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For questions about programmatic use of or interaction with multiple physical display devices (monitors, televisions, projectors, etc.) simultaneously connected to the same computer system, using either a spanning or independent configuration. (For non-programming questions, try Super User.)

For questions about programmatic use of or interaction with multiple physical display devices (monitors, televisions, projectors, etc.) simultaneously connected to the same computer system, using either a spanning or independent configuration. (For non-programming questions, try Super User.)

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Window appears off screen on ubuntu

I have a dual monitor setup, and I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS I have changed the positioning of the monitors several times, and now for some reason some of the windows open up off-screen (outside of both screens), Update Manager, for instance. How…
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Any tips on how to organize Eclipse environment on multiple monitors?

I can't find a good way of putting Eclipse windows on two monitors. Currently I just detached (clicked on a header and dragged) a few windows to a secondary monitor (package explorer, console, and outline) while leaving primary monitor with…
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Visual Studio Code - Tabs (editors) of the same project in multiple screens

Using multiple screens I normally place multiple classes (files) in different screens, this helps me a lot while refactoring, checking tests and comparing changes. Visual Studio Code does not allow me to drag a tab outside the window and view it in…
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Ctrl Alt F8 disconnects displays?

Learning debugging in PhpStorm and keep accidentally hitting Ctrl + Alt + F8. I use 3 displays this disconnects the two remotes and goes back to just the laptop. I cannot see this documented anywhere (running Win 10). The worst part is that hitting…
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What determines the monitor my app runs on?

I am using Windows, and I have two monitors. Some applications will always start on my primary monitor, no matter where they were when I closed them. Others will always start on the secondary monitor, no matter where they were when I closed them. Is…
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Is there a way to split a widescreen monitor in to two or more virtual monitors?

Like most developers I have grown to love dual monitors. I won't go into all the reasons for their goodness; just take it as a given. However, they are not perfect. You can never seem to line them up "just right". You always end up with the monitors…
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How do I set up IntelliJ on dual monitors?

I have just installed IntelliJ 9.0.2 on a machine running 64-bit Ubuntu 10.04. How do I get another window to put on my second screen? I would like to have both an editor and some tool windows on both screens.
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Showing a Windows form on a secondary monitor?

I'm trying to set a Windows Form on secondary monitor, as follows: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { MatrixView n = new MatrixView(); Screen[] screens = Screen.AllScreens; setFormLocation(n, screens[1]); …
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How can I make a WPF window maximized on the screen with the mouse cursor?

According to the MSDN documentation for the WindowStartupLocation Property: Setting CenterScreen causes a window to be positioned in the center of the screen that contains the mouse cursor. Although the MSDN doc for the CenterScreen Field itself…
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Show JFrame in a specific screen in dual monitor configuration

I have a dual monitor config and I want to run my GUI in a specific monitor if it is found. I tried to create my JFrame window passing a GraphicConfiguration object of my screen device, but it doesn't work, frame still display on the main…
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Visual Studio and dual/multiple monitors: how do I get optimized use out of my monitors?

Ultramon is a great program for dual monitors (stretching screen across monitors), but I was wondering if there is any way do to something in Visual Studio like have one tab of code open on one monitor and a second tab of code open on the second…
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window.open() on a multi-monitor/dual-monitor system - where does window pop up?

When using javascript window.open() on a multi-monitor system, how do you control which monitor, or where in the display space the popup opens? It seems out of control to me and otherwise random in it's behavior.
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Awesome WM: Move window from one screen to another

How can I program the rc.lua file to enable a keyboard shortcut to move a window from one tag on one screen to a tag that is on a different screen? I know the modkey + shift + [tag number] shortcut, but that moves the window only to a different tag…
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Restoring Window Size/Position With Multiple Monitors

Many posts around about restoring a WinForm position and…
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java and libGDX / LWJGL game fullscreen wrong size for multiple monitors on Ubuntu

I'm working on a libGDX (library on top of LWJGL) game project, and use the Intellij IDEA IDE from several different workstations: Windows 7 x64 laptop with two displays (1920x1080 and 1600x1200), nVidia GT540M. Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on a laptop with…
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