullscreen they run on he monitor because it is the primary display and I can't make the tv primary because that messes with playing movies on the tv because whatever i do while the kids and wife are watching a move opens on the tv instead of the monitor whe the tv is set for primary. so I was thinking if I could set a hook and have it check a list of app class names...that might do it.

Unfortunatly I am clueless. Please help me guys.
Thanks.

CornedBee · Jun 15th, 2003, 03:45 PM

EnumWindows to get all window handles, then GetWindowLongPtr to get their class names.

Magiaus · Jun 15th, 2003, 04:52 PM

it's how to make the applicatio n use a certian card when its code isn't written to handle that. I don't know. I haven't had much time to reaserch it it i was hoping someone here would just know how to do it and could show me an example.

I think I am going to try to read up on it tonight.

Sastraxi · Jun 15th, 2003, 06:02 PM

Search for a 2D-only device driver for the adapter you don't want to use in 3D games. What card is it? I've access to a few old driver archives that I could look into for you.

CornedBee · Jun 16th, 2003, 01:10 AM

I doubt you can force other apps to do such a thing.

Jun 12th, 2003, 12:54 PM	#1
Magiaus Frenzied Member Join Date: Mar 02 Location: swamp land Posts: 1,267	subclassing or hooks maybe..? I have a small problem with my system at home. I have two video cards in it one hooked to my monitor one to my tv. i want to create a list of class names or something like that which will be used to force application to run on the tv or display adapter 1. I have never messed with hooks or anything so i am not sure if that is what I need or not. Any way I have a bunch of very simple games and things that I want to run on the tv but when they go fullscreen they run on he monitor because it is the primary display and I can't make the tv primary because that messes with playing movies on the tv because whatever i do while the kids and wife are watching a move opens on the tv instead of the monitor whe the tv is set for primary. so I was thinking if I could set a hook and have it check a list of app class names...that might do it. Unfortunatly I am clueless. Please help me guys. Thanks. __________________ Magiaus If I helped give me some points.

Jun 15th, 2003, 03:45 PM	#2
CornedBee Kitten Join Date: Aug 01 Location: In a microchip! Posts: 11,594	EnumWindows to get all window handles, then GetWindowLongPtr to get their class names. __________________ All the buzzt CornedBee "Writing specifications is like writing a novel. Writing code is like writing poetry." - Anonymous, published by Raymond Chen Don't PM me with your problems, I scan most of the forums daily. If you do PM me, I will not answer your question.

Jun 15th, 2003, 04:52 PM	#3
Magiaus Frenzied Member Join Date: Mar 02 Location: swamp land Posts: 1,267	that part i can handle it's how to make the applicatio n use a certian card when its code isn't written to handle that. I don't know. I haven't had much time to reaserch it it i was hoping someone here would just know how to do it and could show me an example. I think I am going to try to read up on it tonight. __________________ Magiaus If I helped give me some points.

Jun 15th, 2003, 06:02 PM	#4
Sastraxi Good Ol' Platypus Join Date: Jan 00 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,136	Search for a 2D-only device driver for the adapter you don't want to use in 3D games. What card is it? I've access to a few old driver archives that I could look into for you. __________________ All contents of the above post that aren't somebody elses are mine, not the property of some media corporation. (Just a heads-up)

Jun 16th, 2003, 01:10 AM	#5
CornedBee Kitten Join Date: Aug 01 Location: In a microchip! Posts: 11,594	I doubt you can force other apps to do such a thing. __________________ All the buzzt CornedBee "Writing specifications is like writing a novel. Writing code is like writing poetry." - Anonymous, published by Raymond Chen Don't PM me with your problems, I scan most of the forums daily. If you do PM me, I will not answer your question.

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