Moving application windows between two monitors in Mountain Lion

I have a Macbook Pro that sits on my desk below an external monitor that is hooked into the laptop. I use the Displays setting to arrange my external monitor on top of my laptop monitor. Unitl I install Mountain Lion, I used to be able to move windows between the two screens. Now, all application windows get stuck at the menu bar. This is not a problem if the external monitor is placed to the right, left, or the bottom of my Macbook Pro screen in the Display setting. The problem occurs only when it located above the laptop monitor. Has anyone else experience this and is there a quick fix?

Hi Jerry,
The arrangement in the displays setting does show correctly.
If I restart the laptop, it will let me move applications between the two displays but as soon as it wakes up from sleep, I can no longer move applications to the external display if it is positioned on top (it will work if it is postioned on either sides or bottom).
I did a fresh reinstall of the Mountain Lion operating system (reformatted the hard drive) but this did not fix it.
Homie

Similar Messages

Window movement between two monitors

Hello there.
I'm not sure if this question would be under Swing section or not... this is the best section I could match my problem with.
- I use two monitors on my computer
- Windows XP operating system
- JRE 1.6.0_16
- EIZO FlexScan L768 Monitors
When I drag a java swing application window from one monitor to the other, the java application window kind of gets stuck while moving, unlike any other windows based application. I thought it was something to do with my developed application. I noticed that it happens with other java swing applications as well. I tried using the [url http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorialJWS/uiswing/components/ex6/MenuDemo.jnlp]MenuDemo. This example window behaves the same way - makes it difficult to drag the window from one monitor to the other smoothly.
I have ensured that I have the latest drivers for my monitors.
I do not see a reason behind this. Can someone help me out please.
Thank you.

I do the exact same thing but I have no problem.
You should post some code.

Where is the association between applications and Spaces screen configured in Mountain Lion?

Where is the assocation between Applications and Spaces screen configured in Mountain Lion?
In 10.6, I had FileMaker come up in Space 2, and it still does in 10.8 but I don't know how to change it.
Anyone know?

Right-click the icon in Dock and select Options

HT1338 Can I use windows xp on OS x mountain Lion?

Can I install Windows XP on OS X Mountain Lion?

Installing WinXP on Lion or above without BootCamp
It is possible to install WinXP onto Lion or Mountain Lion. Bootcamp does not work thanks to Apple removing support, but the important drivers you need can be found on the net (details below – but the drivers you need will depend on your hardware). WinXP when installed will display at a low resolution on your screen but with the drivers you can fix that and get Wifi connectivity.
When I did it, by far the most time consuming part was to get my XP upgraded to SP3. The solution to one nasty problem with SP3 upgrade is given below.
PREPARATION
Obtain the following files using your browser in OSX before attempting WinXP install.
1. Service Pack 3 file (if your WinXP is Service Pack 2). Obtain from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24
If the file has moved to a different page search on Microsoft's site for it.
(Note: I downloaded the SP3 driver written as a CD disk ISO image and used the FreeISOBurner software to make a CD from which I could make the install.)
2. Search and find drivers for the Intel graphics of your Macbook Pro
(search for 'Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows XP')
3. Find drivers for WIFI. Mid 2011 MBP uses Broadcom. BCM43xx
Wiki drivers site has them.
4. Make sure you have Win XP installation CD and the 25 character licence key.
Give yourself some time without too many urgent deadlines etc.
PART A
Partition your hard disk in OSX using Disk Utility. One should be FAT32 format and set to your size needs for Windows XP.
Restart computer and hold down C key to boot from Windows XP installation CD
Install WinXP following instructions. At least one restart required. Hold down option key when power is down to select the windows drive for booting
Once finished WinXP set up, restart and boot into OSX pressing and holding the option key when power is down.
PART B
From OSX, open a finder window and locate the Windows drive
Open the folder 'Windows Drive'\Documents and Settings\'Your windows account name'\Desktop
Transfer the files you will need from your OSX into the Windows desktop
Service pack 3
Intel Graphics Drivers
Wifi Drivers
(Note. This is where it helps to use FAT32 format for Windows. If you choose to format using NTFS when installing Windows then OSX can read but not write to that drive. If you use NTFS you will need to transer the files to FAT32 formatted memory stick or CD)
PART C
Reboot the computer into Win XP by holding down option key when restarting
Install the Intel graphics drivers. Reboot to XP
Install the Wifi drivers. Reboot to XP
Have a go at bringing your XP up to date. This can be a long task depending on which version of installation disk you own: XP, XP with SP1, XP with SP2 or XP with SP3. In my case I started from XP SP2. Unfortunately the Windows Update mechanism in the XP SP2 system is now blocked by Microsoft so you can't update using the web. This is where you need the SP3 installation.
There are many possible headaches:
One error message is 'Setup requires a minimum of 4 additional megabytes of free space' when running the SP3 installation. If this is the case then go to this page:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_other-windows_update/er ror-there-is-not-enough-disk-space-on/3109444d-2249-4e66-973c-bd662635dc77
It appears that the BootDir register is not set during some installations (mine included). Follow the clear instructions from David Mitchell to fix the registers (Thanks David!)
PART D
Once you have Win XP SP3 going then you're Wifi should work and you should be able to complete the update process using the Windows update mechanism. You can then find other drivers you may need such as LAN drivers etc.

