[JustinD]

Hey y'all! Thinking of getting an external monitor for a new MacBook Pro.

Thing is, I have all my windows in the apps I use setup *exactly* how I like them.

Does the OS remember this positioning info per-monitor, in some way? I don't want to run into a situation where I get to work, plug in the 'Book to the monitor, and all my windows end like halfway down the screen. Vice versa, don't want to UNplug the 'Book, go home, and all my windows are positioned past the bottom of the built-in LCD.

Thoughts?

Thanks!

[iREZ]

what apps are you talking bout...the last adobe suite allows you to save your 'workspace' which you could refer to whenever the windows and palettes go screwy.

[JustinD]

General stuff - like, where onscreen new Finder windows appear, where my Adium windows are positioned, etc. In my ideal situation, when I plugged in a larger external monitor, my Adium window would appear at similar coordinates to where it is on the built-in LCD: anchored at the top-right of the screen. Yadda yadda...

[ginoledesma]

In my experience, Mac OS X tends to remember window positions well enough. However, depending on which monitor you set up as primary, it can get messy. For example, I have my 22" as the primary monitor when it's hooked up, and when I fire up applications that were last using the monitor, it remembers the positions well. But if I use those same applications without the monitor hooked up, they'll get jammed back to the smaller 13" screen of the MB.

Mac OS X is smart enough not to put those windows outside the display area, fortunately, but unless you use those apps in the same setup consistently, there will be some arrangement required.