10.11.4 Window position off-screen after wake from sleep + external display

I'm afraid I don't think bluetooth or any audio have much to do with this problem, which appears to be about window placement in all apps on "external displays" are those displays wake from sleep. It appears to be something that started in El Capitan.

Mirroring, as the name suggests, means the screens mirror each other and so have the same content: this is absolutely not what I want: I have three separate screens because I want to see three separate screens worth of stuff!

Hi,

You seem to be missing the point of my example.

My example of the Audio and Mic set up in iChat was to illustrate that sometime it is crucial which order you do things.

From the Quote post:-

My scenario (similar to OP):

At work - MBP Retina connected to external LG IPS by thunderbolt, no mirroring and extended desktop, laptop set as primary display

I.e. laptop is running internal and external display and has not problems even when waking from sleep.

Then:-

At home - Connected to external Dell 4K by thunderbolt, laptop in clamshell mode (ie laptop closed)

There are two displays but the laptop is only really running one - the external when the computer is awake.

There is no info at this point about which order the screens/Displays are set up in Displays (System Preferences).

The presumption would be that the external display is only mirroring the internal (if it were On)

There is no info about the external's resolution and how close this is to the closed Clamshell Internal display.

SO the person did this:-

At work, mirroring is off. You can't change mirroring when in clamshell mode, so for this test at home I had both screens initially on. The first important step was to make the external Dell the primary monitor by moving the dock over.

Then:-

Second step was to turn on mirroring.

So the External Display is now lead monitor

It is now set to Mirroring which the extra info indicates was not On in the first place.

The Result

End result - for over a week, not a single window has moved off screen coming out of screen saver or sleep.

They go on to say:-

Side note, changing the settings in order seems to be important - when I tried setting mirror mode first but didn't change the primary monitor (which you can't do once mirroring is turned on)

If my use of a similar instance in another app was confusing I apologise.

8:03 pm Monday; August 15, 2016

Right, so now I'll repeat, since you appear to be missing the point of what I'm saying:

• I have a Mac Pro (you know: small black dustbin things)
• I have three monitors, it is a static configuration, I don't change anything, so there's nothing to "re-order".
• I have never (and can never reasonably) use(d) mirroring.

BUT the movement of windows to the edge of the screen during monitor sleep sounds identical to that of the OP. Sadly, you've bashed away at this thread offering no real help enough that it's not going to make sense to anyone else who might have similar problems, so I'll go back to waiting for help here:

Windows jump off screen with external monitor

Please resist the urge to "help" more unless you have any insight or resolution for this problem, that appears to result from an upgrade to El Capitan.

Hi,

Likewise I see no response that says you have even looked at the settings and tried anything.

Bye.

One last effort.

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9:49 pm Tuesday; August 16, 2016

I had the same issue, i think the same monitor. With the laptop plugged in, I opened it, then in display settings made sure they both had the same scale, and checked mirror. then closed the laptop. I have only done 2 sleep/wake tests, but so far, so good...

Hi,

I experience the same problem, also with a rMBP 15'' and a P2715Q display.

Does anyone found a solution?

Regards

I'm seeing something similar, which I've posted about HERE.

I'm using three displays: two external monitors over HDMI and the built-in laptop display (not mirroring). I did not see this problem with my 2011 MBP 15" running the same version of Sierra, but I'm seeing it now with my newer 2016 MBP 15".

When power-saver turns the display off and then user activity turns them back on, the windows have all reverted back to the laptop.

I'm guessing the OS thinks that the external monitors are "gone missing" when things are turned off--which is why the windows move back to the laptop, but I really have no idea. When the displays turn back on, it still knows that the primary display is configured to be one of the two external monitors--the dock and system menu are on that monitor like before, but the related windows are not.

If anyone still in 2017 have problem with this try cmd+option+shift while starting the app. This will reset window app to fit your resolution. For me many other tips didn't work.

have you tried what I wrote?

Parham, which make and model is your external 4K display?