Elite: Dangerous Display Switcher

prowl · Sep 11, 2015

Hi I am getting this Error.
Normal ED install, not steam
It's in the ED Launch folder - was working perfectly before.
Win 10
ED latest release
ED CQC Beta

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ED_Display_Switcher.Form1.saveGUIColor(String.filename, String pre)

Any ideas? Many thanks for the tool. It's great!

Smack332 · Sep 13, 2015

prowl said:
Hi I am getting this Error.
Normal ED install, not steam
It's in the ED Launch folder - was working perfectly before.
Win 10
ED latest release
ED CQC Beta

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at ED_Display_Switcher.Form1.saveGUIColor(String.filename, String pre)

Any ideas? Many thanks for the tool. It's great!

Yes, it's due to the GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml file being empty after a fresh install. Until I update the tool, use this fix:

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=65258&p=2423741&viewfull=1#post2423741

The file is probably already there, it's just incomplete. The way I've coded EDDS, it doesn't add new lines to the xml file, it just edits the ones already there. I will change that in the next update.
If you edit the file so it looks like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GraphicsConfig>
<GUIColour>
<Default>
<LocalisationName>Standard</LocalisationName>
<MatrixRed> 1, 0, 0 </MatrixRed>
<MatrixGreen> 0, 1, 0 </MatrixGreen>
<MatrixBlue> 0, 0, 1 </MatrixBlue>
</Default>
</GUIColour>
</GraphicsConfig>

You should be good to go. After that you can change GUI color in EDDS and it will work.

redmantab · Dec 17, 2015

EDDS stopped working now that it is 64 bit. Is this something I can remedy quickly? I depend on EDDS and don't know how to manually change the colors. I LOVED this thing but now it isn't working.

Thebadmf · Dec 18, 2015

Sorry for the necro but with the release of horizons and the subsequent clean up of my massive EDLaunch folder this no longer works as it can't find AppConfig. I tried v0.5 from the site (which uses the override file) linked in the OP and no joy their either. Could we have the option to manually point the app to the required files if needed please?

Love this tool so much for swapping between VR and non-VR use.

Happy holidays to you and thanks for your hard work.

redmantab · Dec 18, 2015

Ok fellas so, in english for us non computer wiz folks.....how do I change me some interface colors? Is this app useless now? Can someone be nice enough to help me do it manually or help with a workaround for the EDD switcher?

Many thanks,

drkaii · Dec 23, 2015

Thebadmf said:
Sorry for the necro but with the release of horizons and the subsequent clean up of my massive EDLaunch folder this no longer works as it can't find AppConfig. I tried v0.5 from the site (which uses the override file) linked in the OP and no joy their either. Could we have the option to manually point the app to the required files if needed please?

Love this tool so much for swapping between VR and non-VR use.

Happy holidays to you and thanks for your hard work.

Yes, would love to see this working again

mossfoot · Dec 23, 2015

I not only would like to see this up and running again, but perhaps get some kind of collaboration going to combine it with other useful programs into some kind of one-stop shoping

For example, I'd love to see this combined with that program that automatically converts BMP to JPG and even includes system name in your picture (I can't remember the name of the program but it worked pretty well)

There's probably other useful ones out there, but who wants to install a dozen small useful programs? I've already got Voice Attack, FaceTrackNoIR, VLC Media... etc...

Thebadmf · Mar 30, 2016

Is this an active mod? I only ask because I love this and would like to see it support the new Graphics option behaviour, adjust all of the attributes as part of the saved profile, and backup the configuration.
All that and properly change the HUD again

/much kudos

Smack332 · Mar 31, 2016

Thebadmf said:
Is this an active mod? I only ask because I love this and would like to see it support the new Graphics option behaviour, adjust all of the attributes as part of the saved profile, and backup the configuration.
All that and properly change the HUD again

/much kudos

It has not been updated in a while, as I've been too busy. Now, with the Oculus 1.3 runtime released, I don't really see the need for the tool anymore.

If anyone would like to continue supporting it, contact me and I will give you the source code (if I can find it

).

SilverlightPony · Apr 28, 2016

Smack332 said:
It has not been updated in a while, as I've been too busy. Now, with the Oculus 1.3 runtime released, I don't really see the need for the tool anymore.

If anyone would like to continue supporting it, contact me and I will give you the source code (if I can find it ).

The main reason I'd like to see EDDS updated for Oculus runtime 1.3 and ED:Horizons is because it provides an easy way to (1) toggle the un-distorted secondary display on and off, and (2) change HUD colors. I'd offer to take the source code and do it myself, but I lack the coding know-how to do so (or really, any significant coding know-how at all).

Semus · Jul 1, 2016

I'm getting this error when trying to apply custom colors.

Any Ideas?

http://i.imgur.com/PHkxfKD.jpg

whataboutbob71 · Aug 12, 2016

Any way to get the latest exe? The one I download from the drop box is date modified 6-18-15 and the last modify date on the page says "Jan 30, 2016 (smack332) Changed supported language entry". I'm getting unhandled exceptions and I have the GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml file in with the exe and my AppData profile. I thinking Im getting an older version of the executable, its says file version 0.4.1.0.

SilverlightPony · Aug 13, 2016

whataboutbob71 said:
Any way to get the latest exe? The one I download from the drop box is date modified 6-18-15 and the last modify date on the page says "Jan 30, 2016 (smack332) Changed supported language entry". I'm getting unhandled exceptions and I have the GraphicsConfigurationOverride.xml file in with the exe and my AppData profile. I thinking Im getting an older version of the executable, its says file version 0.4.1.0.

That is the same version I have, and as far as I can tell, it's the most recent one.

JiDW · Aug 26, 2016

Hello! Thanks for this tool!

Unfortunately it doesn't work yet with the Oculus Store.

There is no "FORC-FDEV" folders in the oculus store release, but instead I have a folder called "elite-dangerous-64"

What I did to make it work was to create a symbolic link called "FORC-FDEV-D-1010" in the same folder as "elite-dangerous-64" and linked to this "elite-dangerous-64" folder.

This is the command I used : C:\Program Files\Oculus\Software\Software\frontier-developments-plc-elite-dangerous\Products>mklink /D FORC-FDEV-D-1010 elite-dangerous-64

Smack332 · Sep 7, 2016

The EDDS tool is no longer in development (and hasn't been for a long time), as I don't have the time. Dr. Kaii's excellent EDProfiler tool (link) does all EDDS did and much more.

Cheers!