That did it. Thanks. Also interesting to note that the Legacy2.usr file overrides these parameters of the Windows Properties setting of the executable or shortcut icon on the desktop.
Brian in CA -----Original Message----- From: Sherry/Support [mailto:she...@legacyfamilytree.com] Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 11:30 AM To: legacyusergroup@LegacyUsers.com Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Legacy won't remember last position and size With Legacy closed, go to Documents\Legacy Family Tree\_AppData\Usr\ and delete the Legacy2.usr file. When Legacy is opened again, a fresh one will be recreated and Legacy should then remember size and placement of windows. Sincerely, Sherry Technical Support Legacy Family Tree On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Brian L. Lightfoot <br...@the-lightfoots.com> wrote: > I use Legacy in a less than maximized window with other applications > occupying the remaining real estate on my large screen monitor. > Recently (a few weeks back) Legacy started to forget its last position > and size on the screen and instead reopened in a default size of maybe > something like one-quarter size in the middle of the entire viewport. > Try this with any browser or other Windows application by closing in a > less than maximized size and when re-opened, they all open to the last > position and size. Except Legacy. > > I remember having this same problem just over one year ago and I can’t > remember what it was that I did or even if I was able to fix it but > the annoying problem is getting the better of me. I’m not sure if it > was a Windows setting or something within Legacy that controls this. I > know there are “Properties” that can be set within Windows for either > the shortcut or the executable that determine the size of the window > to be opened, either Normal, Minimized, or Maximized, but Legacy seems > to ignore all of these settings and continues to open in what I’m > calling about one-quarter screen size. Of course if you normally run > in Maximized mode, it’s just one click of the mouse otherwise it’s a > move operation with several re-size movements to get everything > aligned with the other applications for me. My only other option is to > go back to let Legacy run 24/7 in the size and location that I like. > > How is this working with everybody else? > > > Brian in CA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
