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[A5] Show & Hide window/display Cross-Platform ?
SilverTES
Member #16,572
October 2016

I wonder to know if we can show and hide the display with allegro 5 functions ?

Something like this:

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1ALLEGRO_DISPLAY * display[2]; // if I have 3 monitors for example ! 2 3function_to_show(display[0]); // show display[0] ! 4function_to_hide(display[1]); // hide display[1] ! 5function_to_hide(display[2]); // hide display[2] !

Have you some solution ? I can use winapi with , ShowWindow & HideWindow, but it's not very cross-platform.

EDIT : Finally, I found a solution ! ;)

create-> destroy -> create -> destroy...(bitmap & display at the same time)

Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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SilverTES
Member #16,572
October 2016

Refactor Code, MultiMonitor support, Allegro 5:

Window.h :

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1#ifndef WINDOW_H_INCLUDED 2#define WINDOW_H_INCLUDED 3 4template <class E, class M> 5E log (E error, M msg) 6{ 7 std::cout << msg; 8 return error; 9} 10 11class Window 12{ 13 public: 14 15 Window(){} 16 virtual ~Window(){} 17 18 int init(int screenW, int screenH, int scale, const char* title) 19 { 20 if (!al_init()) 21 return log(1,"- Unable to init Allegro 5 !\n"); 22 23 if (!al_init_image_addon()) 24 return log(1,"- Unable to init Addon image !\n"); 25 26 if (!al_init_primitives_addon()) 27 return log(1,"- Unable to init Addon primitives !\n"); 28 29 if (!al_init_font_addon()) 30 return log(1,"- Unable to init Addon font !\n"); 31 32 if (!al_init_ttf_addon()) 33 return log(1,"- Unable to init Addon ttf !\n"); 34 35 if (!al_install_keyboard()) 36 return log(2,"- Unable to install Keyboard !\n"); 37 38 if (!al_install_mouse()) 39 return log(2,"- Unable to install Keyboard !\n"); 40 41 _title = title; 42 _scaleWindowed = scale; 43 _screenW = screenW; 44 _screenH = screenH; 45 _isFullScreen = false; 46 _displayAdapter = 0; 47 48 _windowDisplay = al_create_display(screenW*scale,screenH*scale); 49 _windowBuffer = al_create_bitmap(screenW,screenH); 50 51 al_set_window_title(_windowDisplay, _title); 52 setupScreen(_isFullScreen); 53 54 55 return log(0,"- Init Window ! \n"); 56 } 57 int done() 58 { 59 if (_windowBuffer != NULL) 60 al_destroy_display(_windowDisplay); 61 62 if (_windowDisplay != NULL) 63 al_destroy_bitmap(_windowBuffer); 64 65 return log(0,"- Done Window ! \n"); 66 } 67 68 int setWindow(int screenW, int screenH, int scale, const char* title, int adapter) 69 { 70 al_set_new_display_adapter(adapter); 71 _scaleWindowed = scale; 72 _windowDisplay = al_create_display(screenW*scale,screenH*scale); 73 al_set_window_title(_windowDisplay, title); 74 75 return log(0,"+++ Window Modified !\n"); 76 } 77 78 void delWindow() 79 { 80 if (_windowDisplay!=NULL) 81 al_destroy_display(_windowDisplay); 82 83 _windowDisplay = NULL; 84 } 85 86 void beginRender() const 87 { 88 al_set_target_bitmap(_windowBuffer); 89 } 90 91 void endRender() const 92 { 93 al_set_target_backbuffer(_windowDisplay); 94 al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb(0,0,0)); 95 96 if (_isFullScreen) 97 al_draw_scaled_bitmap(_windowBuffer, 98 0,0,_screenW,_screenH, 99 _viewX,_viewY,_viewW,_viewH, 100 0); 101 else 102 al_draw_scaled_bitmap(_windowBuffer, 103 0,0,_screenW,_screenH, 104 0,0,_screenW*_scaleWindowed,_screenH*_scaleWindowed, 105 0); 106 al_flip_display(); 107 } 108 109 void switchMonitor() 110 { 111 _displayAdapter++; 112 if (_displayAdapter>al_get_num_video_adapters()-1) _displayAdapter =0; 113 delWindow(); 114 setWindow(_screenW,_screenH,_scaleWindowed,_title,_displayAdapter); 115 setupScreen(_isFullScreen); 116 } 117 118 void toggleFullScreen() 119 { 120 int activeMonitor( (currentMonitor(getDisplay())) ); 121 if (_displayAdapter != activeMonitor) 122 { 123 _displayAdapter = activeMonitor; // Set index at current Monitor ! 