> > I'd say "on a monitor covered by the main window."  If possible, the one 
> > which
> > the mouse is on.
>
> That doesn't work as a (complete) solution.  I missed the same point
> in my last email, which Lubos pointed out.  To quote him on this
> topic, addressing which monitor to place dialogs of such windows on:
>
> "And, if you're tempted to immediately give the (probably correct)
> answer that on the active one, which one would that be? And no, the
> one with the mouse doesn't count, as soon as one throws it away and
> uses only keyboard for a while."

How is that case any different from "placing a new window on a
multi-head system without a mouse"?  It's just in this case, you're
restricted about which monitors you might choose for such a window.

-David
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