EventGhost

I have been struggling with this for weeks and discovered eventghost. I have unsuccessfully been able to accomplish with eventghost as well. Here is my request/setup:

Current setup consists of my PC running Windows 8 attached to my primary monitor via HDMI and secondary display (TV), actually a Marantz 8801 in my den. XBMC Frod RC3 w/ Aeon Nox skin. I controll XBMC and Win 8 in the den with a Logitech Dinovo BT KB. I have a key mapped on the KB that launches a batch file and copies the guisettings.xml for the TV and on exit restores the original, not ideal but works most of the time.

My goal is to be able to launch XBMC on the secondary display (Marantz---->TV) when detected/on and still be able to use the PC while XBMC is running. Additionaly I would like to launch XBMC on the primary; sometimes I want to use XBMC while I am sitting at my desk to both listen/watch media and configuration of XBMC. So in a nut-shell, launch XBMC and display according to what displays are attached.

I will be glad to compensate a developer or a member to assist me and will make it worth your time and effort.

Thanks!

Only thing that I know of that might work is changing the advancedsettings.xml look here for the info.
Basically if EventGhost detects you have the TV on use a advancedsettings.xml that specifies the TV other vice use the monitor one.

I have not actually tried specifying the monitor in the advancedsettings.xml so don't know if it works like you want.

jonib

You'll want to use the set display action. You press query to remember the current setting and then switch the other monitor on and repeat the process. Then you can use different events to run the different 'set displays'.

Below are two monitors attached: