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Re: X windows behavior


On 2013-04-17 11:21, Andrey Repin wrote:
> Greetings, Richard Gribble!
> 
>>> I use Cygwin/X on a laptop using a docking station (with the external
>>> monitor the primary display). Cygwin behaves very nasty in two ways:
>>>
>>> 1.) When two monitors are connected, new windows always open on the
>>> secondary monitor. I have to move all of them manually back to my
>>> primary monitor :( Is there a way to avoid this?
>>>
>>> 2.) When not docked, the secondary monitor seems to be used
>>> "implicitely": Some new windows are not visible. Then I realize they are
>>> "hidden" and I can (manually) drag them back to the main monitor. Also,
>>> the "Exiting Cygwin/X"? dialog seems to be opened in an invisible,
>>> virtual area: I just do not see this dialog. Only when I dock the next
>>> time, I see that this windows actually pops up in the second monitor.
> 
>> I believe you'll find this is the default behavior with Windows XP and
>> Windows 7 as well.  In my experience, the issue is that windows
>> "remember" where they were last, and reopen there.  Thus if you had
>> Firefox open in the secondary monitor, reboot (without the secondary
>> monitor), and reopen Firefox, it will reopen on the secondary monitor
>> - and you won't see it.

Ok, you're only talking about (2). But as I said, this can't entirely be
true.

Even if I click on the Tray Icon and "Exit", I sometimes can't see Exit
Dialog ("Exiting Cygwin/X")?

Regarding the first (and more severe issue). I run an application which
uses many windows (Cadence). For nearly each properties-window which
opens, it is placed on the secondary monitor. However, I am mainly
working on the primary monitor (as I use the second only in tablet mode)
so it is very annoying to drag every single window manually to the main
monitor.

This behavior only happens with Cygwin. For example, when I have Firefox
open on my main monitor and I create a new window, it is created on the
main monitor.

I tried to use startxwin.exe -- -nomultimonitors. The root window now
seems to cover only the primary monitor, however, the effect still
persists and I can also still drag X windows to the second monitor. This
setting seems to be ignored.

Thanks,
Luke



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