Windows extend beyond right side of secondary monitor
Saturday, February 26, 2005 by Fynnbob | Discussion: WindowBlinds
All the skins that I've downloaded cause maximized windows to extend well beyond the right side of my secondary monitor. I am running a two monitor system. When maximizing a window in the primary monitor the window maximizes correctly. The primary monitor is running at 1024 x 768 while the secondary monitor is running at 1280 x 1024. This really sucks because pretty much all of the skins I'd like to use are problematic. I'm hoping someone has a answer for this one because I think Window Blinds is an excellent program overall but if I have to deal with this issue for every skin I want to use I'll have to get rid of Window Blinds out of frustration.
Koasati
Reply #2 Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:11 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:11 PM
I have dual monitors..... #1 @ 1600x1200 #2 @ 1280x1024........ I have heard of this problem, but I have never experienced it.
Bichur
Reply #3 Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:37 PM
Reply #3 Sunday, February 27, 2005 12:37 PM
This also increase my curiosity.
Your primary is a lower resolution than your secondary whilst Wizop's is the other way and he has not experienced the problem.
Your primary is a lower resolution than your secondary whilst Wizop's is the other way and he has not experienced the problem.
Koasati
Reply #4 Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:05 PM
Reply #4 Sunday, February 27, 2005 1:05 PM
Is your primary on the left or right? I just ran a quick test, and made my smaller monitor (right side) the primary, and saw exactly what you're talking about.
This probably the negative X coordinate problem I've read about. If you move you primary to the left side, I bet you won't see this problem. I understand you may not want to do this, but it's the only possible solution I know of.
This probably the negative X coordinate problem I've read about. If you move you primary to the left side, I bet you won't see this problem. I understand you may not want to do this, but it's the only possible solution I know of.
Fynnbob
Reply #5 Sunday, February 27, 2005 5:06 PM
Reply #5 Sunday, February 27, 2005 5:06 PM
Thanks for the responses. Here is what I've been able to determine based on the suggestions. I moved the location of my primary monitor (from being on the left to the right) but with no success. I then tried switching my default monitor to be the bigger monitor and that resolved the issue (having it on either side worked). After that I changed back to my original configuration (the smaller monitor as the primary), however, I changed the smaller monitors resolution to match the larger one (1280 x 1024). This also fixed the problem. I then made the reslution of the larger monitor less than the smaller (primary) one. The problem did not occur. Then when I returned my system to the original configuration (smaller monitor as primary at 1024x768 and the larger monitor as secondary at 1280x1024) the problem returned. It appears that the resolution of the primary monitor must be equal or greater than the secondary in order for Windows to size correctly when running Window Blinds. I don't know if that is because of a problem with Windows itself or with the way Window Blinds paints the windows. I don't like having my primary set to the higher resolution but I'm willing to live with it. I just hope the developers of Window Blinds can resolve this issue in the next release. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Window Blinds can stay. 
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Reply #1 Sunday, February 27, 2005 11:56 AM