Windows Move to Main Monitor After Display Sleep

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Windows Move to Main Monitor After Display Sleep

I have two monitors on my iMac, and after installing 10.7.2 I am noticing a peculiar behavior. When OS X puts the displays to sleep, the second monitor goes into power save mode, and it looks like OS X decides that the second monitor no longer exists, so it collects all of the windows I had on the second monitor and puts them on the main monitor. So, I get to move a bunch of windows around every time I return to the computer.

Anyone else having a similar issue recently? Any ideas? It doesn't look like I can prevent powersave mode on the second monitor.

thanks,

eric.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 14, 2011 1:24 PM

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Eric Busboom Author

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Nov 17, 2011 11:16 PM in response to Eric Busboom

Just found another thread for this problem: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3308729?answerId=16479872022#16479872022

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Mar 14, 2012 6:42 PM in response to Eric Busboom

Hi,

Yeah I commented on that other thread about this exact issue before finding this one.

It's a very annoying issue.

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Nov 3, 2012 4:05 PM in response to mlavigne016

Wish they would offer a fix!

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Jan 24, 2013 1:03 PM in response to coolkid99

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3241273?start=15&tstart=0

Power button solution worked for me.

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Jan 25, 2013 4:03 AM in response to Eric Busboom

Hello everyone,

For disabling the so called clamshell mode in mountain lion, I used the following terminal code: sudo nvram boot-args="iog=0x0" and it worked fine. Now closing lid causes sleep (with external display and magsafe attached). Perfect.

BUT: I have noticed that all application windows are now placed on the main display after waking up from sleep mode (and Eric, for me it doesn't matter which display is set to be the main one, external or internal). And this is – as you might guess and agree – really annoying.

Is anyone out there who has a solution for this WITHOUT an extra app like "stay" (which is not exactly what I need, since I wish lion to take care of it automatically)?

Many thanks from Berlin,

Cheers

PS: oh, and a restart does open all application windows on the right spot – just where they were before restart.

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jceditor

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Jul 24, 2013 9:04 AM in response to Eric Busboom

Also have same issue as OP but with a MacPro. Here my thread https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5188556.

I don't get how the "Clamshell mode" would pertain to a desktop?

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