Alt-Tab only cycles through open APPLICATIONS (programs)
Alt-ESC will not only cycle through open applications, but will also
cycle through open CHILD windows.
Unfortunately (usually) neither will help you find the window if it is
off screen.
If you can get focus to the child window, try WINDOW-RIGHT ARROW (or
WINDOW-LEFT ARROW). Keep hitting same key combo until the child shows
up on the desired screen. WINDOW-ARROW key takes the window that is in
focus, and moves it to the left edge of its current monitor (if you use
left), then to the right edge of the next monitor to the left, then to
the center of that next monitor, then to the left edge of that monitor,
then right edge of 3rd monitor, etc, etc, etc. The good thing about
this - it WRAPS - so when it gets to the left edge of the left most
monitor it will circle around the right edge of the right most monitor,
then center of the right most monitor, etc. Eventually it should end up
being visible.
With Windows 7 (my Windows 10 machine is doing a backup, so I can't test
it) - I tried having a Legacy child window open, then made some other
program the active window. Then, by clicking on the Legacy icon on the
task bar, the CHILD became active - and thus I was able to move the
child window around using the WINDOW-ARROW method. In other words, I
did NOT need to click on the child to make it active - just clicking on
the Legacy icon made the child active.
You can also try right clicking on the task bar and select CASCADE
WINDOWS or on SHOW WINDOWS STACKED - but I'm not sure if this will bring
a CHILD window back to your main monitor. Worth a try though.
I have some programs that, no matter WHERE I last closed them, they
INSIST on opening on some other monitor the next time. It can get real
OLD real FAST - but I've learned to just deal with it.
btw - there is another method that works for a PROGRAM window that is
"lost", but it apparently does not work for a CHILD window that is
lost: SHIFT-Right click on the icon on the task bar, select RESTORE (if
RESTORE is available - if it is gray, move on to next step). Then
SHIFT-Right click on the icon again and select MOVE (and let go of the
SHIFT-Right-click). Then hold down either the right or the left arrow
to move the window. Of course it helps if you have a good idea if the
window is "lost" to the left or right. (If you have good eyes, you can
sometimes tell this by first watching the button on the task bar as you
repeatably click on it - you may see a faint image "swoosh" off to the
left or to the right (IF you have that feature turned on in Windows - it
is on by default I believe).) This method does NOT wrap! So you can
end up shoving the window further off the screen! If it doesn't show up
fairly quickly, then hold down the other arrow key to see if it comes
flying in from that side.
Bob
On 05/08/2017 14:47, Brian Kelly wrote:
You are missing an important Windows tool for finding missing screens
that will let you find the screen without using the three finger
salute (CTRL-ALT-DEL).
When you think a window has opened off the visible screens hold ALT
and click the spacebar. This will open a windows menu for the current
(hidden) screen. One of the options there is move. The position of the
menu will give you a clue as to where the hidden screen is located. It
will be on the side of the monitor where that screen should be.
Select move then use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the
hidden window into view. When it is fully visible click enter to exit
the move mode.
Legacy should remember the last place a screen was opened/closed and
reopen it there. In older version those screen locations were stored
in the Legacy2.usr file. If they still use that file you will find it
in your _AppData\Usr folder. Deleting that file is major surgery
because it will reset all screens back to their default sizes and
locations.
Brian Kelly
On 08-May-17 12:05 PM, Cheryl Rothwell wrote:
I have two monitors. With Legacy 8 when a new window was opened it often
was partially off either screen - but I could locate it and move it.
With Legacy 9 it is often off both screens and cannot be located. Since
Legacy has a window open I can't do anything. The program is basically
locked and I have to close the Legacy window - not a proper close.
Does anyone know a way to tell Legacy where to open a window? Since no
other program does this I have to think it is Legacy. Maybe there is a
setting I'm missing?
Cheryl Rothwell
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