Where do I find User Library Application Support Logic Sampler Instruments in Mountain Lion?

I can't seem to find (User>Library>Application Support>Logic>Sampler Instruments in Mountain Lion)
help please?

Open Terminal in the Utilities folder. Paste the following at the prompt:
chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press RETURN.
This will make the /Home/Library folder permanently visible so you can locate what you need.

Why do i have to keep Force quitting applications ever since i upgraded to Mountain lion. It is very annoying when applications cannot be existed normally

Why do i have to keep Force quitting applications ever since i upgraded to Mountain lion. It is very annoying when applications cannot be existed normally.

Does your system meet these Mountain Lion System Requirements?:
General Requirements
OS X v10.6.8 or later
2GB of memory
8GB of available space
Some features require an Apple ID; terms apply.
Some features require a compatible Internet service provider; fees may apply.
Supported
Models
iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
MacBook (Late 2008 Aluminum, or Early 2009 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid/Late 2007 or newer)
Xserve (Early 2009)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
Mac mini (Early 2009 or newer)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
And as user macsonrisanoted above, 4 GB of RAM is the practical minimum amount of RAM that Mountain Lion really needs since the OS itself uses at least that much often by itself.

Is anyone else experiencing frequent blackout problems on an external monitor in Mountain Lion?

Is anyone else experiencing frequent blackout problems on an external monitor in Mountain Lion? I called Apple Support and got a temporary fix by removing preferences, but frequent --several second-- blackouts are back. Will an HDMI cable alleviate this?

I have been experiencing this, but with Lion, not Mountain Lion. It is driving me nuts!
I am using LG L246WP monitor via HDMI to DVI on MacPro1,1. I have tried changing cables, even tried VGA to DVI (no blackouts with VGA, but not sure I can trust that, because there is no set pattern of when it will blackout!).
I did try another monitor for most of a day - no blackouts/flickers, and as soon as I hooked up my original monitor, I got blackouts, which led me to believe it is the monitor.
I have searched and read several forums on blackouts, each with different configurations, so at this point I am not sure what it is. I even replaced my Graphics/Video card, because someone on Apple forum said most likely that was the culprit, but still having same problem (even as I type this!).
It is like something is intermittently interfering with signal???

