Switching between monitors in Windows

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Switching between monitors in Windows #10162

Open ghost opened 9 years ago

ghost commented 9 years ago

I am running Win 8.1 64bit and when I open Brackets on one monitor and then drag it to my 2nd monitor, Brackets will not let me edit my code or choose a file from the list on the side. It is annoying because I have to close and re-open the application.

my resolution is 3840 x 1080

JeffryBooher commented 9 years ago

@alexmclaa do any other Bracket's features work -- like the extension manager, themes, about box, etc? If you open Dev Tools before switching monitors, do you see any errors in the console before, during or after you drag brackets from one monitor to the other? Does Brackets require you to force-quit or does it quit when you choose File > Exit or click the application close button?

JeffryBooher commented 9 years ago

Also, can you try this build https://github.com/adobe/brackets/releases/tag/release-1.1-prerelease1 and let us know if the issue persists?

ghost commented 9 years ago

@JeffryBooher Thank you for replying! I have installed the build above ^ and the same problem occurs. After I have dragged Brackets from one monitor to the other, I am unable to edit my code. I can click on the different menus at the top (File, Edit etc..) but when I click on something in the list it doesn't respond. For example if I click 'View' and then 'Themes' nothing happens at all.

Even the 3 buttons at the top right, including the exit button do not work. To close Brackets once it has frozen I have to use the Windows Task Manager to kill the application there.

JeffryBooher commented 9 years ago

@alexmclaa can you let us know if there are any messages in the Dev Tools console?

ghost commented 9 years ago

console

Is this what you wanted? Sorry I am new to programming/ web development in general. This image was screenshotted after Brackets had stopped functioning properly.

peterflynn commented 9 years ago

@alexmclaa If you drag Brackets back onto the "good" monitor does it start working again?

Also, can you give us more detail about your setup?

What resolution is each monitor?
Do you have them set to different DPI settings? What DPI is each monitor?
Which one is set as your "main" monitor -- the working one or the bug-causing one? How are the monitors laid out?
Is either monitor a built-in laptop screen? (If it is a laptop, can you try plugging it into a different monitor to see if the same problem happens?)
What graphics card does your computer have?
What happens if you drag Brackets only halfway onto the monitor?

peterflynn commented 9 years ago

Oh, and also -- please try with the newer 1.1 build of Brackets. The UI rendering layer had major updates in 1.1 which might change the picture.