Layer manager opens off screen...

[Dave-CSMW]

One of our CAD machines has been down graded from a two monitor setup to a single monitor. Now the layer manager, which was opening up on the second monitor, opens off screen. How can I reset it to open on my main monitor? TIA!

[Dave-CSMW]

Ok, I found an answer to this one on my own. For anyone who might have the same problem, the fix is to edit the registry key for the layer manager window.

This is the registry location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\<your windows profile name>\AutoCAD\R16.2\ACAD-4001:409\Profiles\<<Unnamed Profile>>\Dialogs\LayerManager

Change the "bounds" key value to something like:

100, 200, 700, 400

This worked for me.

[Peter K]

Thank you kindly Dave-CSMW

A collegue had the same thing happening with Acad 2008LT and this helped me to find and implement the solution.

[feargt]

there is also another option in this case,

after opening the layer manager (you know it is open but cannot see it)

press alt + spacebar, a small menu will appear on the screen, type M for move and using the left or right cursor you can bring whatever is off screen back on.

To see this working you can also try it with a dialogue boy that does appear on your screen

[Peter K]

Would be nice but..

either I'm doing something wrong or else your solution, feargt, doesn't work with Acad LT.

When I press alt+spacebar I don't have any small menu appearing when a dialogbox is open (viewable on screen - or not)

[feargt]

This solution has nothing to do with the version of autocad, it's a function of Windows. I just tried here by opening the print dialogue so I could print out this thread and alt+space produces a small menu allowing me to move the print dialogue box with the cursor. Maybe someone else knows why it is not working for you. What version of Windows are you using? I have XP professional........

[Tiger]

Peter - providing you have an English version of Windows - press Alt+spacebar+M and then use the arrow keys to move your window.

If you have a non-English version of Windows it might be another letter-key than M - probably the first letter in the Deutch word for 'move'.

[Peter K]

I'm using Windows XP pro 5.1 SP 2

I stand corrected. I do have it but :

1. The company is using Windows in the native language (=Dutch)
Which means that M for " M ove" becomes R for "ve R plaatsen"

2. That menu shows up in relationship of the window that is active which means that if you call it up with a non-viewable window then this menu item won't be viewable either.

3. It only helps if you have an indication where the non-viewable window is located in relationship with the screen, else you have no clue if you are moving it away or towards the screen.

Thank you feargt for the tip though, it certainly will help whenever a window is only partially on the screen. A problem that is not uncommon on multiple-screens when using some badly written software.

PS: Tiger, yes indeed, the point was that I don't have an English version of Windows XP.

[feargt]

Sorry about that........and I don't even use the english version either, I use the geman version and have to type V instead of M

2. That menu shows up in relationship of the window that is active which means that if you call it up with a non-viewable window then this menu item won't be viewable either.

On my sytem this is not correct, this menu always appears even if the active dialogue box is not on screen.

3. It only helps if you have an indication where the non-viewable window is located in relationship with the screen, else you have no clue if you are moving it away or towards the screen.

In fairness that is true, but at the same time the dialogue window is not likely to be too far away let or right, So if the left arrow doesn't bring anything back on screen quickly enough then just try the right.

[Tiger]

In fairness that is true, but at the same time the dialogue window is not likely to be too far away let or right, So if the left arrow doesn't bring anything back on screen quickly enough then just try the right.

that is what I do - hold in left key > nothing happens > hold in right key.

Don't have an English version either - I use F for 'flytta'