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 Post subject: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 12:35 pm 
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I've been an owner/user for many years. I just upgraded to Windows 10 and my old version of Nexus is/was working just fine. Since there was finally a new version after a long hiatus I decided to download the latest version and try it out and see if it works for me. Installed over my current version and all my docks are there. I decided to move one dock from one monitor (I have three) to another one- from monitor #3 to monitor #2. Each and every time I hit apply, it moves it to my primary monitor! If I try to create a new dock on my 2nd monitor and creates it on the first primary! So I can put and move docks to my primary and #3 monitors but number two seems to be off limits to Nexus. Any ideas how to fix this? Thanks!


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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:26 pm 
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Some added info. I tried swapping the cables around to rule out any hardware issues and it was the same. Which ever monitor Windows assigns as #2 Nexus sees but can't add anything to it. I tried swapping the positions of the monitors within Windows and had the same result. For some reason, Nexus just can't add any docks to my #2 monitor, regardless of which physical monitor is assigned to #2.


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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:50 pm 
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Luckily I had almost the same thing happen with another user just a week ago, so I know what is *really* going on.

This has nothing to do with multi-monitors, as I also thought at first.

It has to do with Windows 10 changing the DPI settings on your monitor to something other than the normal 100%.

When that happens and the application is not marked as DPI-aware, the OS automatically 'magnifies' the application (everything becomes larger but also blurry) and 'lies' to it about the current screen resolution etc... this is called DPI virtualization.

What you are experiencing is one of the problems of the OS lying to the application and making it believe it is running at a certain screen resolution when it really isn't.

The upcoming v15.9 is already fully high-DPI aware and solves this problem. v15.9 should be officially available early this week.

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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:55 pm 
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Jorge, thanks for the reply and good news! Should I bother downloading the beta or just wait until the official release?

Edit: I just realized that the betas are only for Winstep extreme users and I haven't updated that license in a long time... Never mind.


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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:05 pm 
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That link is for Winstep Xtreme.

I'll send you a link to the beta of Nexus Ultimate by Private Message.

Please let me know in the Beta forum what you think of the new features, etc... time is running out to give any feedback. :)

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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:24 pm 
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winstep wrote:
That link is for Winstep Xtreme.

I'll send you a link to the beta of Nexus Ultimate by Private Message.

Please let me know in the Beta forum what you think of the new features, etc... time is running out to give any feedback. :)


Thank you sir! I'll install shortly and begin checking it out.

Edit:Yes, it fixed my issue and I like the new default UI look, too!


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 Post subject: Re: Nexus Ultimate and Multi-Monitor Issue
PostPosted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 7:12 pm 
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Thanks for the feedback! :D

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