studio apparently opening off screen

Using studio version 5.1.0.1 Alpha with Autocad 2010 Beta.

Open DCL is apparently opening off-screen.  When it starts up nothing shows up on screen.  I get the task-bar button but that's it.  If I right click on the task-bar button I can pick maximize and studio shows up.  However, if I pick restore from the system menu then studio disappears.

Do I just need to reinstall?

Mike Weaver

You'll need to move it to the correct location; a reinstall will not help.  Does it Maximize correctly?  If not, you may need to correct your monitor configuration.  In any case, use M to move it back to where you want it.

Yes, it maximizes correctly, but restores completely off screen, so I will be guessing as to which direction to make the move.

I went to the registry (HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\OpenDCL\OpenDCL Studio\Studio) and changed TopLeftX and TopLeftY (They were over 40000 - completely out of the range of my display resolution) but it didn't help.

I'll try M when I get a few minutes.

Here's a timely blog post on the subject:
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Problem solved!

Thanks Owen.

I want to share my experience, too. It does not depend on OpenDCL only, but also on other applications like WinZip and so on.

• Start OpenDCL


• Maximize the application window


• Hit -D to show desktop only


• RightClick OpenDCL Icon in the taskbar


• Close the application (note: you still don't see the editor.)


• Start OpenDCL again


• it won't be visible


• you find the app only in the task bar


• you cannot make the application window visible by clicking the OpenDCL icon in the taskbar


• RightClick OpenDCL Icon in the taskbar


• Call maximize in the contextmenu


• OpenDCL is maximized now and cannot be changed into resizable mode (if you want to it disappears)


• Close OpenDCL when it is maximized


• Start OpenDCL a last time


• It can be changed into resizable mode again.

I don't know if it is possible to get into a code between the user has doble clicked the icon and the application window will be shown to change the window coordinates?

Fred

Thanks Fred, I've now added code to open in "restored" state when this situation is detected.

Fred, I think you described the path I went down to arrive at my problem.

Thanks for the description.

Mike