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fastest way to mirror screen?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:26 am
by dige
Hi folks, I have two monitors on my computer. These are configured as an extended desktop.
With a small tool I would like to duplicate the contents of the first monitor to the second monitor,
so the extended desktop remains as it is.
What would be the best / fastest variant to do this?
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PrintWindow = GetFunction ( hLib , "PrintWindow" )
CallFunctionFast( PrintWindow, hwnd, hdc, #Null )
or
DeskDC = GetDC_(GetDesktopWindow_())
BitBlt_(hdc, 0, 0, Width, Height, DeskDC, x, y, #SRCCOPY|#CAPTUREBLT)
or
??
Thanks for any suggestions

Re: fastest way to mirror screen?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 11:37 am
by dige
Like this?
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#CAPTUREBLT = $40000000; For layered Windows
Procedure Capture (x, y)
Static DeskDC = 0
hdc = StartDrawing(CanvasOutput(0))
If hdc
If DeskDC = 0
DeskDC = GetDC_(GetDesktopWindow_())
EndIf
BitBlt_(hdc, 0, 0, 800, 600, DeskDC, x, y, #SRCCOPY|#CAPTUREBLT)
;ReleaseDC_(GetDesktopWindow_(), DeskDC)
EndIf
StopDrawing()
EndProcedure
OpenWindow(0, 0, 0, 800, 600, "", #WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW)
CanvasGadget(0, 0, 0, 800, 600 )
Repeat
Capture( DesktopMouseX(), DesktopMouseY())
Until WaitWindowEvent(10) = #PB_Event_CloseWindow
Re: fastest way to mirror screen?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 12:49 pm
by IdeasVacuum
Talking to yourself dige
It could be that like me, nobody understands what it is you are trying to achieve, or more to the point, why.
If you want a mirror image of one screen on the other, how about setting it as the screen background/wallpaper?
Code by Sparkie:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtopic.php?p=210909
Re: fastest way to mirror screen?
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 1:52 pm
by dige
Hi, Sparkie thank you for your feedback
Does not seem so easy to explain.. mainly its just bit blit the view from one monitor to another
or like a magnifier blit a part of the desktop no another..
The reason is, on the second monitor is allways visible a presentation and only sometimes
shall the content from the first monitor also be visible on the second, is that better understandable?
Ciao dige
Re: fastest way to mirror screen?
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 9:38 am
by dige
Its done.
Talking to myself again

Seems that the combination BitBlit_() and CanvasGadget() is fast enough.
If someone is interessted in a simple screen mirror tool:
http://www.dbsthumb.de/Download/MirrorScreen.zip
Have fun
