tiny glitch in Hoster 2.213

[gduns - with the Lord]

Yes! that has been doing this for a while

[jdavia]

[quote}but that little window keeps getting smaller all the time.[/quote] Is this a thing that happens to everyone?

[bdayton]

Originally Posted by jdavia

[quote}but that little window keeps getting smaller all the time.

Check the thread titled "The Incredable Shrinking Singers Display".
Sounds like the same problem. Seems that video cards do not always install properly and, sometimes, we arn't even aware of it.

Try this: Boot your machine with both monitors active and in "extended desktop mode".(The way you would normally run it durrig a show.
Move your mouse pointer to an empty area on your desktop.
Right click to bring up a menu and select "Properties". This will bring up the "Display Properties" screen.

Now, how many monitors do you see in the graphic picture?

If you see 2 monitors, then your good to go!

If you see only 1, then your multi-display video card DID NOT install properly.

[jdavia]

Seems that video cards do not always install properly and, sometimes, we aren't even aware of it.

Solved! Here is the solution:
When hooked up to a monitor or a TV, dual screen mode comes into play. That is when the little window in the working screen is one display and the TV is the other. The overlay screen is not there. It is now on the monitor or TV screen.Which is why you cannot change its size.
When a second monitor or TV are not present, now you are on a single display mode. That is where you will see the little Host working screen. It will never disappear, but its size still reduces with use, in my case

What happened is, I made that little window very small so I could read the screen under it rather than keep resizing it. Well I suppose it got smaller and finally disapeared. That is what I thought

If you are working dual screen, and want to return to normal single screen without changing your display mode, you must shut down the computer, unplug the second screen source so it is not recognized. Open Hoster again the small screen loads in its last state.
Can I be right on my findings? If so, is this something that MTU can do a fix on?

[MTUSUPPORT]

Jdavia,
The bug for the Shrinking Display will be fixed in the next version. You can turn off the Extended Desktop for your second monitor at any time while the computer is running to turn off the Dual Display. Do as you stated above to get to the Display Settings. Left click once on the 2 Monitor, uncheck Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor click Apply. Then Reopen Hoster and it would then be in Single Display Mode.

[bdayton]

Originally Posted by MTUSUPPORT

Jdavia,
The bug for the Shrinking Display will be fixed in the next version. You can turn off the Extended Desktop for your second monitor at any time while the computer is running to turn off the Dual Display. Do as you stated above to get to the Display Settings. Left click once on the 2 Monitor, uncheck Extend my Windows Desktop onto this monitor click Apply. Then Reopen Hoster and it would then be in Single Display Mode.

I am delighted to hear that the shrinking display has been recognized as a bug and that it will be fixed so soon. Much thanks. But, I am probably going to replace my video card anyway. (Just cant stand to have something that is defective).
FYI - Sense I don't have a second monitor showing in the display properties screen, I have no option to "Extend my Windows Desktop...". It just aint there to click on. :(

Which card to you recomend the most now. I'm using a desktop model now, but I'll probably change to a rack-mount when, (If), I get some money ahead.

[jdavia]

I"m using a MTU laptop and it has an ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 chip.