OpenVideoMixProjector / OpenSourceProjector vs OpenProjector/ closemonitors / CloseProjector

[henry-delaruelle]

I am working on a C# library to use the new 5.0 obs-websocket, most of it works, but i run in to problems when i try to open projectors,
i can not use it in 5.0 and it does not work via the 4.x compat plugin.

I used the OpenProjector command to open a preview monitor on a second/third monitor connected to the computer

In version 5 this command is replace by two commands : OpenVideoMixProjector / OpenSourceProjector, but i can not get it to work.

with a -1 as monitorIndex the projectorGeometry does not give the expected result (i get a small windows, not the size i expect) with a monitorIndex valye > -1 i would expect a fullscreen preview but nothing happends.

the closemonitors command is replaced by CloseProjector, but this is not implemented yet ?

i have some questions:

1. Is the projectorGeometry string in qt5 different than in qt6? and if so what is changed ?
2. What should i use a monitorIndex, in the documentation a see a GetMonitorList command, but i don't see an event that returns a MonitorList.
3. any idea when the CloseProjector request will be implemented. I use the c# library to control obs from an android app, and when the projector functions work, i can move to OBS 5.01, please advice

[tt2468]

1. I honestly have no clue. Possibly? You'd have to look up the Qt docs for that.
2. The GetMonitorList request returns an ordered list of monitors, and you use the index to open projectors, as described.
3. We have never had a closemonitors request, I have no idea where you would have seen that before. There is no estimate for when CloseProjector will be implemented, as the whole projector system really needs a rewrite.

[henry-delaruelle]

1. I could not find the information i needed in the documentation, fortunately the ini file of obs contained some projectorGeometry items, i could use these to find out the structure.
2. Thanks, that was what i needed !!
3. Sorry, I wrote my own, it would be helpfull if it was available as a command