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7on
Apr 5, 2004, 10:43 PM
Running two displays and I want to change the monitor I play on. Thanks.


SilentPanda
Apr 6, 2004, 08:12 AM
Go into "Displays" in system preferences and swap them.
crazzyeddie
Apr 6, 2004, 02:09 PM
Running two displays and I want to change the monitor I play on. Thanks.

Most games default to the monitor that you keep your menu bar on. Others have a separate setting, that can be accessed if you read the manual.
7on
Apr 7, 2004, 08:35 PM
eh, most of my games are demos. And I got Quake3 to go to my second monitor via the display solution. However, for example, my MOHAA Demo still wants to be played on my powerbook screen. Back when I first installed it, it gave that little prompt asking which monitor to use. I chose the Pbook LCD because I didn't have my 2nd monitor at an eye appeasing level. Now I wish to change it. Thanks.
7on
Apr 17, 2004, 03:53 PM
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wbrowne1
Apr 24, 2004, 12:22 PM
don't mean to threadjack... do you have to disable one of the monitors, or do games automatically devote all video memory to the monitor that it decides to run on?
powerofthekiwi
Apr 24, 2004, 09:24 PM
eh, most of my games are demos. And I got Quake3 to go to my second monitor via the display solution. However, for example, my MOHAA Demo still wants to be played on my powerbook screen. Back when I first installed it, it gave that little prompt asking which monitor to use. I chose the Pbook LCD because I didn't have my 2nd monitor at an eye appeasing level. Now I wish to change it. Thanks.

try holding down the "option" key when launching the game - this should pull that screen back up for you