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[bbastyr]

Went to download. Hokus Pokus downloads instead. I think you uploaded the wrong file.

[thewool]

Thanks for the quick reply to my problem. I read the updated info but don't know how I missed that.

Great work by the way

[rosve]

Went to download. Hokus Pokus downloads instead. I think you uploaded the wrong file.

Oops, I'll fix it this evening.

[DedRok_V]

Does anyone have a HyperPin table image for this machine?

Open the table , take a screen shot , hit Alt - Print screen, save as PNG in paint, then rename accordingly.

[thewool]

Thanks for fixing the link.

This is a really addictive table and now I can configure the backglass to display on my backglass monitor

[Wm29671]

Thanks for fixing the link.

This is a really addictive table and now I can configure the backglass to display on my backglass monitor

I can't get the display to move to my number 2 monitor no matter what I add to the ScreenRes file. I tried adding 1,2 & 3 and it always diplays on my DMD monitor on this table, Hokus Pokus, Capt Fantastic, Wizard & I guess all the tables that have been updated so far. Previous versions displayed correctly on my number 2 monitor. ScreenRes text file doesn't seem to have any effect on it? Driving me nuts since it was working before and I can't figure it out.
Any suggestions on something I'm overlooking??

[rosve]

Thanks for fixing the link.

This is a really addictive table and now I can configure the backglass to display on my backglass monitor

I can't get the display to move to my number 2 monitor no matter what I add to the ScreenRes file. I tried adding 1,2 & 3 and it always diplays on my DMD monitor on this table, Hokus Pokus, Capt Fantastic, Wizard & I guess all the tables that have been updated so far. Previous versions displayed correctly on my number 2 monitor. ScreenRes text file doesn't seem to have any effect on it? Driving me nuts since it was working before and I can't figure it out.
Any suggestions on something I'm overlooking??

You are the second guy who has the same problem so I thought I must have done something wrong.

After a lot of experimenting I found out that XP is returning the display names in a slightly different format than Vista and W7.
I will post a link to an updated bg later today (after work) for you to try. If it works OK I can update all my bg's.

I do all my programming on Vista and W7 so I was not aware of this little Windows "feature".

Edited by rosve, 27 April 2011 - 07:59 AM.

[settingsons]

It might not be relevant but the screenres change which allows a monitor number to be specified did work for me and I am using win xp sp3. As I said before my dmd monitor is monitor 2 on my 3-screen setup.

I am on holiday until Saturday but after that can test any further change made if it helps before all tables are updated. Thanks

Edited by settingsons, 27 April 2011 - 08:40 AM.

[rosve]

It might not be relevant but the screenres change which allows a monitor number to be specified did work for me and I am using win xp sp3. As I said before my dmd monitor is monitor 2 on my 3-screen setup.

I am on holiday until Saturday but after that can test any further change made if it helps before all tables are updated. Thanks

Maybe it is not just XP as i thought. I even think that two PCs with the same OS can return the display names differently.
Sometimes a 31 character string and sometimes 12 chars.

Isn't Windows a funny OS

[settingsons]

When I was playing with my monitor configurations I tried a small utility called display changer which displays device names etc. It might show a consistent way to identify monitors :
Display changer

Sometimes I wish we were still using micro computers. Same hardware, same o/s and no complications

Edited by settingsons, 27 April 2011 - 10:08 AM.

[rosve]

When I was playing with my monitor configurations I tried a small utility called display changer which displays device names etc. It might show a consistent way to identify monitors :
Display changer

I know how to fix it. Just need to truncate the string. Problem was I didn't know that the display name string can have trailing junk characters after the name.

[Wm29671]

When I was playing with my monitor configurations I tried a small utility called display changer which displays device names etc. It might show a consistent way to identify monitors :
Display changer

I know how to fix it. Just need to truncate the string. Problem was I didn't know that the display name string can have trailing junk characters after the name.

Thanks for the input. Let me know if I can try anything that will help you figure it out.

[rosve]

When I was playing with my monitor configurations I tried a small utility called display changer which displays device names etc. It might show a consistent way to identify monitors :
Display changer

I know how to fix it. Just need to truncate the string. Problem was I didn't know that the display name string can have trailing junk characters after the name.

Thanks for the input. Let me know if I can try anything that will help you figure it out.

Here is a link to a new backglass program. I have made a small change in the code and it would be great if you could test it for me. Try setting the display number to 1, 2 and then 3 to see if you can move the backglass around to all your screens.
New StrangeWorld Bg

/Roger

[Wm29671]

Yes, that worked perfectly. I was able to move the backglass to whichever monitor I wanted. Hopefully it was an easy fix for you!

When I was playing with my monitor configurations I tried a small utility called display changer which displays device names etc. It might show a consistent way to identify monitors :
Display changer

I know how to fix it. Just need to truncate the string. Problem was I didn't know that the display name string can have trailing junk characters after the name.

Thanks for the input. Let me know if I can try anything that will help you figure it out.

Here is a link to a new backglass program. I have made a small change in the code and it would be great if you could test it for me. Try setting the display number to 1, 2 and then 3 to see if you can move the backglass around to all your screens.
New StrangeWorld Bg

/Roger

[rosve]

Yes, that worked perfectly. I was able to move the backglass to whichever monitor I wanted. Hopefully it was an easy fix for you!

Thank you for your help with the testing.
I will update the other backglasses in the weekend.

The fix was very simple, once I figured out what was going on in the code. It is a 1 minute job to add the changes and recompile the backglass.exe.

[settingsons]

Thanks rosve for the update

[blur]

do you have credits and ball in game numbers?

I see they are removed from apron but i don't see them on backglass

there is one 0 but it never changes, so i don't know if that should be credit or ball in play

[rosve]

do you have credits and ball in game numbers?

I see they are removed from apron but i don't see them on backglass

there is one 0 but it never changes, so i don't know if that should be credit or ball in play

Both "ball in play" and "credits" should be on the backglass. Are you sure you have the latest release of VPT and EXE?
The new backglass dont work with the old table.

[blur]

Solved.
I had 1.0.3, both backglass and tables. Problem was that i had bad resolution for playfield in ScreenRes.txt.
It looked like it is working, score was there, but nothing else. After fixing screenres i have ball number and credit and other lights now.
Will try 1.0.4 also.

[blur]

1.0.4 is crashing on my rig (xp sp3).
No any message, just exits after loading without showing the playfield.
I tried with b2s exe started before and without.
b2s works fine on second screen but when i load vp with the table it crashes.
just vp without b2s also crashes.

1.0.3 works ok.

UPDATE:
i tried vp without nt4sp5 compatibility mode and it works

Edited by blur, 21 June 2011 - 08:06 AM.