No real technical updates, but I changed the fullscreen api to be a proper library.

That means you won't have to copy paste a bunch of files anymore.

It should be very easy to change your code, here's a working example:

import fullscreen.*;

FullScreen fs;

void setup(){
 // set size to 640x480
 size(640, 480);

 // Create the fullscreen object
 fs = new FullScreen(this);
 
 // enter fullscreen mode
 fs.enter();
}


void draw(){
 // draw something
}


As always:
http://www.superduper.org/processing/fullscreen_api/


I still wasn't able to properly handle opengl issues, as well as having a sketch span over multiple monitors. Sorry for that. If anybody has an idea how to solve this please contact me!

OK .. I have now managed to load (I guess) the fullscreen API in my sketch. This is exactly the code I have inserted:

import fullscreen.*;

FullScreen fs;

void setup(){
 // set size to 640x480
 size(640, 480);

 // 5 fps
 frameRate(5);

 // Create the fullscreen object
 fs = new FullScreen(this);
 
 // enter fullscreen mode
 fs.enter();
}


void draw(){
 background(0);
 fill(255, 0, 0);

 for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++){
   fill(
     random(255),
     random(255),
     random(255)
   );
   rect(
     i*10, i*10,
     width - i*20, height - i*20
   );
 }
}

And I now get the following error:


/tmp/build26493.tmp/Temporary_2277_5309.java:3:1:3:10: Semantic Error: Found package ".FullScreen" when a type was expected.

/tmp/build26493.tmp/Temporary_2277_5309.java:13:12:13:21: Semantic Error: Found package ".FullScreen" when a type was expected.

apple.awt.EventQueueExceptionHandler Caught Throwable : java.lang.NullPointerException
java.lang.NullPointerException
at processing.app.Editor.handleStop(Editor.java:1196)
at processing.app.EditorToolbar.mousePressed(EditorToolbar.java:320)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5163)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:4963)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1613)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3681)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1671)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3543)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:3527)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3239)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3172)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:1657)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1606)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3543)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:480)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:2
34)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:184
)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:178)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:170)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:100)


Why oh why? Thanks a lot for your help.

diordna wrote on Nov 9^th, 2007, 8:36pm:

good idea, i'll definitely include this in the next version.

hansi.

Works with OPENGL as well!(windows XP)
But is there any way how to use this library with second screen(projector)? It works, if I set the 'projector screen' as the copy of the desktop, but it of course takes over both screens(which isn't that useful in some situations as you can probably imagine ). When the projector  is set as second monitor, it places the fullscreen on the computer and my working desktop on the projector screen (which is even less useful than the first option ). Maybe someone knows how to solve this? Thank you

hi,
maybe this code snippet may help till the next version of fullscreen api is out. it sets the frame to undecorated, then set the position of the frame to your preferred location in setup()

Code:

// overwrite PApplet's init method
// to set the frame to undecorated=true 
public void init() {
  frame.setUndecorated(true);
  super.init();
}

void setup() {
  // set the siz of the sketch to the 
  // screen resolution of the second screen
  size(1024,768,OPENGL);
  // set the location of the undecorated frame
// in this example to the right of screen 1
  frame.setLocation(screen.width, 0);
}

void draw() {
  background(0);
}
 

Hi,

I tried Sojamo's code in a Mac (PowerBook).
The compiler throws the exception:

java.awt.IllegalComponentStateException: The frame is displayable.

Can you give me some hint?

Thanks,
L.

hey all!

i'm almost finished with something i call the "soft" fullscreen mode. it'll allow you to have dualscreen sketches, also it's a less invasive way of switching to fullscreen.

if you have two screens and you'd like to test this please send me your email adress as a message in the forums, i'll then send you the files.

all the best and stay tuned, it won't be a long wait.

hansi.

Try stick this in after the size(w,h); statement, it gets rid of the menubar:

/* full screen */
 frame.dispose();
 GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
 GraphicsDevice displayDevice=ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
 frame.setUndecorated(true);
 displayDevice.setFullScreenWindow(frame);
 Dimension fullscreen = frame.getSize();
 this.setBounds((fullscreen.width - this.width) / 2,
 (fullscreen.height - this.height) / 2,
 this.width, this.height);
 /* end full screen */


Example usage:


void setup()
{

 size(1280,800);

 /* full screen */
 frame.dispose();
 GraphicsEnvironment ge = GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment();
 GraphicsDevice displayDevice=ge.getDefaultScreenDevice();
 frame.setUndecorated(true);
 displayDevice.setFullScreenWindow(frame);
 Dimension fullscreen = frame.getSize();
 this.setBounds((fullscreen.width - this.width) / 2,
 (fullscreen.height - this.height) / 2,
 this.width, this.height);
 /* end full screen */
}

Its a hack and probably breaks down with more than one screen. All it does is shut down the current frame and restart it up with fullscreen settings. The code is mostly copied from Processing's present mode.