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I'm wondering if I'm the only one who has this issue.
I have a multi-screen monitor system in my studio, and it seems that BIAB is the only program I have that I cannot change the default monitor it comes up on. I want to move it so it opens by default in monitor two, but it will only open on monitor one. Every other program, I can drag it to another monitor, then close it, and it will re-open in that monitor. BIAB is the only one that will not change. Is there something in the program that only allows it to open on the default monitor? I can move it to another screen and it works fine, but it just screws with my workflow to have to rearrange every time.
Thanks.
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Use the resize method
Sometimes your PC may not be able to detect moving windows (a very unusual case) between monitors. If this happens, the applications will always open on the same monitor.
To get rid of this problem, open the application and resize the window. Make sure it is not enlarged or reduced in any way.
Then move the window to another monitor where you still want to open it.
Now close the application window without resizing or maximizing it again. Then you can open the program on the monitor of your choice without any problem.
Sometimes the program determines whether you can open it on the primary monitor or the secondary monitor. If you think an app always opens on the right monitor instead of the left monitor (for example) and you want it to open another way, you need to set the correct monitor as the primary screen.
Adjust the main display
Press Windows + I to open Windows 10 Settings.
Click on System> Display and then on the Identify button to find the display number of each monitor.
Select the monitor and then check the Make this screen the main screen option.
From there, the apps will open on the main screen.
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Thanks for the input, Moultipass.
I tried the resizing thing, and it did not work with BIAB.
Then I tried changing the monitor priority, and it did move. Apparently BIAB only wants to open on monitor 1. It's an unusual quirk, but it seems to be the case. I had forgotten that when I originally set up my monitors, I screwed up the order of them in the system. But it all seems to be ok at this point. I have some layout work to re-arrange now, but at least things are kind of where I wanted them in the first place.
Anyway, that quirk might be something to fix in BIAB.
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Dual monitor support would be a welcome addition to BIAB.
It would be nice to have options to select which views would open on a 2nd monitor - for example, I might want the mixer, notation, (whatever), marked to always open on the 2nd monitor.
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Use with 2 monitors with BiaB is really the worst in all my applications. It's the ony program that never resizes well in the second monitor using the Maximize / Resize box.
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