Live View without a second monitor

JVanders

Normally when I'm setting up a service at home I don't have a projector or second monitor attached. Prior to upgrading to 3.0.1 I could get the service set up then double click on the first item. This would open it in Live View (over the top of the Open LP window) and I could use the keyboard arrows to run through the service, then use Esc to exit Live View. Since upgrading the only service item that will open in Live View is videos (images and songs won't open), and then there is no way to close it (Esc or any other key that I've tried doesn't work). I have to force a restart of the laptop. When I have a 2nd monitor attached everything seems to work properly.

When I first open OpenLP with no 2nd monitor I get a message that "There is a mismatch between screens and screen settings.......". I can't find anything obvious. I tried ticking "Display if a single screen" in Screens settings but that made the program unusable as the logo screen would open over the top of the OpenLP window and there was no way to get rid of it. All I can do is force a restart then attach a second monitor and make it Primary. Then the Open LP window would open on that screen (with the logo still hogging the laptop screen) and I can untick that setting.

I'm running Windows 11 if that makes any difference. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

funkydan2

No help, just a 'me too'. I running MacOS and this was previously my workflow but doesn't work in version 3.

raoul

That is just a warning message to tell you that the configuration OpenLP is detecting doesn't match the one OpenLP detected the last time (and the one you saved). If everything is working fine, you can just ignore it.

JVanders

Thanks for your reply raoul. I will ignore the message from now on. Everything is working fine when I have a second monitor or projector attached, but not when working with just the laptop monitor. As described in my first paragraph, the new version is behaving differently to the old version as far as Live View is concerned. Is this how it is meant to be?

nickmuteti

This issue has never been resolved, even in the latest versions.

One has to open the software before connecting the other screens, otherwise it will show on the computer at the size of the largest screen available.

PaulRowell

I use a single monitor set up when preparing services. I have the dimensions for the live screen sized to the same size as those used at church (Full HD). I then use The D key to display the live screen and press D again to hide it.

witterholt

So if I understand correctly the "issue" is that the presentation view is displayed right after starting OpenLP?

PaulRowell

It can take a few seconds for OpenLP to finish starting up, but clicking on the splash screen and then pressing "d" will give you access to OpenLP.