High cpu usage when moving application windows

Hello all,
I have two machines with arch installed:
- an eeepc 701 surf/intel gpu(xorg driver) with xfce
- an amd 3800+ X2/nvidia 8860 gt(proprietary driver) with kdemod3(also checked with xfce4)/arch amd64 installed.
I noticed that when i move a window of an application(for example konsole, etc..) too fast i get high cpu usage(30-40 %), when checking with htop.
Is it normal that the X server uses the cpu so much when moving a window??
EDIT: up to now i tested it in a friends windows machine, and it happens exactly the same, so i guess is normal. It seems i need to be informed better about how X works :-)
Last edited by mechmg93 (2008-10-15 08:04:10)

today i switced back my desktop system to debian unstable and tried to see what the difference is concerning this problem.
I found out that in kde3 the solution to the "problem" is debians kde default configuration about window behaviour.
Especially the one mentioned below :
In debian this is not ticked and this has as a result zero cpu usage when windows are moved.
Last edited by mechmg93 (2008-10-23 18:36:58)

Indesign cs6 menu and tool bar disappear between windows using mission control in mountain lion

heres 2 screen grabs before and after. while navigating between 'spaces' using mission control in mountain lion. issue - the menu and tools bars disappear - not all of them just parts of them. to get back i hit 'tab' button twice which hides and shows tools. very annoying - does anyone know of a fix or is this another bug which i have to live with. im using a macpro june 2012/running 10.8.4 and 2 screens - left for artboard - right for all tool windows.

thanks steve - yes that works as does using the tab key - all well....until i move to another 'space' and then come back again.
for example: my setup is like this - no2 space has indesign project. no3 space has photoshop. so im working on a page within indesign and i need to edit an image- i double click the pic and it opens in photoshop on the other 'space' save the file and go back to indesign to update pic and find menu/tools all over the place - so hit tab twice back to normal - until i 'move' out of that space into another - photoshop/ mail/ whatever - as i toggle between spaces the indesign menu will always be 'corrupt' for a better word. hope that makes sense.

2011 Macbook Pro, running windows 7, two monitors?

I have a 2011 Macbook Pro 13inch, running windows 7 with thunderbolt to dvi cable, can I use a dvi splitter to get two monitors with seperate desktops?
I am currently using an external montior for one extra desktop, but I keep needing more room.

jazzdude9792 wrote:
It had beens sleeping running Windows 7 in my backpack while plugged in for a few hours, and you could literally cook an egg on it. It was that hot.
If it was plugged in and recharging IN your backpack you probably got the battery hot. I don't know if there is an overheat auto-shut down feature for the battery.
It may have woke Windows up to tell you it got hot and then crashed or tried to shutdown and couldn't.
As far as the heat for the processor or ram, it does have an auto shut down for overheat situations but if it crash's and stays in limbo land then that part of it won't see it and it could damage things inside. Depending on how you had your backpack stuffed last time and this time it could just be a coincident on getting extra hot. Depending on what year MacPro you have you can either use the Hardware Test DVD that came with your computer (or press and hold the D key when it restarts) to check to see if it can find anything wrong.
Or you may have a hardware problem that makes it wake up or restart by itself and Windows just happens to have the right combination to trigger it. If it's still under warranty you may want to have Apple look at it?
Not to mention, if it's happened before then maybe it's time to see WHY it does it before it does do some damage?
Try putting it to sleep and see if you can replicate the problem while at home.

Migrate one application role between two systems (keeping guid)

Hi
I know there are ways to migrate the whole policy-store from one environment to another. On the other hand there is a tool to create application roles via command line.
I have only a set of application roles which I want to move to another environment. The guid should stay identical so that the application roles get automatically applied on the copied catalog.
Does anybody know if that is also possible? I need to keep the guid but don't want to migrate the whole policy store.
Thank you

