Auto-remember window positions switching from laptop to external screens

Does anybody know of any utilities available that will automatically remember my app window positions when switching from laptop to external screens?

'Stay' looks like the best solution found so far but it is not automatic Any more ideas are welcome!

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Remembering windows positions when switching from/to dual screen display

Hello,
Most of the time, a second LCD screen is plugged in my Macbook and configured as the main display. When I arrange the windows, I keep iTunes or my mail application maximized on the macbook screen and use the bigger external screen for all other windows.
If I unplug the external display, all the windows are of course moved to the laptop display. When I plug again the external screen, all the windows are moved to the external display. But I would like the iTunes and mail application to remain on the laptop screen.
Is there any utility to remember the windows positions and arrange them automatically when I switch from/to single/dual-screen display?
Regards,
Raph

Would DisplayWatcher do what you want? I came across this a couple of weeks ago but haven't had the chance to try it out yet.
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Lots of Useful Information there...
You may find these Links Useful too:
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http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/
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hi,
is it possible (in an "easy" way - dont want to edit config files for every application ) to remember the positions of windows on the gnome desktop?
cheers gerb

gerb wrote:
hi,
is it possible (in an "easy" way - dont want to edit config files for every application ) to remember the positions of windows on the gnome desktop?
cheers gerb
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[SOLVED]KDE does not remember window state, restoring from System Tray

Hi,
I'm facing a problem with some KDE applications that dock in the system tray, like Amarok and Konversation. I like to keep these apps maximized. But when I restore them from the system tray, they always revert back to their original, unmaximized size. Is there any workaround or fix for this?
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Last edited by codemon (2009-12-08 08:56:16)

Funny thing happened. I tried out your suggestion for my Firefox window, which would always start in an un-maximized state. It worked perfectly. Then I opened up Konversation and Amarok, and found that they properly remember the window state now!
Thanks for the help.

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