turn off monitor

[joeydoo]

HI great app Kieran. It would be so good if you could get it to work on just one monitor. I watch movies and stuff on my second monitor and have been looking for something to turn off the primary monitor. or with a different short cut I could turn off the secondary. It's always the simplest things that you need but can't get. Cheers.

[Harsh!]

Worked for me Kieran...

thanks

[Kieran]

Thanks for the replies guys! I am currently working on a new version of the app. This version will add support for multiple monitors so you can choose which ones to turn off. It also has the ability to disable the mouse so that mouse events will not turn your monitor back on. Development is going OK but I could really do with some more testers who have multiple monitor setups. I don't currently have a multiple monitor setup and I only have one tester who has so development has been slow so far.

One thing to point out is that if you have your multiple monitor setup working in clone mode, you will not be able to turn off the monitors seperatly. This is a limitation of Windows. It will only work if each monitor has it's own work space.

Let me know if you are interested,

Kieran

[joeydoo]

I ll do some testing for you. If it makes any difference what the graphics setup is I have an ATI 9800pro with the lastest 5.1 drivers and two monitors a digital flat panel and an analogue projector screen. Do ati and nvidia name the monitors differently in windows?

[endtwist]

I can also do some testing, as I have dual monitors. Just give me a PM or email (endtwist ]at[ gmail ]dot[ com).

[easternBrain]

Cause Im such a nice person I have recoded it in C++. As you can see its a hell of a lot smaller!

Enjoy

Kieran

[edit] as an afterthought here is a link to it on my website incase neowin has one if its fits and looses the file ..:: click me to download ::..[/edit]

2069399[/snapback]

All the links r broken can u redo them pls

[Kieran]

Thanks to all the people offering to beta test. I have been very very busy the last couple of months so have had no time to devolop the application further. Next week I think I will have time to put some work in on it, so I will pm you with a new version when it is ready.

For those of you that can't find the working links in this thread:

http://www.koding.co.uk/index.php?page=monoff

[invalidbuffalo]

Kieran, this is exactly what I have been looking for!

Thanks! :D

[Sranshaft]

Just throwing my hat into the 'Look what I've made' ring as another choice. It's called Lullabye and offers multiple ways to shut off the monitor(s) with a nice fade to black effect. Works with hotkey, hotspot corner, clicking the system tray icon or inactivity timer.