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G-day, I managed to get 1024x768 on both monitors using chapers 1 for the mainscreen and chapter 2 for the extended or ( 2nd monitor ).
So far so good - er, could somone please tell me how the heck I can have a situation where ( for example ) if I have a pic on monitor 1 -and by clicking on a button on monitor 2, the pic will change?

Its not really about pictures, its about communicating between these two monitors.

fir example, I have a sample text on page one ( in chapter one ) that simply says " monkey".

On page one ( chapter 2 ) I have a button called "bad monkey".

when I attmept to go to the properties and create a command to "hide" the text on page 1 ( chapter one ) caled " monkey" - its not listed.

So how do I get to be able to control what happens to things on a different screen, in a different chapter if I cant see it listed? - how do these 2 chapters interact?

Simply, how can i make something on one screen be affected by a button ( or whatever )on the second screen?

Hi Rick,

You can access objects directly across pages for multi monitor - you need to control elements using variables.

Somewhere in the depths of this forum is a publication I created that shows how to achieve this.

Mack

Rick

If you are using Opus Pro, then there was a Sample Publication included in the frey that set up a coordinated 2-chapter operation. I think they called it "Cue/control" or similar, and "Content" pages in the 2nd chapter. (not mentioned, or I didn't see, are steps to configure 2 monitors. But it is in Properties dialog... probably at Chap level.)

You could modify the cue pages to suit. Use listboxes or whatever.

I don't use 2 mons. I know others have posted some info on that.

Good luck.

Ok, I now have interaction via variables. - and thanks for the heads up too fellas.

Ive found a NEW and some what interesting problem.

As you know I run 2 seperate monitors and each monitor shows a seperate chapter right? - Well on monitor (1 chapter 1) I have the OUTPUT and monitor (2 chapter 2) I show the users controls.

( LEFT SCREEN )---------------------------------( RIGHT SCREEN )

is in chapter 1 ---------------------- ------------is in chapter 2

5 pages that auto-cycle---------------------main Options page
----------------------------------- ----------( load a picture menu )

Problem is, when I run the program, and go to the load pic menu, as the left page cycles to the next page, the right screen resets to the main Options screen.

So, for some reason it jumps out of the load pic page and back to the main Options page instead. - Ive ALSO selected the option that allows these pages to be "excluded from goto or random " - and it still does it.

Should I use 2 completely different pages to control the flow of info? - or should I just use stretched pages with the options only appearing on the right? ( I thought 2 seperate monitors each witrh its own chapter would make more sense.

Its all good, I got the problem sorted out myelf - gee, Opus DOES have some real power under the hood eh?

Thanks to all for your help fellas.

A small understatement Opus is an object based multimedia package with a full object orientated scripting language - giving the user amazing control.

Glad you solved the problem. If you are developing advanced multi monitor publications and need serious control of objects across pages you need to look at the GetPublication / GetChild scripting commands as these offer a more powerful approach to controlling your content.

Mack