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Multi monitor problems with Notepad++

2007-08-02
2012-11-13
  • Nobody/Anonymous

    When my laptop is home on the docking station, I usually put Notepad++ on my secondary monitor.  It works fine there. 

    However, when I leave the office, I can no longer get Notepad++ to launch.  In order to get it to work, I have to remember to launch it before I leave and move it to my main monitor.

    Is this a known problem?  Can anyone else reproduce it? 

    Thanks. 

     
    • loonychewy

      loonychewy - 2007-08-02
       
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      Not exactly.  It wouldn't even load today with just one monitor.  Meaning that it wouldnt even show up in the taskbar to move.  As soon as I got home, and hooked up my second monitor, it worked fine.  In the past, I have had it show up in the taskbar, but was unable to right click and move it to the visible area, as I couldn't select the notepad++ window. 

       
      • MJG

        MJG - 2007-08-07

        You don't select the notepad++ window and right-click to move it back into view on your single monitor.  You right-click on the taskbar button and select "Move", then use the arrow keys.

        If the taskbar button is not there, either Notepad++ is not running, or it is minimized to the Systray.  In the latter case you'll have to click on the Systray icon to get the button to appear in the taskbar.  --Joel

         
    • Nobody/Anonymous

      >>
      If the taskbar button is not there, either Notepad++ is not running, or it is minimized to the Systray. In the latter case you'll have to click on the Systray icon to get the button to appear in the taskbar. --Joel 
      <<

      If NP++ is running in max window this doesn't work. Only if running in an moveable window

       
      • MJG

        MJG - 2007-08-29

        Okay, I don't understand this.  If Notepad++ is maximized off screen, there is still a Notepad++ taskbar button onscreen.  You can right-click on it and select "Restore".  Then you can move it using the Move menuitem on the same popup menu.

        If you don't see this, maybe there is a messed-up config.xml file in your %APPDATA%\Notepad++ directory or your Notepad++ installation directory.  --Joel