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Q: multiple display setting to keep apps on each screen

With Mountian Lion I was able to place apps on each of my 2 displays for productivity.  When I restated the computer, the apps were on the screen they were last seen on.  In Mavericks, the OS puts all of the apps back on the main display and I have to move everything back around.  Not good for productivity in the morning. Is there a setting that will keep each app on the screen I have assigned it to upon reboot?

 

Quite annoying.  Mavericks indicated that there was enhanced multiple display support, this seems like it has gone backwards.

 

Thanks,

Greg

MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 23, 2013 8:53 AM

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  • by Vetter1,

    Vetter1 Vetter1 Dec 7, 2013 10:35 PM in response to robmd21
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    Dec 7, 2013 10:35 PM in response to robmd21

    Had the same problem, could not see the "Assign to" options.  Did this and apps open in the monitor they are assigned.

     

    Mavericks now considers each monitor a "Space". As a result, apps launch and have their menu bar in whichever monitor they were launched from. However, it's easy to assign apps to each monitor. Here's how:


    First, you need to create an additional space in Mission Control. You can add it to either monitor.


    Having done that, then when you right-click on an app in the Dock, you will see the option to assign the app to All Desktops, Desktop on Display 1, Desktop on Display 2.

  • by Vetter1,

    Vetter1 Vetter1 Dec 7, 2013 10:41 PM in response to amityuk
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    Dec 7, 2013 10:41 PM in response to amityuk

    I've used multi-monitors for decades now, I too was challenged with the fact that apps would not stay on the assigned monitor like they used to in Mountain Lion.

     

    Here is the fix that worked for me and you still have all the Maverick function without unchecking anything.

     

     

    Mavericks now considers each monitor a "Space". As a result, apps launch and have their menu bar in whichever monitor they were launched from. However, it's easy to assign apps to each monitor. Here's how:


    First, you need to create an additional space "Desktop 3" in Mission Control. You can add it to either monitor.


    Having done that, then when you right-click on an app in the Dock, you will see the option to assign the app to All Desktops, Desktop on Display 1, Desktop on Display 2.

  • by robmd21,

    robmd21 robmd21 Dec 8, 2013 3:33 PM in response to BleuPelikan
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    Dec 8, 2013 3:33 PM in response to BleuPelikan

    wow... all this time and i had no idea about the right-click "assign to" option.

     

    thank you all for this eye-opener.

  • by jeremy bloomfield,

    jeremy bloomfield jeremy bloomfield Dec 8, 2013 11:23 PM in response to robmd21
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    Dec 8, 2013 11:23 PM in response to robmd21

    Given that standard Mav behaviour invokes essentially two spaces, Apple need to build 'assign to' into the standard setup without having to initiate a third space.

  • by larraga,

    larraga larraga Feb 21, 2014 6:59 AM in response to BleuPelikan
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    Feb 21, 2014 6:59 AM in response to BleuPelikan

    This was driving me crazy and this (and no where else on the web I could find) fixed it for me!

  • by blubbblubber,

    blubbblubber blubbblubber Mar 7, 2014 8:18 AM in response to Vetter1
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    Mar 7, 2014 8:18 AM in response to Vetter1

    anybody knows how to make it remember the position too? It always pops up in the upper link corner. In 10.8 the apps saved their desktop and position.

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