124 delWindow(); 125 setWindow(_screenW,_screenH,_scaleWindowed,_title,_displayAdapter); 126 } 127 setupScreen(_isFullScreen = !_isFullScreen); 128 } 129 130 void setupScreen(bool isFullScreen) 131 { 132 _isFullScreen = isFullScreen; 133 al_set_display_flag(_windowDisplay, ALLEGRO_FULLSCREEN_WINDOW, isFullScreen); 134 135 ALLEGRO_MONITOR_INFO info; 136 al_get_monitor_info(_displayAdapter, &info); 137 138 _currentMonitorW = info.x2 - info.x1; 139 _currentMonitorH = info.y2 - info.y1; 140 141 // calculate scaling factor 142 _sx = _currentMonitorW / _screenW; 143 _sy = _currentMonitorH / _screenH; 144 _scaleMax = std::min(_sx, _sy); 145 146 // calculate how much the windowBuffer should be scaled 147 _viewW = _screenW * _scaleMax; 148 _viewH = _screenH * _scaleMax; 149 _viewX = (_currentMonitorW - _viewW) / 2; 150 _viewY = (_currentMonitorH - _viewH) / 2; 151 } 152 153 int currentMonitor(ALLEGRO_DISPLAY * display) // Find the current monitor where the window is 154 { 155 for (int i(0); i<al_get_num_video_adapters(); i++) 156 { 157 ALLEGRO_MONITOR_INFO info; 158 al_get_monitor_info(i, &info); 159 160 int xWin(0); 161 int yWin(0); 162 163 al_get_window_position(display, &xWin, &yWin); 164 165 if (xWin>=info.x1 && 166 yWin>=info.y1 && 167 xWin<info.x2 && 168 yWin<info.y2) 169 return i; 170 } 171 return 0; // Main/Default monitor 172 } 173 174 void pollMouse(ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE &mouseState) 175 { 176 177 if (_isFullScreen) 178 { 179 _xMouse = (mouseState.x-_viewX)/ float(_currentMonitorW/_screenW); 180 _yMouse = (mouseState.y-_viewY)/ float(_currentMonitorH/_screenH); 181 } 182 else 183 { 184 _xMouse = mouseState.x/_scaleWindowed; 185 _yMouse = mouseState.y/_scaleWindowed; 186 } 187 188 if (_xMouse < 0) _xMouse = 0; 189 if (_xMouse > _screenW) _xMouse = _screenW; 190 if (_yMouse < 0) _yMouse = 0; 191 if (_yMouse > _screenH) _yMouse = _screenH; 192 } 193 194 // Getter / Setter ! 195 196 ALLEGRO_DISPLAY * getDisplay() 197 { 198 return _windowDisplay; 199 } 200 201 ALLEGRO_BITMAP * getBuffer() 202 { 203 return _windowBuffer; 204 } 205 206 207 bool isFullScreen() const 208 { 209 return _isFullScreen; 210 } 211 212 int getDisplayAdapter() const 213 { 214 return _displayAdapter; 215 } 216 void setDisplayAdapter(int displayAdapter) 217 { 218 _displayAdapter = displayAdapter; 219 } 220 int getScaleWindowed() const 221 { 222 return _scaleWindowed; 223 } 224 225 int getScaleMax() const 226 { 227 return _scaleMax; 228 } 229 int getViewX() const 230 { 231 return _viewX; 232 } 233 int getViewY() const 234 { 235 return _viewY; 236 } 237 int getViewW() const 238 { 239 return _viewW; 240 } 241 int getViewH() const 242 { 243 return _viewH; 244 } 245 246 int getScreenW() const 247 { 248 return _screenW; 249 } 250 int getScreenH() const 251 { 252 return _screenH; 253 } 254 255 int getCurrentMonitorW() const 256 { 257 return _currentMonitorW; 258 } 259 int getCurrentMonitorH() const 260 { 261 return _currentMonitorH; 262 } 263 264 float getMouseX() const 265 { 266 return _xMouse; 267 } 268 float getMouseY() const 269 { 270 return _yMouse; 271 } 272 273 protected: 274 275 // Window 276 const char* _title; 277 int _displayAdapter; 278 bool _isFullScreen; 279 int _screenW; 280 int _screenH; 281 int _scaleWindowed; 282 283 // Screen 284 int _sx; 285 int _sy; 286 int _scaleMax; 287 int _viewW; 288 int _viewH; 289 int _viewX; 290 int _viewY; 291 292 // Monitor 293 int _currentMonitorW; 294 int _currentMonitorH; 295 296 // Mouse 297 float _xMouse; 298 float _yMouse; 299 300 private: 301 302 ALLEGRO_DISPLAY * _windowDisplay; 303 ALLEGRO_BITMAP * _windowBuffer; 304}; 305#endif // WINDOW_H_INCLUDED

