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For multiple-monitor layout to work do I have to have the exact same apps open?

Open ubercool opened this issue 1 year ago • 5 comments

Connecting my LG display does not restore the layout I saved yesterday, so I'd like to know if I have to have the exact same applications open for it to work correctly.

Rectangle Pro v3.0.30 Sonoma 14.5

ubercool avatar Jul 17 '24 15:07 ubercool

There are a number of factors that can affect this, but at a start, perhaps you want to check the box for Launch closed/minimized apps?

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Beyond that, it's likely that you have absolute pixel positions for your saved layout. When that's the case, if the window does not fit on the screen then it won't be applied, and this can happen if you have adjusted the position of the display in macOS settings.

Hopefully this leads us down the path to figure it out. Let me know if not.

rxhanson avatar Jul 18 '24 01:07 rxhanson

I did not choose that setting. Thanks so much!

On Jul 17, 2024, at 18:11, Ryan Hanson @.***> wrote:

There are a number of factors that can affect this, but at a start, perhaps you want to check the box for Launch closed/minimized apps?

image.png (view on web) https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2bd8b474-ba91-474f-9e16-56bfdd09d96d Beyond that, it's likely that you have absolute pixel positions for your saved layout. When that's the case, if the window does not fit on the screen then it won't be applied, and this can happen if you have adjusted the position of the display in macOS settings.

Hopefully this leads us down the path to figure it out. Let me know if not.

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ubercool avatar Jul 19 '24 17:07 ubercool

Launch closed/minimized apps did not restore my browser windows to the external monitor. In fact, the shortcut command I assigned to the layout, Control-Command-9, now only moves my app windows to Desktop 2.

ubercool avatar Jul 21 '24 17:07 ubercool

For the next step, would you mind sending me your config and I'll try to reproduce it? You can export it from the General tab of the Settings window.

rxhanson avatar Jul 22 '24 03:07 rxhanson

Did not work this morning. Here you go. RectangleProConfig.json

ubercool avatar Jul 23 '24 17:07 ubercool