[MPlayer-cygwin] mplayer On windows support multi-monitor?

[Rune Petersen]

Hi Anton,
It was late, I skimmed your patch and assumed that you did add 
monitor-switching.
wont happend again... at least nog for a few days.

But since I brought up this problem with adding monitor-switching are 
there any oppinions on how we do this best in mplayer?

Rune Petersen

Anton Ragnarsson wrote:
> Hi Rune,
> 
> I'm using an integrated CLE266 chip together with a PCI Radeon card.
> Since mplayer checks the overlay formats after selecting one of the
> adapter, I don't see why it would get the overlay formats wrong?
> 
> It won't support moving the window between different monitors
> while running. However, this was not my problem. I simply wanted
> to run mplayer on my TV without having to set the TV as primary
> or sacrificing overlay support. And that works now =)
> 
> .anton
> 
> 
> From: "Rune Petersen" <rune.mail-list at mail.tele.dk>
> 
>>Hi,
>>It adds simple multi-monitor functionality.
>>I see no reason not to add it, but it only works 100% with dual-head
> 
> cards.
> 
>>It brakes when using 2 gfx-cards that support different overlay formats.
>>As I see it there are 3 possibilities:
>>
>>1) Nothing
>>Use your patch as is.
>>
>>The only peoples that have problems are fools with
>>different gfx-cards (like me).
>>
>>2) Strict checking of formats
>>Only use overlay formats that work on bought cards.
>>
>>if you are using cards that have no common overlay
>>formats you get no overlay :)
>>
>>3) Renegotiate overlay format?
>>Renegotiate overlay format.
>>
>>The only problem with this is if its possible to
>>implement this in the current mplayer-framework.
>>
>>
>>Rune Petersen
>>
>>Anton Ragnarsson wrote:
>>
>>>>Sascha Sommer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>On Thursday 21 October 2004 14:34, Sanda wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Seems doesn't, does it?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>No, you can playback the video on the second monitor with -vm -adapter
> 
> 1,
> 
>>>>>though.
>>>>>
>>>>>Sascha
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>you can by disabling overlay =)
>>>>  -vo directx:noaccel
>>>>
>>>>Rune Petersen
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I have made a patch to move the video window to the correct monitor when
>>>selecting another adapter. This makes overlays work.
>>>(at least it works for me, on a ATI Radeon 9250)
>>>
>>>Sascha, I have attached it, so perhaps you can test it and include it?
>>>
>>>.anton
>>>
>>>
> 
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