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Re: Weird dual monitor issue

I noted yesterday that MS's latest update to Skype (on Mac) has developed a similar nasty habit of "hiding" things. Had to resort to a whole bunch of different tricks yesterday to find out who the heck was talking to me and to respond.

MS seem to have "lost the thread" in UI design recently - all sorts of dumb stuff happening.


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com

On Feb 1, 2018, at 11:02 AM, Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

That has to be a Win10 problem because the HMC (8.8.6.2) does the same
thing.

Worse, it remembers that I had an external monitor once, and if so it loads
the window into the same place, even though it's not there anymore. (Moving
the window fixes it)

Bottom line, I think that's a windows behavior not RDi or HMC.


--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects


-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter
Colpaert
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To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Weird dual monitor issue

And indeed it looks like the notifications and popups _always_ go to the
primary monitor, no matter where the IDE is.

Not good...

Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,

Peter Colpaert
Software Engineer - BG Home PLM Development Team Lead R&D IT

Philips Lighting Belgium N.V, Steenweg op Gierle 417 Building Q, Floor 1,
Room 12
B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium
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-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter
Colpaert
Sent: donderdag 1 februari 2018 13:19
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Weird dual monitor issue

Hi Ken,

I'm indeed on Win10, so it may be that it's related to the "primary
monitor".

However, I would expect notifications (and the popup in Rdi) to appear on
the monitor where the program is.

I'll see what happens if I make the external screen "primary".

Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,

Peter Colpaert
Software Engineer - BG Home PLM Development Team Lead R&D IT

Philips Lighting Belgium N.V, Steenweg op Gierle 417 Building Q, Floor 1,
Room 12
B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium
Email: Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxx

Home Office on Wednesdays - HTC 45 on Thursdays



-----Original Message-----
From: WDSCI-L [mailto:wdsci-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ken Killian
Sent: donderdag 1 februari 2018 13:10
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Weird dual monitor issue

Peter,

Are you using Windows 10? In the system display properties, you can
determine you "primary" monitory.

Somehow, my windows primary monitor on windows keeps being flipped. Somehow,
my desktop icons went to my secondary monitor.

So, once again I have to manual my primary monitor in Win-blows 10.

Welcome to Windows 10! The interface, features, and navigation change all
the time! Isn't that Great? <sarcasm>

They make colors harder to see, and think that is great. They obviously hate
people with Tri-Focals like myself. NO WAY I am USING that Stupid
"HIGH-CONTRAST" mode for the legally blind. <rant>

My Mom has been blind since 16, and they keep changing navigation! Blind
people have to MEMORIZE key-strokes, and with Windows 10 constantly
changing, that discriminates AGAINST Blind People!

But, that is the Microsoft way, change the interface/navigation constantly.
I can see, 20/20, and it drives me NUTS!!!! At least the basic navigation
for RDI has remain consistent! Thanks RDi Team!

Sadly, windows 10 monitor primary has been around for a long time. I believe
it has NOTHING to do with RDI 9.6.0.1. At least that is my bet!

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-start/primary-m
onitor-stopped-working/61ffebb9-44b5-47c8-88f4-f169f047e581?auth=1
https://forums.windowscentral.com/ask-question/370244-why-isnt-my-primary-mo
nitor-being-recognized.html



-Ken Killian-


-----Original Message-----
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Colpaert
Sent: Thursday, February 1, 2018 1:46 AM
To: Rational Developer for IBM i / Websphere Development Studio Client for
System i & iSeries <wdsci-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Weird dual monitor issue

Hi group,

Having upgraded to Rdi 9.6.0.1 late last year, I've noticed an issue that I
don't think existed in previous versions of the IDE.

One day a week I work in the Netherlands, where I plug in a 23" monitor (via
the VGA port on my laptop) and a strange thing happens:

If I move the RDi window to my secondary display (the external one), the
pop-ups for prototypes etc very briefly flash at my cursor location, but
then are shown on my laptop panel in the dead center of the screen. Also
notifications (I use the iSphere message plugin to receive messages in Rdi)
are on the built-in screen, not on the screen where the IDE sits.

The other days, I work with my laptop in a docking station, and have dual
22" external monitors, so I don't use the laptop panel. There the problem
doesn't occur.

Does anybody have any clue as to why this is happening?

Thanks in advance.

Met vriendelijke groeten / Best regards,

Peter Colpaert
Software Engineer - BG Home PLM Development Team Lead R&D IT

Philips Lighting Belgium N.V, Steenweg op Gierle 417 Building Q, Floor 1,
Room 12
B-2300 Turnhout, Belgium
Email: Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Peter.Colpaert@xxxxxxxxxxx>

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