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Old 02-06-2012, 02:10 PM
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You only have to set it up once, though, then as they said, close with alt-f4. My windows AlWAYS open exactly where I left them.
True, and I think its an issue with Windows and not Pro Tools(but I could be mistaken).
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Old 02-06-2012, 05:22 PM
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It is the result of an Avid/Digidesign design decision, probably made before multiple monitors were in wide usage.

I would anticipate it being "fixed" in PT 11...
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True, and I think its an issue with Windows and not Pro Tools(but I could be mistaken).
I believe you are correct. Adobe products work sort of the same way for Windows but not on Mac (having a back container window)
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It is the result of an Avid/Digidesign design decision, probably made before multiple monitors were in wide usage.

I would anticipate it being "fixed" in PT 11...
Ummm...it's obviously a Windows issue, seeing as it's not an issue at all on a Mac.
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Ummm...it's obviously a Windows issue, seeing as it's not an issue at all on a Mac.
Nope...

Remember that you can drag a plugin window outside of the "main" window in Windows. And if you're using IE 9, you can drag a tab out of the browser window and it will become a separate browser window.

It's simply a choice made by Avid's system designers, probably a number of years ago...
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True, and I think its an issue with Windows and not Pro Tools(but I could be mistaken).
No, you're not mistaken at all.
It is an issue with Windows.
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No, you're not mistaken at all.
It is an issue with Windows.
wow, so is PT the O/S, or is Windows? Gotta love the PT homers on this forum.

btw, I have dual monitors that aren't the same size, so it's very difficult to drag a window across the monitors and have it display in such a way that works for me.
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Old 02-21-2012, 08:53 AM
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Yes, it's a PT design choice. In Reason, I can undock the mixer and move it outside the parent window. If it's possible in Reason, it should be possible in PT.
Vegas allows the same thing with the preview window being undockable too.
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No, it is definitely not a Windows issue. It is an Avid design decision. Samplitude, for example, allows one to drag the mixer over to a second monitor with no problem whatsoever. In fact, I wish Avid would take a cue from them.

The real issue might be that the PC platform has always been Avid's second choice, and many of the "niceties" of the Mac platform are simply overlooked or not considered important. Or it could be because they use a common code base, and the windows version of their library is lacking key features. Or the final plausible explanation is that their Windows programmers simply aren't as good as the Mac programmers. Whatever the reason, they don't do it.

But it's not only possible to put the mixer window on a second monitor, it's a very cool way to work.
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Old 02-21-2012, 02:33 PM
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No, you're not mistaken at all.
It is an issue with Windows.
Nonsense. Samplitude does it, Reason does it, and several other apps as well. Nothing about the Windows platform forces an app to work the way PT works. It's great to work with the mixer on a separate monitor, and I hope PT allows it some day.
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