I wonder if it is the mix between retina and non-retina screens which is causing the problem.
I notice Mattias mentioned he couldn't reproduce with two retina screens, but both you and graham have a mixed setup? Warmest Regards, Mark. P.S. There's clearly a problem here in the engine if hit testing on stacks isn't working correctly. Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Jan 2018, at 12:13, Graham Samuel via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Hi Brian > > Well I tried to line up the tops of the two displays using the Mac Control > Panel and restarted LC. This did have an interesting effect, in that the > windows on the monitor are now accepting mouse clicks, but there is still > some very weird stuff, in particular I have a substack with single card (it’s > for logging). I am 100% sure that the stack is visible, and its rect is well > within what I understand to be the available coordinates of the combined > display, but it doesn’t show up! Changing its loc to the screenloc doesn’t do > anything either. So there is bad stuff going on here. I’m on a deadline so I > can’t look any further just now. Might just have time to restart my machine > with the monitor off, but debugging on a laptop ain’t pretty. I suppose I > could use the full retina resolution and a magnifying glass… annoying. > > Cheers > > Graham > >> On 13 Jan 2018, at 20:07, Brian Milby <br...@milby7.com> wrote: >> >> @Graham, to determine if the 2 are related to the same underlying issue, you >> should adjust your monitor layout so that the tops align. If the problem >> goes away, then they are related (even if not identical). If the problem >> doesn’t go away, then it is a new issue. That will be something that is good >> to know when working on this issue. >> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 11:24 AM Graham Samuel via use-livecode >> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> wrote: >> Yes, of course it’s an OS thing really. I think it’s reasonable to want the >> Mac control panel configuration to mimic the physical arrangement I actually >> have. If I don’t do this, I’m always trying to make the mouse go somewhere >> which the Mac doesn’t see as part of the screen real estate. Since my >> physical arrangement is that the monitor is higher and to the side of the >> MacBook, that’s what I’ve set up in the control panel. The fact that this >> gives problems has clearly got to be a bug. >> >> After looking carefully at the bugs Martin has listed (one of which was >> raised by me, centuries ago!), I decided to submit a new report: it’s 20867. >> The mother ship may find that they can combine it with 19302, but I will >> leave that to them. >> >> Graham >> >>> On 13 Jan 2018, at 16:55, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode >>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> It isn't the physical position of the monitors, it's how you arrange them >>> in the Mac control panel. This allows you to set the virtual position of >>> the two displays relative to each other. If I remember right, problems are >>> avoided if you drag the two monitor images so that the tops are >>> horizontally aligned. >>> >>> -- >>> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com >>> <mailto:jac...@hyperactivesw.com> >>> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com >>> <http://www.hyperactivesw.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>>> On January 13, 2018 8:51:59 AM Graham Samuel via use-livecode >>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks Martin - yes I do have a Mac Book Pro Retina, and since it’s >>>> normally on my desk with the monitor on a stand, the monitor is above the >>>> MacBook as you say. My search for bugs related to this didn’t turn up >>>> anything relevant: maybe I don’t understand how to do searches for >>>> unresolved bugs in particular areas. Anyway I missed the bugs you mention. >>>> Obviously I will now look at them and see what I can contribute. >>>> >>>> Thanks again >>>> >>>> Graham >>>> >>>>> On 13 Jan 2018, at 14:34, Martin Koob via use-livecode >>>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have experienced problems with dual monitors attached to my Mac Book Pro >>>>> Retina with LC 8 and posted bugs. >>>>> >>>>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19300 >>>>> <http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19300> >>>>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19302 >>>>> <http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19302> >>>>> >>>>> There are links on 19302 to other bugs I thought might be related. >>>>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15366 >>>>> <http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=15366> >>>>> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18363 >>>>> <http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18363> >>>>> >>>>> It seems the issue occurs only when the arrangement is that secondary >>>>> external monitor is above the Mac Book Pro's monitor. If in the Display >>>>> Preferences > arrangement I drag the secondary monitor to the side of the >>>>> primary monitor the issues I experienced were resolved. It may also be >>>>> an >>>>> issue with my retina display. Do you have a Mac Book Pro Retina as well? >>>>> >>>>> You should post what you are seeing as a bug and reference these other >>>>> ones. >>>>> >>>>> Martin Koob >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Sent from: >>>>> http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html >>>>> >>>>> <http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Revolution-User-f278306.html> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>>> subscription preferences: >>>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> use-livecode mailing list >>>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>>> subscription preferences: >>>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> use-livecode mailing list >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >>> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >>> subscription preferences: >>> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >>> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> <http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode