Offscreen dialog boxes

[Anonymous]

Halo guys, i'm having some problem with missing dialog boxes due to external monitor while working in archicad.

Some dialog boxes were set to be opened on the external monitor, and when i only use my main display (laptop) those dialog boxes seems to be still on the external monitor (offscreen) so i can't do anything except pressing escape to cancel whatever i was about to do.

Usually i just plug the monitor back in, but i'm currently out right now and i don't have any access to external monitor at the moment, any suggestion?

[vistasp]

Apply one of the standard (built-in) work environments. That should bring all the palettes back on your single screen.

[Anonymous]

Thanks, but what i meant is not the palette, but the dialog boxes, for example, i can try to open the properties manager window, but it won't show on my main display.

Any idea?

-John

[felcunha]

Try to change the resolution of your desktop...

[Lingwisyer]

When you say "main display (laptop)" do you mean when you take your laptop elsewhere, or when for what ever reason you just decide to not have your second display on when it is still plugged in? When you go into your computers resolution settings, is it still set to extend onto a secondary display?



Ling.

[Karl Ottenstein]

John wrote:
Thanks, but what i meant is not the palette, but the dialog boxes, for example, i can try to open the properties manager window, but it won't show on my main display.

Vistasp's response is the correct one:

Apply one of the standard workspace schemes (not the entire work environment) from the Work Environment dialog. Everything should restore onto a single monitor. But, SAVE (with a name) your workspace scheme before doing that so that you have your 2 monitor scheme saved to use when you use 2 monitors the next time.

The Work Environment saves the location and size of EVERY window / dialog / etc. It is not just palettes. After you are set up again - using a separate workspace scheme for each monitor configuration is the only way to quickly switch between one, two or more monitors and different monitor sizes and have things set up the way you prefer.

[Barry Kelly]

Karl wrote:

John wrote:
Thanks, but what i meant is not the palette, but the dialog boxes, for example, i can try to open the properties manager window, but it won't show on my main display.

Vistasp's response is the correct one:

I am not so sure.
I dragged my object settings dialogue and my layer settings dialogue to my second monitor.
Then I re-applied my original WE but they didn't move back.
Palettes and toolboxes reset but not dialogues.

Barry.

[Karl Ottenstein]

Must be one of those things that happens on Mac vs Windows?

[Anonymous]

Thank you guys for all of your kind replies.
Sorry for my very late reply regarding your solutions.

Karl wrote:
Must be one of those things that happens on Mac vs Windows?

Maybe, but I don't know for sure, because i haven't got the chance to try it on a Mac because i'm using windows version only.

Barry wrote:

Karl wrote:

John wrote:
Thanks, but what i meant is not the palette, but the dialog boxes, for example, i can try to open the properties manager window, but it won't show on my main display.

Vistasp's response is the correct one:

I am not so sure.
I dragged my object settings dialogue and my layer settings dialogue to my second monitor.
Then I re-applied my original WE but they didn't move back.
Palettes and toolboxes reset but not dialogues.

Barry.

Exactly..

Lingwisyer wrote:
When you say "main display (laptop)" do you mean when you take your laptop elsewhere, or when for what ever reason you just decide to not have your second display on when it is still plugged in? When you go into your computers resolution settings, is it still set to extend onto a secondary display?



Ling.

What i mean is after i disconnect my external monitor HDMI connection, then go outside to do some work on site, with my external monitor setting is set to "pc screen only", the dialog boxes won't show up

felcunha wrote:
Try to change the resolution of your desktop...

i've tried this before, but it didn't seem to do anything.

[Anonymous]

We are having the same problem. Anyone some new ideas...?