No, the missing windows do NOT show in task manager. I've tried that. On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:13 PM, Ian Thomas <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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. > > [ 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] > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe http://legacyusers.com/ > mailman/listinfo/legacyusergroup_legacyusers.com > > Archives at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > -- > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > [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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