Dual monitor setup; how to keep mouse free to move

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 12:10 AM

I just got a second widescreen 24"

I find that my mouse gets locked into the game screen if I go into full screen on the game and can not cross over into the other screen.

Tips?

What is the point of non-windowed mode if I can't do anything on the other screen?

I looked on the Widescreen Gaming Forum and saw that according to them EQ II doesn't support spanning the game across multiple monitors. Is this true?

Loxus · 12-01-2011, 12:39 AM

Alt+enter I believe should be the answer you're looking for. I unfortunealy am not 100% sure anymore though. I haven't played in full screen in 3 years.

wullailhuit · 12-01-2011, 04:12 AM

Brigh wrote:

I just got a second widescreen 24"
I find that my mouse gets locked into the game screen if I go into full screen on the game and can not cross over into the other screen.
Tips?
What is the point of non-windowed mode if I can't do anything on the other screen?
I looked on the Widescreen Gaming Forum and saw that according to them EQ II doesn't support spanning the game across multiple monitors. Is this true?

From what I remember , EQ2 won't work spanning 2 or more monitors unless it's in windowed mode , my way of getting around that was to strech the window so it fitted the screen with only the very top edge of the window bar showing on the top edge.

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 04:35 AM

Loxus@Everfrost wrote:

Alt+enter I believe should be the answer you're looking for. I unfortunealy am not 100% sure anymore though. I haven't played in full screen in 3 years.

The question is how, if possible, to keep the game full screen without my mouse pointer becoming trapped on that one monitor.

Zergosch · 12-01-2011, 06:34 AM

I have a black 24" monitor, which has nothing in the backround and the taskbar got sticked to the other monitor. This made eq2 almost fullscreen, while it is windowed. Works just fine that way.

Lempo · 12-01-2011, 12:18 PM

This has been asked many times, it can't be done and it has nothing to do with EQ2 it is a limitation in windows.

There are utilities that will allow you to change the size of the title bars so you can squeeze a few more pixels out but dragging the task bar to your secondary monitor is the easiest solution.

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 04:02 PM

It does seem to sort of tilt objects slightly when I stretch in windowed mode across the screens so it doesn't get an "A" for displaying correctly.

BTW I am using Windows 7 64bit.

I wish I could get rid of this title bar like other games' windowed mode and be able to move it up. W7 just will not allow moving the screen up.

Lempo · 12-01-2011, 05:23 PM

The 'problem' you are having moving the window up is a feature of windows 7 'aero-snap' it can be easily disabled.

Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Make mouse easier to use. Then remove check box from the option about windows auto arranging... (the last checkbox in the window)

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 05:27 PM

Lempo@Everfrost wrote:

The 'problem' you are having moving the window up is a feature of windows 7 'aero-snap' it can be easily disabled.
Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Make mouse easier to use. Then remove check box from the option about windows auto arranging... (the last checkbox in the window)

You mean add a check since it says:

Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen.

Another question:

Am I missing an option to move the character off-center? I am split in half.

Anyone know of an ini edit hack or something, FOV?, you can fix the slightly distorted image given when stretching across? Everything seems to lean ever so slightly outward. The FOV seems distorted too now that I look at it and run around. Being able to move the camera farther back from the character might help. It seems sort of fish-eye.

Lempo · 12-01-2011, 06:06 PM

Brigh wrote:

You mean add a check since it says:
Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen.

Exactly.

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 06:08 PM

I also don't understand the previous comment about moving the taskbar. The game launches in one window regardless and then I have to stretch it across.

Lempo · 12-01-2011, 06:56 PM

Are you saying that you want to run it in windowed mode spanned across BOTH monitors?

If that is the case then you will have to right click the task bar, select properties and check the Auto-Hide the task bar option.

Actually reading the last line of your OP I see that is the case and no EQ does not support this AFAIK.

TSR-JoshuaM · 12-01-2011, 08:29 PM

We don't directly support the use but by all means if anyone has a method to share feel free.

Brigh · 12-01-2011, 09:23 PM

Yes I want to run across BOTH monitors (maybe in the future have 3 to actually have driver support under Nvidia's surround function with 3). I wish the game would open in 3840 x 1080. I tried setting in the recent.ini but it never stays as I put it! Very annoying.

I also want to be able to shift the camera off center so I am not being blocked by the bezel of the monitors.

If that is not supported please send this on over to the graphics devs!

Most modern games these days support playing across multiple monitors.

TSR-JoshuaM · 12-01-2011, 10:00 PM

Whether other games do it or not isn't really part of the formula. Our development teams are aware of the functionality and we cannot offer you support for that resolution.

