studio apparently opening off screen

[mkweaver]

Using studio version 5.1.0.1 Alpha with Autocad 2010 Beta.

Open DCL is apparently opening off-screen.  When it starts up nothing shows up on screen.  I get the task-bar button but that's it.  If I right click on the task-bar button I can pick maximize and studio shows up.  However, if I pick restore from the system menu then studio disappears.

Do I just need to reinstall?

Mike Weaver

[owenwengerd]

You'll need to move it to the correct location; a reinstall will not help.  Does it Maximize correctly?  If not, you may need to correct your monitor configuration.  In any case, use <Alt><Space>M to move it back to where you want it.

[mkweaver]

Yes, it maximizes correctly, but restores completely off screen, so I will be guessing as to which direction to make the move.

I went to the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenDCL\OpenDCL Studio\Studio) and changed TopLeftX and TopLeftY (They were over 40000 - completely out of the range of my display resolution) but it didn't help.

I'll try <alt><space>M when I get a few minutes.

[owenwengerd]

Here's a timely blog post on the subject:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2009/05/11/9601136.aspx

[mkweaver]

Problem solved!

Thanks Owen.

[Fred Tomke]

I want to share my experience, too. It does not depend on OpenDCL only, but also on other applications like WinZip and so on.

• Start OpenDCL
• Maximize the application window
• Hit <Windows-Key>-D to show desktop only
• RightClick OpenDCL Icon in the taskbar
• Close the application (note: you still don't see the editor.)
• Start OpenDCL again
• it won't be visible
• you find the app only in the task bar
• you cannot make the application window visible by clicking the OpenDCL icon in the taskbar
• RightClick OpenDCL Icon in the taskbar
• Call maximize in the contextmenu
• OpenDCL is maximized now and cannot be changed into resizable mode (if you want to it disappears)
• Close OpenDCL when it is maximized
• Start OpenDCL a last time
• It can be changed into resizable mode again.

I don't know if it is possible to get into a code between the user has doble clicked the icon and the application window will be shown to change the window coordinates?

Fred

[owenwengerd]

Thanks Fred, I've now added code to open in "restored" state when this situation is detected.

[mkweaver]

Fred, I think you described the path I went down to arrive at my problem.

Thanks for the description.

Mike