Multi monitor support needs improvements

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Using Windows XP SP2 and dual monitor setup. 1920x1200 primary and
1280x1024 secondary.

Secondary monitor is located on left side of primary monitor. Program
assumes it is located at right side and captures blank space into
screenshots. Need some way to set/detected location of secondary monitor.

Something to do with different resolutions?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mikefu...@gmail.com on 22 Jul 2009 at 10:43

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Original comment by kee...@gmail.com on 1 Oct 2009 at 10:34

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Same thing for Win7.64 as well, with secondary monitor above the primary, black 
space captured at the right. Would be happy if I could set this if detect is 
tricky.

Original comment by oinkf...@gmail.com on 21 Nov 2010 at 11:55

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Fixed. Should take screenshots of 2 monitors with any orientation or relative 
resolution.

Original comment by kee...@gmail.com on 21 Dec 2010 at 12:05

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Suggestion to add a check box option or something to designate which monitor or 
monitors will be captured to solve all multiple monitor issues.  These issues 
can vary widely depending on many factors ranging from driver versions, 
hardware, OS settings, individual setups, etc...  The most comprehensive and 
versatile solution would be to detect all attached monitors and offer some kind 
of option to designate which to capture.   

I have 4 monitors.  3 across and 1 above.  My windows display settings have the 
above/top monitor as 1(HDMI video card), Monitor 2 is center(DVI first slot 
video card), Monitor 3 is on the right set as main display (wacom cintiq DVI 
second slot video card), Monitor 4 is to the left (DVI onboard video).

I'm assuming Chronolapse uses the id numbers assigned to the monitors by 
Windows to determine which monitors to capture instead of primary monitor 
designation.  As it is capturing monitor id 1 and id 2, which are both 
secondary monitors.  I'm working on my primary monitor, wacom cintiq, but it is 
assigned by windows as monitor id 3.I'm looking into registry fixes to reassign 
the id numbers windows assigns. 

Original comment by jacco...@gmail.com on 7 Feb 2014 at 7:01

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Okay, scratch the Windows id assumption.  I disconnected all monitors and 
reattached them one by one with my cintiq in the first DVI slot on video card 
this time.  The top monitor is still attached to HDMI on video card forcing 
Windows to assign it id 1 and the first DVI slot id 2.  I thought this would at 
least let me capture with the dual monitor option and just crop in editing 
software.  Nope!  Chronolapse is still capturing the top/above monitor id 1 and 
the center monitor id 3.  Here is visual of my monitor spacial and id 
configuration before and after:

before:
     [1]
[4]  [2]  [3]

after reconfig

     [1]
[4]  [3]  [2]  

In both cases Chronolapse only captures the center monitors(top and center) 
regardless of id or main display designation.

My configuration situation is limited by available video ports.  Cintiq right 
monitor only DVI, center monitor only DVI(3D vision), left monitor only 
DVI(onboard), top/above is a TV HDMI only. I work on art on my wacom cintiq 
positioned to the right  because it is mounted on an articulated arm.  I need 
it to the right and not center so not to cover my keyboard while drawing.  My 
center monitor is used for mouse work, like 3D modeling and gaming.

I appreciate your software and hard work.  I don't do much coding, but can 
imagine it being just a matter of making a call to the OS to pull monitor id to 
populate an array and using that array to make a check box list.  Then coding 
the software to capture the selected monitor/s.

Please consider adding an option to select which monitor or monitors to 
capture.  

Original comment by jacco...@gmail.com on 7 Feb 2014 at 7:59

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I agree, this is driving me crazy at the moment. Chronolapse is determined to 
only capture the monitor I am not actually using. I will try unplugging it for 
now.

Original comment by m...@yorkstcreative.com on 7 Aug 2014 at 2:43