If a computer has 2 screens, it is often the fault of the screen-switching software that something doesn't fit or disappears - which not always under Windows ' complete control.
In Windows 10, you have extra facilities (go to Settings, and use search) but the most useful and neglected is the small icon on your Task Bar (mine is at bottom, left - to the right of Cortanas's microphone). It's called the Task View - it looks like a screen. [cid:[email protected]] [ above: a 10Kb image - guaranteed no malware. If your emails are set to plain text, this will be an attachment, not within the email ] This allows you to view all windows (term meaning the displaying area for each programme, or part' of a programme) and by clicking on one of those, it will have 'focus'. That's a hint worth trying - I often have a great number of windows open, including multiple web pages in one or several browsers, and it removes a lot of confusion to be able to see what's where on my (single) screen. Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria 3206 Australia -----Original Message----- From: LegacyUserGroup [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert57P_gmail Sent: Tuesday, 9 May 2017 7:25 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] window opens off screen Alt-Tab only cycles through open APPLICATIONS (programs) Alt-ESC will not only cycle through open applications, but will also cycle through open CHILD windows. Unfortunately (usually) neither will help you find the window if it is off screen. If you can get focus to the child window, try WINDOW-RIGHT ARROW (or WINDOW-LEFT ARROW). Keep hitting same key combo until the child shows up on the desired screen. WINDOW-ARROW key takes the window that is in focus, and moves it to the left edge of its current monitor (if you use left), then to the right edge of the next monitor to the left, then to the center of that next monitor, then to the left edge of that monitor, then right edge of 3rd monitor, etc, etc, etc. The good thing about this - it WRAPS - so when it gets to the left edge of the left most monitor it will circle around the right edge of the right most monitor, then center of the right most monitor, etc. Eventually it should end up being visible. With Windows 7 (my Windows 10 machine is doing a backup, so I can't test it) - I tried having a Legacy child window open, then made some other program the active window. Then, by clicking on the Legacy icon on the task bar, the CHILD became active - and thus I was able to move the child window around using the WINDOW-ARROW method. In other words, I did NOT need to click on the child to make it active - just clicking on the Legacy icon made the child active. You can also try right clicking on the task bar and select CASCADE WINDOWS or on SHOW WINDOWS STACKED - but I'm not sure if this will bring a CHILD window back to your main monitor. Worth a try though. I have some programs that, no matter WHERE I last closed them, they INSIST on opening on some other monitor the next time. It can get real OLD real FAST - but I've learned to just deal with it. btw - there is another method that works for a PROGRAM window that is "lost", but it apparently does not work for a CHILD window that is lost: SHIFT-Right click on the icon on the task bar, select RESTORE (if RESTORE is available - if it is gray, move on to next step). Then SHIFT-Right click on the icon again and select MOVE (and let go of the SHIFT-Right-click). Then hold down either the right or the left arrow to move the window. Of course it helps if you have a good idea if the window is "lost" to the left or right. (If you have good eyes, you can sometimes tell this by first watching the button on the task bar as you repeatably click on it - you may see a faint image "swoosh" off to the left or to the right (IF you have that feature turned on in Windows - it is on by default I believe).) This method does NOT wrap! So you can end up shoving the window further off the screen! If it doesn't show up fairly quickly, then hold down the other arrow key to see if it comes flying in from that side. Bob On 05/08/2017 14:47, Brian Kelly wrote: > You are missing an important Windows tool for finding missing screens > that will let you find the screen without using the three finger > salute (CTRL-ALT-DEL). > > When you think a window has opened off the visible screens hold ALT > and click the spacebar. This will open a windows menu for the current > (hidden) screen. One of the options there is move. The position of the > menu will give you a clue as to where the hidden screen is located. It > will be on the side of the monitor where that screen should be. > > Select move then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the > hidden window into view. When it is fully visible click enter to exit > the move mode. > > Legacy should remember the last place a screen was opened/closed and > reopen it there. In older version those screen locations were stored > in the Legacy2.usr file. If they still use that file you will find it > in your _AppData\Usr folder. Deleting that file is major surgery > because it will reset all screens back to their default sizes and > locations. > > Brian Kelly > > On 08-May-17 12:05 PM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote: >> I have two monitors. With Legacy 8 when a new window was opened it >> often was partially off either screen - but I could locate it and move it. >> With Legacy 9 it is often off both screens and cannot be located. >> Since Legacy has a window open I can't do anything. The program is >> basically locked and I have to close the Legacy window - not a proper close. >> >> Does anyone know a way to tell Legacy where to open a window? Since >> no other program does this I have to think it is Legacy. Maybe there >> is a setting I'm missing? >> >> Cheryl Rothwell >> >> > > -- LegacyUserGroup mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com Archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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