[dba-Tech] Dialog Box Positioning

Dan,

If you open Control Panel  and then run the Nvidia nVeiw Desktop Manager, on the 'Windows' tab there is a combo box labeled 'Dialog Positioning'. With luck that will held.

Having said that, on my dual monitor system the dialog combo is set at 'No repositioning' and my dialog boxes do not come spread across the two monitors. But on searching the held file for 'position dialog' I see that the solution is simple.

Open the nVidia control panel and in the 'Select a Category' screen click 'Display'. On the next screen select 'Change display configuration' (in the 'Multiple Displays' section of the screen.) You will then see several choices of display modes to use. You probably have chosen 'As one large horizontal desktop (Horizontal Span)', but if you choose the last option: 'Configured independently from each other (Dualview)' your problem should be fixed.

Lambert :-) 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 5:41 PM
To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Dialog Box Positioning

Hi Mark,

I just looked at this.  It isn't something I need because my one taskbar, and the desktop, already spans across both monitors.  I'm using Nvidia software to manage my monitors.

So, my PC sees my desktop as a single 3200 X 1200 virtual monitor, and when a dialog box pops up, it goes right in the middle of that, half on one physical monitor and half on the other.

The MultiMon taskbar program wasn't designed to determine which physical monitor a dialog box should center on when it opens.

Thanks!
Dan