12-01-2011, 12:10 AM	#1
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	I just got a second widescreen 24" I find that my mouse gets locked into the game screen if I go into full screen on the game and can not cross over into the other screen. Tips? What is the point of non-windowed mode if I can't do anything on the other screen? I looked on the Widescreen Gaming Forum and saw that according to them EQ II doesn't support spanning the game across multiple monitors. Is this true? __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 04:12 AM	#3
wullailhuit Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,007	Brigh wrote: I just got a second widescreen 24" I find that my mouse gets locked into the game screen if I go into full screen on the game and can not cross over into the other screen. Tips? What is the point of non-windowed mode if I can't do anything on the other screen? I looked on the Widescreen Gaming Forum and saw that according to them EQ II doesn't support spanning the game across multiple monitors. Is this true? From what I remember , EQ2 won't work spanning 2 or more monitors unless it's in windowed mode , my way of getting around that was to strech the window so it fitted the screen with only the very top edge of the window bar showing on the top edge. __________________

12-01-2011, 04:35 AM	#4
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	Loxus@Everfrost wrote: Alt+enter I believe should be the answer you're looking for. I unfortunealy am not 100% sure anymore though. I haven't played in full screen in 3 years. The question is how, if possible, to keep the game full screen without my mouse pointer becoming trapped on that one monitor. __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 12:18 PM	#6
Lempo Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,179	This has been asked many times, it can't be done and it has nothing to do with EQ2 it is a limitation in windows. There are utilities that will allow you to change the size of the title bars so you can squeeze a few more pixels out but dragging the task bar to your secondary monitor is the easiest solution. __________________ All actions have consequences and repercussions. Somewhere in Norrath a guild is about to dissolve.

12-01-2011, 04:02 PM	#7
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	It does seem to sort of tilt objects slightly when I stretch in windowed mode across the screens so it doesn't get an "A" for displaying correctly. BTW I am using Windows 7 64bit. I wish I could get rid of this title bar like other games' windowed mode and be able to move it up. W7 just will not allow moving the screen up. __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 12:39 AM	#2
Loxus Server: Everfrost Guild: Devecia Rank: HMFIC Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 343	Alt+enter I believe should be the answer you're looking for. I unfortunealy am not 100% sure anymore though. I haven't played in full screen in 3 years.

12-01-2011, 06:34 AM	#5
Zergosch Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 461	I have a black 24" monitor, which has nothing in the backround and the taskbar got sticked to the other monitor. This made eq2 almost fullscreen, while it is windowed. Works just fine that way.

12-01-2011, 05:23 PM	#8
Lempo Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,179	The 'problem' you are having moving the window up is a feature of windows 7 'aero-snap' it can be easily disabled. Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Make mouse easier to use. Then remove check box from the option about windows auto arranging... (the last checkbox in the window) __________________ All actions have consequences and repercussions. Somewhere in Norrath a guild is about to dissolve.

12-01-2011, 05:27 PM	#9
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	Lempo@Everfrost wrote: The 'problem' you are having moving the window up is a feature of windows 7 'aero-snap' it can be easily disabled. Control Panel -> Ease of Access -> Make mouse easier to use. Then remove check box from the option about windows auto arranging... (the last checkbox in the window) You mean add a check since it says: Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen. Another question: Am I missing an option to move the character off-center? I am split in half. Anyone know of an ini edit hack or something, FOV?, you can fix the slightly distorted image given when stretching across? Everything seems to lean ever so slightly outward. The FOV seems distorted too now that I look at it and run around. Being able to move the camera farther back from the character might help. It seems sort of fish-eye. __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 06:06 PM	#10
Lempo Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,179	Brigh wrote: You mean add a check since it says: Prevent Windows from being automatically arranged when moved to the edge of the screen. Exactly. __________________ All actions have consequences and repercussions. Somewhere in Norrath a guild is about to dissolve.

12-01-2011, 06:08 PM	#11
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	I also don't understand the previous comment about moving the taskbar. The game launches in one window regardless and then I have to stretch it across. __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 06:56 PM	#12
Lempo Loremaster Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,179	Are you saying that you want to run it in windowed mode spanned across BOTH monitors? If that is the case then you will have to right click the task bar, select properties and check the Auto-Hide the task bar option. Actually reading the last line of your OP I see that is the case and no EQ does not support this AFAIK. __________________ All actions have consequences and repercussions. Somewhere in Norrath a guild is about to dissolve.

12-01-2011, 08:29 PM	#13
TSR-JoshuaM Customer Service Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5,609	We don't directly support the use but by all means if anyone has a method to share feel free. __________________ TSR Joshua M. Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment How to Contact Support: https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28939 How to Create a DXDIAG/MSINFO https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28973

12-01-2011, 09:23 PM	#14
Brigh Loremaster Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,159	Yes I want to run across BOTH monitors (maybe in the future have 3 to actually have driver support under Nvidia's surround function with 3). I wish the game would open in 3840 x 1080. I tried setting in the recent.ini but it never stays as I put it! Very annoying. I also want to be able to shift the camera off center so I am not being blocked by the bezel of the monitors. If that is not supported please send this on over to the graphics devs! Most modern games these days support playing across multiple monitors. __________________ Anything you can achieve through hard work, you can also just buy. -Stephen Colbert CoD3 double XP Rank Up promotion lesson for kids

12-01-2011, 10:00 PM	#15
TSR-JoshuaM Customer Service Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 5,609	Whether other games do it or not isn't really part of the formula. Our development teams are aware of the functionality and we cannot offer you support for that resolution. __________________ TSR Joshua M. Technical Support Representative Sony Online Entertainment How to Contact Support: https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28939 How to Create a DXDIAG/MSINFO https://help.station.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/28973