How can I send output to an external/second display in Java?
I would like to be able to emulate the functionality of the "Presenter Tools" in MS Office. This requires the program to be able to detect and use an external/secondary monitor/projector.
Could somebody please point me in the right direction for achieving this.
I would like to use Java 1.5
Thankyou.
Asked by: Lenny799 | Posted: 28-01-2022
Answer 1
Through the GraphicsEnvironment class you can get information about the available screens on the computer. In the docs for GraphicsDevice there is a basic example showing how to get and use the screen information.
Answered by: Aida679 | Posted: 01-03-2022Answer 2
It really depends on the GUI API you are planning.
For AWT, see John Meagher's post.
For SWT, you can look at Display.getMonitors() for a starting point.
Answered by: Lyndon266 | Posted: 01-03-2022Answer 3
I don't know, as I have only one screen... But I know the Most Pixels Ever library: it is a Java library for Processing, but I suppose it uses standard Java stuff to do that, the Processing part being only for easy interface.
Answered by: Roman293 | Posted: 01-03-2022Similar questions
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