MultiMonitor.cpp

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1#include <iostream> 2#include <vector> 3#include <memory> 4#include <allegro5/allegro.h> 5#include <allegro5/allegro_image.h> 6#include <allegro5/allegro_primitives.h> 7#include <allegro5/allegro_windows.h> 8#include <allegro5/allegro_ttf.h> 9#include <allegro5/allegro_font.h> 10#include <allegro5/allegro_windows.h> 11 12#include "Window.h" 13 14int main() 15{ 16// --- Local Variables --- 17 const char * title("--- Multi Monitor Allegro 5 ---"); 18 int screenW(320); 19 int screenH(180); 20 int scale(4); 21 const char * fontFile("Kyrou.ttf"); 22 int fontSize(8); 23 24 ALLEGRO_FONT * mainFont(NULL); 25 ALLEGRO_MOUSE_STATE _mouseState; 26 ALLEGRO_KEYBOARD_STATE _keyState; 27 28 bool _quit(false); 29 bool _keyFullScreen(false); 30 bool _keyTabScreen(false); 31 32 Window _window; 33 34// --- Init --- 35 _window.init(screenW,screenH,scale,title); 36 37// --- Load content --- 38 mainFont = al_load_font(fontFile,fontSize,0); 39 if (!mainFont) _quit = true; 40 41// --- Begin Main loop --- 42 while (!_quit) 43 { 44 // --- Input --- 45 46 // Keyboard 47 al_get_keyboard_state(&_keyState); 48 49 if (al_key_down(&_keyState, ALLEGRO_KEY_ESCAPE)) // Keyboard <Escape> for quit ! 50 _quit=true; 51 52 if (!al_key_down(&_keyState, ALLEGRO_KEY_TAB)) _keyTabScreen = false; 53 if (!al_key_down(&_keyState, ALLEGRO_KEY_F)) _keyFullScreen = false; 54 55 56 if (al_key_down(&_keyState, ALLEGRO_KEY_TAB) && !_keyTabScreen) // Keyboard <TAB> for switch monitor ! 57 { 58 _keyTabScreen = true; 59 _window.switchMonitor(); 60 } 61 if (al_key_down(&_keyState, ALLEGRO_KEY_F) && !_keyFullScreen) // Keyboard <F> to enter fullscreen ! 62 { 63 _keyFullScreen = true; 64 _window.toggleFullScreen(); 65 } 66 67 // Mouse 68 al_get_mouse_state(&_mouseState); 69 _window.pollMouse(_mouseState); 70 71 // --- Render --- 72 73 _window.beginRender(); 74 { 75 al_clear_to_color(al_map_rgb(25,30,50)); 76 77 int _windowX(0); 78 int _windowY(0); 79 80 al_get_window_position(_window.getDisplay(), &_windowX, &_windowY); 81 82 int _windowW(al_get_display_width(_window.getDisplay())); 83 int _windowH(al_get_display_height(_window.getDisplay())); 84 85 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 2, 0, 86 "_isFullScreen : %i", _window.isFullScreen()); 87 88 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 22, 0, 89 "_viewX : %i", _window.getViewX() ); 90 91 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 32, 0, 92 "_viewY : %i", _window.getViewY() ); 93 94 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 42, 0, 95 "_scaleMax : %i", _window.getScaleMax() ); 96 97 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 52, 0, 98 "_viewW : %i", _window.getViewW() ); 99 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(25,250,200), 200, 62, 0, 100 "_viewH : %i", _window.getViewH() ); 101 102 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(205,250,200), 4, 2, 0, 103 "currentMonitor : %i", _window.currentMonitor(_window.getDisplay())); 104 105 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(205,250,200), 4, 12, 0, 106 "_displayAdapter : %i", _window.getDisplayAdapter()); 107 108 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(250,120,50), 4, 36, 0, 109 "Window Pos : %i , %i", _windowX, _windowY); 110 111 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(0,250,250), 4, 46, 0, 112 "Window Size : %i , %i", _windowW, _windowH); 113 114 al_draw_textf(mainFont, al_map_rgb(50,150,250), 4, 106, 0, 115 "Mouse Pos : %i , %i", int(_window.getMouseX()), int(_window.getMouseY())); 116 117 al_draw_line(0,_window.getMouseY()+.5, 118 screenW,_window.getMouseY()+.5, 119 al_map_rgba(55,155,100,25),0); 120 121 al_draw_line(_window.getMouseX()+.5,0, 122 _window.getMouseX()+.5,screenH, 123 al_map_rgba(55,155,100,25),0); 124 } 125 _window.endRender(); 126 127 } 128// --- End Main loop --- 129 130// --- Done --- 131 132 _window.done(); 133 al_destroy_font(mainFont); 134 135// --- Quit program ! 136 return log(0,"- Program terminated normally !\n"); 137}

You can test here : https://www.allegro.cc/files/attachment/610653

TAB to switch monitor, F for fullscreen !

Edgar Reynaldo
Major Reynaldo
May 2007
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SilverTES
Member #16,572
October 2016

But when I create more one ALLEGRO_DISPLAY, one of display is very slow like 5fps !!

example something like this:

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1ALLEGRO_DISPLAY * _display[2] 2... 3... 4while (_quit) 5{ 6 // update : 7 if (_switchMonitor) 8 { 9 for (int i(0); i<2; i++) 10 { 11 HWND hwnd al_get_win_window_handle(_display[i]); 12 if (i != _selectedDisplay) 13 ShowWindow (hwnd, SW_HIDE); 14 else 15 ShowWindow (hwnd, SW_SHOW); 16 } 17 } 18 ... 19 ... 20 // render : 21 ... 22 ... 23 24 al_set_target_backbuffer( _display[_selectedDisplay] ); 25 al_flip_display(); 26}

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