OS 10.4.9 problem w/ dual screens

tom24569 · Post by **tom24569** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:24 am

With all the positive reports about the latest OS, I thought I should start a new thread with this. I was working happily with 5.11 on a Mac Pro using two screens. Now, with the latest OS, I'm unable to drag DP windows all the way over to the second screen. Particularly annoying with virtual instruments.

Anyone else experiencing this? I've gotten very dependent on the full use of a second screen!

kpvalentine · Post by **kpvalentine** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:07 am

I'm using DP 4.61 and os 10.4.9. No problems dragging windows between monitors.

Dwetmaster · Post by **Dwetmaster** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:04 am

I have no problems with screens but DP's been acting funny this morning for the first time in several months. I don't want to be pessimistic but 10.4.9 totally ruined another app I use A LOT named Controller Mate.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:33 am

Shooshie and the monkey chuckle.

Sorry. We're sitting back and enjoying the show.
Thankfully you mavericks'll stumble across any shortcomings for us.
Thankfully for us, that is.

Funny, I'd have thought that being the final incarnation before Leopard would mean 10.4.9 would be a ripper.
I wonder who's fault this one is?

Hope you get this sorted, tom24569 and Dwetmaster!

carrythebanner · Post by **carrythebanner** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:01 am

tom24569 wrote:-Now, with the latest OS, I'm unable to drag DP windows all the way over to the second screen.

I saw this after the 10.4.9 update had downloaded & installed, but before I restarted. After a restart it was all good.

Try disconnecting the second monitor, open System Prefs > Displays, hit Detect Displays so it recognizes only one monitor, then reconnect the second one and Detect Displays again.

Phil Jeffers · Post by **Phil Jeffers** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:08 am

OK here on a G5...

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:13 am

tom24569 wrote:With all the positive reports about the latest OS, I thought I should start a new thread with this. I was working happily with 5.11 on a Mac Pro using two screens. Now, with the latest OS, I'm unable to drag DP windows all the way over to the second screen. Particularly annoying with virtual instruments.

Anyone else experiencing this? I've gotten very dependent on the full use of a second screen!

Using two 19" Viewsonics and they work fine in all apps. You might check your "arrangement" panel in Sys Prefs to be sure they didn't just get moved around.

BTW, why is everyone using the DP section to kick OS X.4.9 around? Shouldn't this all be in the Macintoish section? Personally, I don't care as I tend to just browse the areas of interest, but the threads are really more OS related than just DP related.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:27 am

Somehow the "You're Right" thread's survived 12 pages in the DP section.
It's hilarious to me that you'd be hard-pressed to go much further OT, yet it survives.

Oh well, if Gorilla-boy and the monkey were moderating, we'd have shifted all three threads (OSX 10.4.9 x 2 and "You're Right").
Humans.

Doh! I meant Unicorns.

MIDI Life Crisis · Post by **MIDI Life Crisis** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:40 am

monkey man wrote:...if Gorilla-boy and the monkey were moderating, we'd have shifted all three threads (OSX 10.4.9 x 2 and "You're Right")...

Actually if WE were moderating, everyone would have moved to Logic or back to SV Pro a long time ago.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:00 am

MIDI Life Crisis wrote:Actually if WE were moderating, everyone would have moved to Logic or back to SV Pro a long time ago.

Ha!

No kidding. We might even have scared 'em right off the 'net and back to the ol' ATARI STe.
If they survived the encounter, that is.

Buzzy · Post by **Buzzy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:49 pm

tom24569 wrote:With all the positive reports about the latest OS, I thought I should start a new thread with this. I was working happily with 5.11 on a Mac Pro using two screens. Now, with the latest OS, I'm unable to drag DP windows all the way over to the second screen. Particularly annoying with virtual instruments.

Anyone else experiencing this? I've gotten very dependent on the full use of a second screen!

Hey Tom

Not sure if this is the same issue but I lost my second display when I recently went from 10.4.6 to 10.4.8. The big difference is that I never became dependant on the second screen as it was the one being replaced with the new LCD. Then I thought, what the heck I'll run both. Only worked until the upgrade.

Did you upgrade from 10.4.8 or an earlier version?

.Bzz...

edit: The BIG difference is that the monitor doesn't turn on at all (isn't recognized by OSX), not what I mentioned previously.

boy ... I can sure be thrown off track by beer!

.Bzz...

chrispick · Post by **chrispick** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:53 pm

FWIW - I'm running dual monitors with 10.4.9. No problems.

tom24569 · Post by **tom24569** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:22 pm

OK - all is well.

A restart did the trick. Thanks for the other suggestions.

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