Load Monitor Profile, Launch Application, Set Monitor Profile Back After Exit • Scripted Function (Macro) • DisplayFusion by Binary Fortress Software

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Load Monitor Profile, Launch Application, Set Monitor Profile Back After Exit
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Description	This function demonstrates how to change your screen resolution, launch an application or game, then change the resolution back once the application/game has exited. Note: You must create monitor profiles with the desired settings for this function to work correctly.
Language	C# (.Net)
Minimum Version	7.0.0+
Created By	Thomas Malloch (BFS)
Contributors	-
Date Created	Sep 29, 2014
Date Last Modified	Oct 3, 2014

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using System;
using System.Drawing;

// The 'windowHandle' parameter will contain the window handle for the:
//   - Active window when run by hotkey
//   - Window Location target when run by a Window Location rule
//   - TitleBar Button owner when run by a TitleBar Button
//   - Jump List owner when run from a Taskbar Jump List
//   - Currently focused window if none of these match
public static class DisplayFusionFunction
{
	public static void Run(IntPtr windowHandle)
	{
		//load a monitor profile with the desired resolution settings
		BFS.DisplayFusion.LoadMonitorProfile("Modified Resolution Profile");
		
		//start a process and capture its application id
		uint appId = BFS.Application.Start("J:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\SteamApps\\common\\Orion Dino Beatdown\\Binaries\\Win32\\DinoHordeGame.exe", "");
		
		//wait forever for the above process to exit
		const int waitForever = 0;
		BFS.Application.WaitForExitByAppID(appId, waitForever);
		
		//load a monitor profile with your original resolution settings
		BFS.DisplayFusion.LoadMonitorProfile("Original Resolution Profile");
	}
}

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