Dual monitor resolution

by Tursas • 1 May 2012, 14:50 • Journals
I've got a bit of a problem with my two monitors. When I open a program, which isn't running on my monitors native resolution, on my main screen the resolution on my second screen changes.

I was wondering if there is a way to keep the 2nd monitor resolution the same(native), when there is a program (f.e. ET) on my main screen.
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Thomm 1 May 2012, 15:52
Sounds weird, it should work automatically by that. What do you use to control monitors? I switch them with windows's own "screen resolution", you can change resolution and everything there.
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Tursas 1 May 2012, 16:00
Controlling them via the Windows Screen Resolution menu. On desktop they work fine, but when I open for example ET, which I run in fullscreen but not at native resolution on my main screen, the resolution on my other screen changes too.
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Thomm 1 May 2012, 16:01
Hmm, no idea why this happens. Or why it matters :)
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rsp 1 May 2012, 15:52
Do you have the second monitor cloned or extended?
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Domi 1 May 2012, 15:55
Why not use the same resolution on both?
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Tursas 1 May 2012, 15:57
Different sized monitors. Other one is smaller and older, so it has lower max resolution.
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Domi 1 May 2012, 15:58
Ohh that sucks :P
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Tursas 1 May 2012, 16:00
Ye, I know :x
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bAnga 1 May 2012, 16:14
Got the same here.
Got an widescreen and 1 18inch.
The widescreen is Screen 1.
18inch is Screen 2.
You can change those settings in the control panel of you card.
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Burneddi 1 May 2012, 17:08
I have something similar, and I don't think it's the resolution of the other monitor that changes. It's because of the way Windows handles window placement and positions, and I don't think there's any way to fix it.
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FLExican 1 May 2012, 18:35
dont have any problems :o)
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