I have a PC with two displays so I'll verify this before just fixing :). Thanks
Best regards, Vitalii Koshura 2017-11-02 11:47 GMT+02:00 Richard Haselgrove <r.haselgr...@btopenworld.com> : > Thanks Vitali - that might do it. > > > Although it isn't clear from the way that Chris worded the original > request, BOINC does already remember the position of the Manager window > between sessions: all that would be needed is to provide controls to > over-rule the 'automatic re-home to display 1 at startup' code. Window > location is stored in registry keys like > > > [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Space Sciences Laboratory, U.C. > Berkeley\BOINC Manager] > > "WindowIconized"=dword:00000000 > > "WindowMaximized"=dword:00000000 > > "Width"=dword:000005ba > > "Height"=dword:0000040e > > "XPos"=dword:000001c6 > > "YPos"=dword:00000000 > > "GUISelection"=dword:00000001 > > > On Thursday, 2 November 2017, 9:38, Vitalii Koshura < > lestat.de.lion...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello Richard, > > Thank you for you comments. > In this case, I guess, we can make this configurable and let user decide > whether he or she wants to keep BOINC window position or to see it always > of the first display. > > Thanks > > Best regards, > Vitalii Koshura > > 2017-11-02 11:30 GMT+02:00 Richard Haselgrove < > r.haselgr...@btopenworld.com> > : > > > I think we should be a little cautious about changing this: I think the > > original decision to make all windows appear first on display 1 may have > > been deliberate, and done for a purpose. Check the code for comments > first. > > > > I use dual displays as well (1920x1200 and 1600x1200): I also have > > multiple computers set up to use both those displays, via two separate > KVM > > switches. It gets quite complicated, especially because the machines have > > three GPUs each, one an intel running headless. It can get confusing. > > > > The problem is, from experience: if a hardware display becomes > unavailable > > for any reason, but an application is set to start up on it, it can be > > extremely difficult to restore the application to the visible primary > > monitor. Software which is designed to 'always start on display 1', like > > BOINC, is intended to be easily recoverable during hardware failure or > > configuration changes. Remember that in some failure modes (e.g. > backlight > > failure), the monitor firmware can report 'all is well and usable' to > > Windows during hardware detection at startup. > > > > > > On Wednesday, 1 November 2017, 23:39, Vitalii Koshura < > > lestat.de.lion...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Hello Chris, > > > > Thank you. > > I'll try to reproduce and fix it. > > > > Best regards, > > Vitalii Koshura > > > > 2017-11-01 23:56 GMT+02:00 Chris Raisin <crai...@optusnet.com.au>: > > > > > Hi Vitalii, > > > > > > I run under Windows 10 (Latest public release) > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Vitalii Koshura [mailto:lestat.de.lion...@gmail.com] > > > *Sent:* Thursday, 2 November 2017 8:36 AM > > > *To:* Chris Raisin > > > *Cc:* BOINC Developers Mailing List > > > *Subject:* Re: [boinc_dev] Small tweak to next release would be > > > > > appreciated > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello Chris, > > > > > > > > > > > > Just wondering which OS do you use to run BOINC? > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > Vitalii Koshura > > > > > > > > > > > > 2017-11-01 23:05 GMT+02:00 Chris Raisin <crai...@optusnet.com.au>: > > > > > > I have been a user of BOINC Manager for many years, but one thing > > > continually "bugs" me. > > > > > > > > > > > > I run a system on which I have multiple screens, and I keep BOINC on > > > screen > > > 2 > > > > > > (away from my general "Work Area" on Screen 1). > > > > > > > > > > > > Every time I start up my system (albeit not often since it is normally > > > running 24 hours per day) > > > I have to manually move the BOINC screen from screen 1 to screen 2. > > > > > > (Screen 2 is really an extension of screen 1 since moving things to the > > far > > > left of screen 1 moves > > > them on to Screen 2.) > > > > > > > > > > > > It would be great if BOINC could have a setting stored in the registry > > that > > > stores the screen > > > location of the BOINC Manager every time it is moved. Upon start-up of > > > BOINC, it could then read > > > in the last stored location and move to that location initially. > > > > > > > > > > > > Just an idea. 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