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Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:21:36 +0400
From: Andrey Repin <anrdaemon@freemail.ru>
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To: Richard Gribble <richard@gandalfwizard.us>, cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: X windows behavior
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Greetings, Richard Gribble!

>> I use Cygwin/X on a laptop using a docking station (with the external
>> monitor the primary display). Cygwin behaves very nasty in two ways:
>>
>> 1.) When two monitors are connected, new windows always open on the
>> secondary monitor. I have to move all of them manually back to my
>> primary monitor :( Is there a way to avoid this?
>>
>> 2.) When not docked, the secondary monitor seems to be used
>> "implicitely": Some new windows are not visible. Then I realize they are
>> "hidden" and I can (manually) drag them back to the main monitor. Also,
>> the "Exiting Cygwin/X"? dialog seems to be opened in an invisible,
>> virtual area: I just do not see this dialog. Only when I dock the next
>> time, I see that this windows actually pops up in the second monitor.

> I believe you'll find this is the default behavior with Windows XP and
> Windows 7 as well.  In my experience, the issue is that windows
> "remember" where they were last, and reopen there.  Thus if you had
> Firefox open in the secondary monitor, reboot (without the secondary
> monitor), and reopen Firefox, it will reopen on the secondary monitor
> - and you won't see it.

If application window is created outside desktop space, this is bug, that
needs fixing.

Also, please don't top-post.


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WBR,
Andrey Repin (anrdaemon@freemail.ru) 17.04.2013, <22:20>

Sorry for my terrible english...


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