[python-win32] Programatically activating secondary monitor?

[Alec Bennett]

As always, good point, and I'm embarassed to admit its the same point as usual. I'll dig around and post my findings.

And fyi, by "enable the secondary monitor", I mean enabling the output from a second video card, such as the VGA port in a laptop. The equivalent of going to windows control panel --> display --> settings and clicking on that second monitor.






--- On Thu, 4/30/09, Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk> wrote:

> From: Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk>
> Subject: Re: [python-win32] Programatically activating secondary monitor?
> To: 
> Cc: python-win32 at python.org
> Date: Thursday, April 30, 2009, 3:49 AM
> Alec Bennett wrote:
> > I'm wondering if there's a way to enable a
> second monitor in Windows from Python or otherwise
> programatically? Currently I use the utility UltraMon, which
> works, but it sure would be nice to be able to do this from
> Python.
> 
> I'm not quite sure I understand what "enable a
> second monitor" means here.
> But (since I have no specific expertise to offer in this
> area) I will
> offer my usual response: can you find out how to do what
> you want on
> Windows in general, eg from an MS Group or a
> codeproject.com example, etc.?
> Once we've got the technique nailed then it's a
> question of how best to
> translate that into Python -- if it's feasible.
> 
> TJG
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