XYplorer always opens on the same monitor

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RobinAnson
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XYplorer always opens on the same monitor

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I run a 3 monitor setup and XYplorer always opens on monitor 2. I want it to open on monitor 3.

I had thought it might open on the last monitor it was active in, but that doesn't work. How can I change this?

highend
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Re: XYplorer always opens on the same monitor

Post by highend »

XY version?

Run this from the address bar, use the "Copy" button from the new window that shows up and paste the content here:
::screen;

A shortcut to XYplorer.exe with the /win=normal,40,20,1200,800 extended syntax would probably work...

E.g.: D:\Tools\XYplorer\XYplorer.exe /win=normal,1950,20,1600,1050
would start my XY on my second monitor...
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RobinAnson
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Re: XYplorer always opens on the same monitor

Post by RobinAnson »

I am running Version 22.40.0200
Apologies for not including that first up.

Also I incorrectly identified the monitors. XYplorer always opens on monitor 3, but I want it to open on monitor 2.

I tried running the extended syntax as you suggested, and I could get that to work. Unfortunately I can't then pin the XYplorer icon to the task bar so easily.

Is there any way to do the same sort of thing but using an ini file?

Running ::screen; from monitor 2 gives this:

Virtual Screen: (-1920, -182) - (5440, 1082)

Screen.Width (screenW) = 1600 (1920)
Screen.Height (screenH) = 900 (1080)
Current Monitor: 2 (Secondary)
Current Work Area: (-1920, -182) - (0, 868)

Number of Monitors: 3
Monitor 1 Area: (0, 0) - (1600, 900) = 1600x900
Monitor 1 Area Work: (95, 0) - (1600, 900)
Monitor 1 DPI: 96 (100%)
Monitor 2 Area: (-1920, -182) - (0, 898) = 1920x1080
Monitor 2 Area Work: (-1920, -182) - (0, 868)
Monitor 2 DPI: 96 (100%)
Monitor 3 Area: (1600, -182) - (3520, 898) = 1920x1080
Monitor 3 Area Work: (1600, -182) - (3520, 868)
Monitor 3 DPI: 96 (100%)

Startup Work Area: (95, 0) - (1600, 900)
GetCursorPos = -1746, -93
XY Main Window: (-1928, -190) - (8, 876) = 1936x1066, Scale: 1920x1007

Monitor: 2/3 (Secondary)
Screen: 1920x1080 Virtual: (-1920, -182) - (5440, 1082) Work: (95, 0) - (1600, 900)
Screen DPI: 96 (100%) twX: 15 (15) Stretch: 1 sLF: 1 Toolbar Zoom: 1 (1;1)
Screen Color Depth: 32 Line Spacing: 2 (2)
DPI awareness: Per monitor
Auto Scaling: Yes, Yes

UseDPIAwareIconSizes: No, Yes
Icon Size: Small=16, Large=32, Extra Large=48, Jumbo=256
Icon Size Controls: Small=16, Large=32, Extra Large=48, Jumbo=256
Icon Size Recommended: Small=16, Large=32, Extra Large=48, Jumbo=256

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