"External Display Only" without hard keys

[afarre]

When PDA is in Mirror Mode (VGA out) it only behaves at its normal speed when PDA screen is turned off by pressing POWER + RECORD buttons at a time.
Standard methods to turn off PDA display are not valid because POWER+RECORD does more than that, it disables graphics chip Intel 2700g to drive internal PDA screen.
The only way I found to get similar behavior without using hard key is Nyditot. It is a nice and powerful tool but it does more than I need, it takes some MB of RAM and it seems to me it slows down a little PDA speed.

:approve:Thanks to Aximsite user Camomille:approve: I got SDK to write software for Intel 2700g.
After a lot of fighting against 2700g API I have to say I have not been able to set “dual mode”, I am able just to set mode “external screen only”, but it closely match what I need ..., and for setting "dual mode" you still have PDA Mirror Mode utility

I finally wrote ExternalDisplay application:

1. It behaves similar to setting PDA Mirror Mode + pressing POWER+RECORD buttons.
2. It adds also a similar icon to PDA Tray Bar that allows returning to normal setup.
3. Unlike PDA Mirror Mode this status survive to POWER ON / OFF actions.

REMARKS

If you execute ExternalDisplay without an external display connected you will get a blank screen and the only way to get it back is soft resetting (or try to touch the tray icon without seeing it :rolling:).

It is known that TomTom behaves slower in landscape and does not work in landscape + Mirror Mode:
With ExternalDisplay works perfect!!!:approve::approve:

WM2003: Sorry, the tray bar icon part of the code is not compatible with WM2003
:hide::hide:WM6: Uhmmm, I believe there are several of you with it :hide::hide:

PROGRAMMERS:

Here there is the source code, I do not have much time for further bug fixing and improvements. The code is a mixure of 2700g SDK Mirror sample and Microsoft WM5/6 SDK tray bar icon sample. Please upload any fix / improvements.

LINKS:

2700g SDK (Thanks again Camomille!)
Windows Mobile 5.0 SDK for Pocket PC
Windows Mobile 6 SDK Refresh


[Edit 08.23.07]
Removed download executable files and added CAB install files instead.
Also replaced src file to include INF files to build CAB files.
No changes, no upgrades.

[Edit 09.07.07]
Added WM2003 compilation contributed by Camomille (see post #7).

[Bill_Todd]

Nice little utility :)

Now, how about something to change resolution? ;)

[afarre]

I believe if you need one or two more gadgets then is when using Nyditot starts to be worth.

I really had very bad time writing this code, 2700g SDK is poor documented and I spent hours doing try & error.
But I have to say I discover that it seems to be possible to do very funny things, like extended desktop or launching an app at external display while having normal internal display.

[bigbop]

I believe if you need one or two more gadgets then is when using Nyditot starts to be worth.

I really had very bad time writing this code, 2700g SDK is poor documented and I spent hours doing try & error.
But I have to say I discover that it seems to be possible to do very funny things, like extended desktop or launching an app at external display while having normal internal display.

Very nice, Afarre.

[afarre]

Removed download executable files and added CAB install files at first post
Also replaced src file to include INF files to build CAB files.
No changes, no upgrades.

[linc]

thanks for the program afarre!

[camomille]

Hello,

Without modifying the Affare sources ,I made function ExternalDisplay for WM2003SE compiling under EVC4

TCPMP for an operation in Landscape mode on external screen with touchscreen :

1) in TCPMP Option/Orientation/Follow GUI.
2) Landscape mode on PPC.
3) Run ExternalDisplay.exe = PPC is white
5) On external LCD ,run TCPMP.
6) Start divx.
7) 2x click on screen for Full Screen Landscape :approve::approve:

ExternalDisplay for WM2003SE (X50v) :

ExternalDisplay.exe



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[afarre]

Hello Camomille!,
nice to hearing from you again.
Thank you for the WM2003 compilation, I just added it at first post as cab install :approve:

Hello,

Without modifying the Affare sources ,I made function ExternalDisplay for WM2003SE compiling under EVC4

TCPMP for an operation in Landscape mode on external screen with touchscreen :

1) in TCPMP Option/Orientation/Follow GUI.
2) Landscape mode on PPC.
3) Run ExternalDisplay.exe = PPC is white
5) On external LCD ,run TCPMP.
6) Start divx.
7) 2x click on screen for Full Screen Landscape :approve::approve:

ExternalDisplay for WM2003SE (X50v) :

ExternalDisplay.exe



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[camomille]

Hello Afarre,

It is always with pleasure that I try to render service and I will more often come if my English were correct.
They are my first steps in C++ and thank you to have given me the occasion to begin and oblige me to install EVC4 and emulation WM2003SE.


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[danshi]

to Afarre
what version of TOMTOM work correctly? i try tomtom 5 in landscape+mirror but tomtom rotate screen in portret after start and work very slowely