for you hardcore programers

[Demonic]

okay i've deviedled a bit in VB, VC++ and PHP, but i am no progammer, i am a hardware/network man, so, maybe you software folks will lend a hand. what i'm looking to do is set up a windows short cut so then it when i click on it, it disbales my secondary monitor, as many RTS don't restrict the mouse to one monitor,(generals and starcraft being two examples) and as so as you scroll over you go over to the secondry and minimize the game, and i keep forgetting to manually disable the secondary.

is this even possible?

thanks

Dem.

[Aman]

Wow. Well, that's quite a hardcore program. My guess is yes. Now, I am not hardcore, but I have an extensive background knowledge in this stuff. I really don't know if it is possible, but I really think it's possible. The reason is because C++ is a more dynamic language and is very linear. You must do one thing to get to the next. So as you are saying, you run one program and then it shuts off your second monitor. Now, I would NOT know how to do this, but my guess is that it is very possible.

[Demonic]

i was hoping it would be somthing as simple a batch file :)

[Demonic]

bumped, no advice? have we no programmers on MGF? :cry2:

[giundy]

Srry, not a programmer, but what is the advantage of two monitors?

[Demonic]

a desktop that spans two monitors? i'm sure you could come up with some advantages :)

[doughboy]

Surely you need to find a system call similar to the one when you choose standby, or the powersaver mode.(which automatically shuts down a monitor) Then write some asm code to incorporate this.

Try searching for some m$ tech forums.