QUICKSTART.md

⚡ Quick Start (5 minutes)

Prerequisites

• Windows 10/11 with 2+ monitors
• Go 1.22+ installed
• Administrator rights

Steps

1️⃣ Navigate to the folder

cd c:\Develop\Go\fsm

2️⃣ Download MultiMonitorTool (if you don't have it)

get-mmt.bat

Or download manually from: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/multi_monitor_tool.html

3️⃣ Build the utility

build.bat

Or manually:

go build -ldflags="-H windowsgui" -o fsm.exe

4️⃣ Run as administrator

.\run-admin.ps1

Or via CMD as admin:

fsm.exe

✅ Done!

The utility now:

• ✓ Sits in the system tray
• ✓ Automatically turns off monitors in fullscreen
• ✓ Writes logs to app.log
• ✓ Responds to commands from the tray

🧪 Testing

1. Open a game or application in full screen on the main monitor
2. Make sure other monitors are off (black screen)
3. Press Alt+Tab or close the game
4. Make sure the monitors are on

📝 Logs

# View logs
debug.bat --log

# Or manually
type app.log

⚙️ Configuration

Edit config.json:

{
  "pollIntervalMs": 300,           // Check frequency
  "fullscreenTolerancePx": 5,      // Tolerance for borderless windows
  "mmtPath": "MultiMonitorTool.exe",
  "logLevel": "info",
  "ignoreProcesses": [
    "Discord.exe",
    "Slack.exe"
  ]
}

Then restart the utility.

🎮 Tray Menu

Option	Action
▶ Resume	Enable/Disable automation
❌ Exit	Exit (restores config)

🆘 Problems?

# Test MultiMonitorTool
debug.bat --test-mmt

# View config
debug.bat --config

# Clear logs
debug.bat --clean

For more help, see INSTALL.md and README.md

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Ready? Run: .\run-admin.ps1