The Edit Margins dialog boxes are not affected by "Detect Displays."

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- DJA
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On Nov 24, 2012, at 2:10 PM, JRB <j...@blanemusic.com> wrote:

> I find that selecting "detect displays" under the display menu (or system 
> prefs) will return all windows to the laptop screen when the larger display 
> is  not plugged in. 
> 
> JB
> Sent from my iPhone using my thumbs w/out a spellchecker
> 
> On Nov 24, 2012, at 12:19 PM, David Froom <dfr...@smcm.edu> wrote:
> 
>> I move back and forth between connecting my laptop to a very large monitor 
>> and using the laptop on its own.  If I pull the Edit System (or Page) 
>> Margins box off to the side on the large screen, when I go back to the 
>> laptop alone, I can't get to it in any way.  I already have my laptop set to 
>> high resolution, so no screen resolution change can get it back.
>> 
>> What I've learned is that hooked up to my large screen, I need to leave 
>> those Edit System (or Page) Margins boxes in mid-screen before quitting.
>> 
>> In an emergency, now I know I can trash the preferences.  But I'd rather not 
>> do that.
>> 
>> What Finale OUGHT to do is what everyone else does -- set these dialog boxes 
>> to appear within whatever screen you happen to be using.  Most of Finale's 
>> dialog boxes work this way.  I wish I knew why these two don't.
>> 
>> David Froom
>> 
>> On 24 Nov 2012, at 1:00 PM, Haroldo Mauro wrote:
>> 
>>> No, I did not! You think the window could be off screen?
>>> Thank you.
>>> Harold
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 22/11/2012, at 23:24, SN jef chippewa wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> did you try changing the resolution before 
>>>> trashing your prefs?  or trying with a 2nd screen?
>>>> 
>>>>> It came back after I trashed the preferences 
>>>>> file. BTW, there is no such an option under the 
>>>>> page layout menu. If you meant "?Edit Margins": 
>>>>> no, it did not return. Neither did I change 
>>>>> resolutions.
>> 
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