Docking on multiple monitors

samgreenfield · 9th September 2005, 15:18

Hiya,

I have two monitors running on Windows XP SP2. The video card is an ATI Radeon 9600. I am running Winamp v5.094 with the Winamp modern skin. Under menu item Window Settings/Docked Toolbar, there are the following options "Top", "Left", "Right", "Bottom" and "Not docked". "Left" and "Right" are disabled. When I select "Bottom", Winamp docks to the bottom of my primary monitor. Is there any way to get Winamp to be docked to the bottom of the secondary monitor? I can position the bar correctly, and set it to always be "Always on top", but without the ability to dock the toolbar, maximized windows will be hidden underneath the dock.

Does anyone have any advice or opinions?

Thanks,
Sam

gordol · 10th December 2005, 00:34

Same thing happens with 5.12 on my XP sp2 with nVidia GeForce4 card and dual monitors. Only I want to dock Winamp to the top of my secondary monitor.

DrO · 10th December 2005, 00:51

i believe it's an OS api limitation which will only allow an appbar (which is what the docked modes are) to be docked on the primary monitor (where the taskbar is)

-daz

Elberet · 1st April 2006, 01:15

NACK. Other programs (e.g. Trillian [3.1 build 121]) manage that just fine and can dock at either edge of any monitor and provide the full functionality one would expect of docked windows. I take that as an indication that the API is not a limiting factor here.

Oh, and my 2c: I have the same issue with
- Windows XP Pro SP2,
- an ATI X800 using the Omega 6.3 drivers,
- and two LCD panels hooked up via DVI [primary] and VGA [secondary],
- both of them being set to their native resolutions of 1280x1024 pixels.
- The primary display is center, the secondary one left of it.

Deadelus · 3rd May 2006, 14:51

It would be really great since I use my 2nd screen as a misc screen such as MSN, and open browsers. Would be really great to place winamp there too.

Please!!! Make this feature work!!

9th September 2005, 15:18	#1
samgreenfield Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 1	Docking on multiple monitors Hiya, I have two monitors running on Windows XP SP2. The video card is an ATI Radeon 9600. I am running Winamp v5.094 with the Winamp modern skin. Under menu item Window Settings/Docked Toolbar, there are the following options "Top", "Left", "Right", "Bottom" and "Not docked". "Left" and "Right" are disabled. When I select "Bottom", Winamp docks to the bottom of my primary monitor. Is there any way to get Winamp to be docked to the bottom of the secondary monitor? I can position the bar correctly, and set it to always be "Always on top", but without the ability to dock the toolbar, maximized windows will be hidden underneath the dock. Does anyone have any advice or opinions? Thanks, Sam

10th December 2005, 00:51	#3
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	i believe it's an OS api limitation which will only allow an appbar (which is what the docked modes are) to be docked on the primary monitor (where the taskbar is) -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

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10th December 2005, 00:34	#2
gordol Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 93	Same thing happens with 5.12 on my XP sp2 with nVidia GeForce4 card and dual monitors. Only I want to dock Winamp to the top of my secondary monitor.

1st April 2006, 01:15	#4
Elberet Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1	NACK. Other programs (e.g. Trillian [3.1 build 121]) manage that just fine and can dock at either edge of any monitor and provide the full functionality one would expect of docked windows. I take that as an indication that the API is not a limiting factor here. Oh, and my 2c: I have the same issue with - Windows XP Pro SP2, - an ATI X800 using the Omega 6.3 drivers, - and two LCD panels hooked up via DVI [primary] and VGA [secondary], - both of them being set to their native resolutions of 1280x1024 pixels. - The primary display is center, the secondary one left of it.

3rd May 2006, 14:51	#5
Deadelus Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3	It would be really great since I use my 2nd screen as a misc screen such as MSN, and open browsers. Would be really great to place winamp there too. Please!!! Make this feature work!!