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GIT GUI - Windows build will open a window on a disconnected display

Subject: GIT GUI - Windows build will open a window on a disconnected display

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2 messages between Dec 31, 2015 and Jan 1, 2016.

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Eli Woods· Dec 31, 2015, 16:46 UTC · lore

I use a secondary monitor when at the office and I often will have applications open on the second display.

The bug happens when I open the Git GUI application without having the second monitor connected. The dialog window that asks for selection is displayed properly but the main window is lost on another display.

You can still get around to the window by using windows keyboard shortcuts but it isn't ideal.

This may not be a bug specifically for Git GUI, it may better be
reported to WISH
 or even Microsoft.

Windows 7 git-gui version 0.20.GITGUI git version 2.6.3.windows.1 Tcl/Tk version 8.6.4

Johannes Schindelin· Jan 1, 2016, 14:51 UTC · re: Eli Woods · lore

Re: GIT GUI - Windows build will open a window on a disconnected display

Hi Eli,

On Thu, 31 Dec 2015, Eli Woods wrote:

> This may not be a bug specifically for Git GUI, it may better be
> reported to WISH
>  or even Microsoft.

Well, let's find out where the bug occurs. I have a *hunch* that the answer lies with gui.geometry in .git/config. Delete/rename it and try again whether this is the culprit, if not, write a Tcl/Tk script (to be executed with wish.exe) to find out whether Tk is the problem.

Ciao, Johannes