Dual Monitor Search-and-Rescue
This tip is for anyone with a Windows laptop who has a second monitor on their desk and runs it in dual monitor mode (or is considering that). There are times when the laptop will be on the road, as laptops are wont to do, without the benefit of that second monitor. That spells trouble for certain software that knows how to play nice, but not super-nice.
Most software is considerate enough to remember the current size and position of the window when exiting. It’ll then use those settings the next time the program is opened. The idea is that since that’s where you placed it last time, that’s probably where you’ll want it to be again next time. That’s playing nice. The problem is, if the last time you had it on the secondary monitor, but this time the secondary monitor is not active, then the software should automatically reposition itself to the primary monitor. That’s playing super nice. Unfortunately, not all software thinks to do that (that is, not all programmers think to do that). Read More»
