Windows XP: splash and message-boxes get centered between monitors

[TobWen]

I'm on Windows and I've set up two TFTs as extended desktop. When starting up JOSM, the splash and all following message-boxes (export, saving etc.) get centered in the virtual center of the extended desktop.

Of course, here are the fromes of both TFTs and I can't read the important content... I need to move each window to the left or right monitor.

Can you make JOSM detect the primary monitor?

[stoecker]

JOSM and all windows are aware of current monitor and are either centered to screen or josm windows, BUT there are case when screens are not detected as individual, but are reported as one big one. Then JOSM fails when the internal heuristic does not detect this :-)

Please first report your screen dimensions and placement of these screens. If this does not help we need to give you a debug version, which outputs some information to fix this issue.

[TobWen]

In case, I understood you right, here are the details:

• left one, primary monitor: 1280 px x 1024 px, 32 bit
• right one, secondary monitor: 1280 px x 1024 px, 32 bit

When making my windows to fullscreen, it get maximized on ONE monitor only. I don't use additional multi-monitor tools.

[stoecker]

INFO: ScreenInfo reactangle java.awt.Rectangle[x=0,y=0,width=1280,height=1024]
INFO: ScreenInfo reactangle java.awt.Rectangle[x=1280,y=0,width=1280,height=1024]
INFO: ScreenInfo reactangle java.awt.Rectangle[x=0,y=0,width=2560,height=1024]

--> There are two screens and a third with the combination of both in the list. I assume that breaks the screen detection.

[Don-vip]

Replying to stoecker:

--> There are two screens and a third with the combination of both in the list. I assume that breaks the screen detection.

Where did you get that information?

[stoecker]

Sorry - by mail with a test instance. Had no time to look into a fix yet. :-)

[Don-vip]

Sounds like a Java bug, no? TobWen, can you please attach your status report, as asked on newticket ?

[stoecker]

Maybe, but that does not help :-) If seen to many strange entries in these tables to actually believe they are reliable. Workarounds for systems where only the last entry exists are there for some time now.

[TobWen]

Replying to Don-vip:

Sounds like a Java bug, no? TobWen, can you please attach your status report, as asked on newticket ?

Here you are:

Please provide any additional information below. Attach a screenshot if possible.

Repository Root: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn
Build-Date: 2014-11-24 02:33:57
Last Changed Author: Don-vip
Revision: 7743
Repository UUID: 0c6e7542-c601-0410-84e7-c038aed88b3b
Relative URL: ^/trunk
URL: http://josm.openstreetmap.de/svn/trunk
Last Changed Date: 2014-11-23 23:54:40 +0100 (Sun, 23 Nov 2014)
Last Changed Rev: 7743

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (7743 de) Windows XP 32-Bit
Memory Usage: 165 MB / 247 MB (71 MB allocated, but free)
Java version: 1.7.0_71, Oracle Corporation, Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM

Plugins:
- AddrInterpolation (30737)
- CommandLine (30810)
- FixAddresses (30737)
- HouseNumberTaggingTool (30762)
- ImportImagePlugin (30738)
- PicLayer (30762)
- RoadSigns (30788)
- SimplifyArea (30791)
- Tracer2 (30695)
- alignways (30695)
- areaselector (1412926941)
- buildings_tools (30762)
- conflation (0.1.7)
- contourmerge (1012)
- dataimport (30800)
- ext_tools (30738)
- geotools (30762)
- imagery_offset_db (30808)
- imageryadjust (30737)
- importvec (30762)
- jts (30762)
- junctionchecking (30695)
- kendzi3d-jogl (37)
- kendzi3d_Improved_by_Andrei (1.0.179-SNAPSHOT)
- log4j (30762)
- measurement (30737)
- merge-overlap (30784)
- namemanager (30737)
- opendata (30806)
- photo_geotagging (30803)
- photoadjust (30762)
- proj4j (30738)
- reltoolbox (30762)
- surveyor2 (29210)
- utilsplugin2 (30762)

Last errors/warnings:
- E: Fehler beim Laden des Bildes 'road.png'
- W: Could not get presets icon road.png
- E: Fehler beim Laden des Bildes 'ES_s22.png'
- W: Could not get presets icon ES_s22.png

[Don-vip]

Replying to TobWen:

Identification: JOSM/1.5 (7743 de) Windows XP 32-Bit

Windows XP is ​no longer supported. I do not have any problem on Windows 7 or Windows 8, you should upgrade your OS for a start...

[anonymous]

Replying to Don-vip:

Windows XP is ​no longer supported. I do not have any problem on Windows 7 or Windows 8, you should upgrade your OS for a start...

Not needed, since the system neither is connected to the internet, nor is capable of running a newer OS fluently.

Did JOSM developers also stop supporting Windows XP or is it just Microsoft?

[anonymous]

Hmm, thanks for fixing the bug... actually, the problem doesn't appear right now :)

[Don-vip]

We did nothing but it's great the problem has disappeared. For your information it's not just Microsoft but the entire world who is giving up with Windows XP. You may face more and more bugs of this sort if you stick to it.