NSIS Function to get main display refresh rate?

[enzeinzen]

Hi' i'm trying to include a function in my script to detect the refresh rate of the main display. However, I do not know how to incorporate the functions into NSIS code.

I already managed to find a way to get the resolution using the following code:

System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i0)i.r0
System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i1)i.r1

However, in order to obtain the refresh rate, one must use EnumDisplayDevices to get the right display and then pass that to EnumDisplaySettings. I do not know how to do that.

Any help would be much appreciated. I am trying to build a portable application using the portableapps.com framework that uses NSIS language.

Thank you and sorry for being a n00b.

[Anders]

You did say main display which I interpret as the primary monitor.

!define /IfNDef VREFRESH 116
System::Call USER32::GetDC(p0)p.r1
System::Call GDI32::GetDeviceCaps(pr1,i${VREFRESH})i.r0
System::Call USER32::ReleaseDC(p0,pr1)
DetailPrint $0

but

For display devices: the current vertical refresh rate of the device, in cycles per second (Hz).
A vertical refresh rate value of 0 or 1 represents the display hardware's default refresh rate.

Not sure if recent hardware can report 0 or 1 or maybe it was just Win95/98.

https://nsis.sourceforge.io/NSISMultiMon_plug-in can give you some information about the different monitors. https://nsis.sourceforge.io/ChangeRes_plug-in can change it but I don't think it can read it.

[enzeinzen]

It does seem to work but it only returns 0.

[Anders]

!define /IfNDef CCHDEVICENAME 32
!define /IfNDef CCHFORMNAME 32
!define /IfNDef ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS -1
!define /IfNDef DM_DISPLAYFREQUENCY 0x00400000
!include LogicLib.nsh
System::Call '*(&i${CCHDEVICENAME},i,&l2,&i2,i0, i,i,i,i, i,i,&i2,&i${CCHFORMNAME},&i2,i,i,i,i,i)p.r1'
System::Call 'USER32::EnumDisplaySettingsA(p0, i${ENUM_CURRENT_SETTINGS}, pr1)i.r0'
System::Call '*$1(&i${CCHDEVICENAME},i,&l2,&i2,i, i,i,i,i, i,i,&i2,&i${CCHFORMNAME},&i2,i,i,i,i,i.r2)'
System::Free $1
${If} $0 <> 0
DetailPrint $2
${EndIf}

for

the current display device on the computer on which the calling thread is running

whatever that means.

[MaGoth]

Hi, enzeinzen
If still relevant, is this solution suitable for you?



MfG MaGoth,

[enzeinzen]

No, sadly I didn't manage to find a way to make this work. What I'm trying to do is incorporate this into a PortableApps.com launcher. Getting a function that is so complex to work within the PA.com framework is, however above my level of competence.

[enzeinzen]

For example, this is how obtaining the resolution for further use is done:

${SegmentInit}
System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i0)i.r0
System::Call user32::GetSystemMetrics(i1)i.r1

${SetEnvironmentVariable} ScreenWidth $0
${SetEnvironmentVariable} ScreenHeight $1

[Anders]

What is the problem with the last code I posted?