Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Sandman Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: The secondary is in fact a primary Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:01:42 +0200 Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: <7496b3df-2b8f-4357-b69d-21ef8a4aeb3f@c29g2000yqd.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net sRyjslA8wu7ahmpTUIMUmAlHDYsk6LyRVmE5G0lEF33EempZQ= X-Orig-Path: mr Cancel-Lock: sha1:MnroU4lYRZyJ6oeexqxOMj7iEsA= User-Agent: MT-NewsWatcher/3.5.2 (Intel Mac OS X) X-Face: $@,Vfa$,)%=Qa7L]y)&oZj_\EiHc}}Af0Bei"4a_%)"c6TQ+P/:53>;PNGuWUmkqyeN-qM65foJ[;T_(k;>]&G\T4Lhm:2 ujye2_,iUJFE;NZn>y;.|-hl7g~bIOF1qG\o, AD wrote: > On Aug 25, 9:50 am, Sandman wrote: > > In article > > <7496b3df-2b8f-4357-b69d-21ef8a4ae...@c29g2000yqd.googlegroups.com>, > > > >  AD wrote: > > > > >http://macdevelopertips.com/system/multiple-monitors-specifying-menu-.. > > > > >.. > > > > > html > > > > > > > great, the menu bar is on the larger monitor. The system preferences > > > > > nav buttons are left on the "primary" > > > > > > What, exactly, is the "System Preferences nav buttons"? > > > > > the implements you swim back and forth through the system preferences > > > with > > > > Are you serious? This is some form of gripe for you? > > > > Close and relaunch System Preferences. It will open in the X/Y > > position you last had it open at, which just so happens to be your > > secondary monitor right now. > > > > Move it to your main monitor. > > > > Close System Preferences > > > > Open System Preferences > > > > Viola, it is now on your main monitor. Go to Display -> Arrangement. > > Voila, the "nav buttons" are now on your main monitor and the > > secondary window is on your secondary monitor. > > > > You're not seriously suggesting that an application should always open > > its main window on the main monitor - disregarding where the user has > > moved it to on the last launch? > > No. It could just as well open in the last position recorded by quartz Which, of course, it does. -- Sandman[.net]