Allow Stats on Desktop

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  1. QuakerOatz

    QuakerOatz Guest

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    How could I view all the OSD stats on the desktop, as I would see if an application profile triggered the OSD?
    I have everything turned on in the Global profile, as it is in by Gaming profile, which works great in-game.
    I even creates a profile for explorer.exe, which does not work.

    I've heard there may be a hardcoded exclusion, so it won't show the OSD on the desktop, when not in game/application.

    I want to monitor stats all the time, especially when I'm encoding video.
    Many thanks, this app is the best, SOOO many options, a geeks delight.
     
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    QuakerOatz Guest

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    Nevermind, just run
    C:\Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner Statistics Server\SDK\Tools\DesktopOverlayHost\Release\DesktopOverlayHost.exe.

    Also the change the background color, click "Desktop Overlay Host" in the systray.
     
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  3. Petro_Zha

    Petro_Zha New Member

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    Is there a possibility:
    1. Keep monitoring on the desktop in the background, not on top of other windows?
    2. Bind different OSD layer templates to different applications?
     
  4. Andy_K

    Andy_K Master Guru

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    The Tool DesktopOverlayHost is completely open source, you can edit and make it behave like you want it to.
    Have a look in folder C:\Program Files (x86)\RivaTuner Statistics Server\SDK\Tools\DesktopOverlayHost

    So the answer is yes, but you should be able to code in c++
     
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  5. LokiOne71

    LokiOne71 New Member

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    I managed to display stats on a second monitor with DesktopOverlayHost, but I still see the OSD also in game. Is the possibility to hide it and keep the only OSD on the second monitor?
     
  6. Unwinder

    Unwinder Ancient Guru Staff Member

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    Disable OSD for global profile but keep it enabled in DesktopOverlayHost profile
     
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    I try to use it for a desktop based game (Solsuite 2021) but i cant get it to work.
     

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