Images Open Into Wrong Monitor

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Bcourt
Feb 22, 2008
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I use CS-3 on a Windows XP Home platform which uses 2 monitors, the second of which is not color-calibrated. I was just sorting through a number of lunar eclipse images, which I opened in miniature windows on the main monitor. In order to make more room for the most recent image, I dragged one of the images to monitor #2. Now, I cannot move it back to the main monitor. Moreover, all images now open onto monitor #2, regardless whether I open from ACR or from PS itself. I have maximized and minimized the image on monitor #2, but this does not help. Although I can move the image around within monitor #2, I cannot move it back onto monitor #1. I have re-booted, to no avail. I have no idea what went wrong, and would greatly appreciate some help.

Thanks,

Richard
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Bcourt
Feb 22, 2008
Addendum: the inability to move the image back onto monitor #1 effects only Photoshop. Other apps (OE, Firefox) can still be moved back and forth from monitor to monitor without problem.

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dave_milbut
Feb 22, 2008
I noted that you had to keep dragging until more than 1/2 of the image window was back inside the cs3 app window in order for it to "snap" back into the app. try that.
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dave_milbut
Feb 22, 2008
also if you’re running any window mgmt software like ati’s hydravision or nvidia’s nview desktop manager, make sure there’s no custom settings in there that’s forcing the image to one window or another.
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Bcourt
Feb 22, 2008
Thanks, Dave. Your first suggestion did not provide a fix.

However, it triggered an idea, which did fix the problem: I clicked the Window dropdown menu in CS-3, and restored the default workspace. This fixed the problem, although I had to restore all the pallettes and tools to their proper positions in monitor #2. (I then saved that workspace configuration).

Thanks again for your prompt response.

Richard
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dave_milbut
Feb 22, 2008
cool! 🙂

I have a couple main workspaces. one called dual1024 (for when both monitors are at 1024×768) and on called dual1280 when bother are at 1280×1024. when things look wonky or dissapear, just going to one of them usually clears things up.

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