Digital Tigers SideCar MMS Series manual Use CenterPOPUP, Open program windows in display…

Use CenterPOPUP

CenterPOP may be the most important utility. It controls where dialog boxes and message boxes from applications and Windows appear. By default, CenterPOP is turned off, which means that dialog boxes may appear across the “seam” between monitors in a multi-display desktop.

We strongly recommend that you use one of the CenterPOP options. Many users prefer the option “In mouse pointer display”, which causes dialog boxes to open in the screen where your mouse pointer is – highly convenient for most users. Other options may suit different user needs.

Save/Restore window positions when programs are opened/closed

Some applications “remember” their positioning on the Windows desktop and reopen in the same place the next time you use the program. For example, a video editing application stretched across three monitors will open on those same three displays the next time you use it – if the application saves its positioning. (Sometimes applications offer this feature as a user option to “save layout”.)

Other applications will open by default to the Windows primary monitor. In addition, the first time any application is used, it has no positioning information stored, so will open by default to the Windows primary monitor.

Select the “Save/Restore window positions” checkbox to ensure that all applications open with the same positioning as when previously used.

Open program windows in display…

This option controls the default display used for applications when they open. Normally this is the display designated as the “primary monitor” (see earlier in this chapter). You can change that choice without changing your primary monitor by using this utility.

1.Select the checkbox “Open program windows in display:”

2.Click the button “Select Display…”

3.In the “Select Display” dialog box that opens, drag the targeting sight icon (in the box at center) to the display you want to designate as the default program display.

4.Below the box, the message “Currently selected display” should update to your choice. The number assigned will be the number of that display as determine by the “Display Properties” dialog box. (See Chapter 6.)

5.If you are satisfied with your selection, click “OK” to return to “Multi-Display Controls”.

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