user12068228 wrote:
Hi
I know there are ways to migrate the whole policy-store from one environment to another. On the other hand there is a tool to create application roles via command line.Yes, you can create application roles via WLST. Below are the commands:
connect(“Enter Weblogic's Username Here”,”Enter Password Here″,”Hostname:PortNumber″)
createAppRole(“Enter Applicationstripe Here”,”Enter Role Name here”)
P.S: The Application stripe name is obi for the OBIEE set of roles.
I have only a set of application roles which I want to move to another environment. The guid should stay identical so that the application roles get automatically applied on the copied catalog.If I am not wrong, Althought the GUID's can be different after the migration of the application roles between environments, the permissions still stay the same. and I believe the GUID's are system dependent and might be different across two instances. Correct me if I am wrong here.
Does anybody know if that is also possible? I need to keep the guid but don't want to migrate the whole policy store.
Thank you

Multiple Monitors with Mountain Lion

"Detect Displays" doesn't work with Mountain Lion so I am unable to use multiple monitors without jumping through a million hoops. Anyone else have this problem? I think Apple needs to FIX THIS!

There is a third party menu bar application that seems to restore most of the functionality that used to be available under the Display icon in the menu bar.
Also, you can still switch between mirror/extended desktop by hitting Cmd-F1.
If, somehow, your mac fails to automatically detect a connected display, though, I don't know any equivalent to the old "Detect Displays". It usually does detect them automatically, and in the very few occasions it hasn't, disconnecting and reconnecting the cable has worked for me.
All in all, not ideal, and I wished they had kept the functionality; but all is not (completely) lost.
Save As... is back, so here's hoping that "Show displays in the menu bar" will return as well.

Display Problem with my Mac Pro and LG Flatron Wide Monitor in Mountain Lion

After upgrading to Mountain Lion, my Mac Pro has display problems with my LG Flatron display. The image is displayed with a black bar on the right and on the bottom. And the left side of the content is not visible. I tried every resolution available in the Display System Preferences, they are different in terms of how big the black bars are, and what part is not visible, but none of them are correct. I held down the option key to try to detect displays or switch to resolutions that are not normally available. When I restart the image is lined up with the display, but if the display ever goes to sleep or gets turned off, the image reverts to being off center, and the only way I can get it back is to restart... The interesting thing is that this monitor works fine with the same machine if I reboot using BootCamp into Windows 7. The Monitor also works fine, connecting the same connector to a Mac Mini, although that mac mini is running 10.6 and not Mountain Lion. I've reset the SMC and restarted countless times, I don't see any other levers to pull or things to try...

That card is for a PC it may not give you Startup and Option-Boot screens.
The 7950 "Mac Edition" card has a very distinctive look:
http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/product_index.aspx?cid=1&gid=3& sgid=1157&pid=1777&psn=&leg=0&lid=1

How do you close a finder window on an iMac running Mountain Lion by double clicking on the top of the window like I can on my Macbook Air?

When I bought my Macbook Air in 2011, ( leopard on purchase - now mountain lion) I discovered how to close open Finder windows by double clicking at the top of the window. I have just bought an iMac (mountain lion) and for the life of me cant find out how to do the same. Finder preferences are no help. Can anyone out there be of some?
Thanks in advance

I know what you are referring to. In both cases, the window is minimized, but on your MacBook Air, your Finder window is minimized onto the Finder icon, and on the iMac, on the right side of the Dock.
To change this on your iMac, open System Preferences > Dock, and mark "Minimize windows into application icon"

Best rgb and gamma settings for external monitor with mountain lion

Hi,
I'm using an LG LED 22 inch monitor with my MBP mid 2010 via minidisplay to hdmi. on OS X side the settings have been default. On the LED side the settings , if set to preset RGB it tends to fade the whites a lot. when i set to user definied and let the preset rgb be at it is, the colors are quote decent. currently they are on R 50, G 58 and B 59 and Gamma 1. Which is the best RGB and Gamma value for OS X Mountain Lion?

Welcome to the forum.
First off, you need to go and buy a hardware monitor calibrator, such as an OptixXR or similar. This will build a custom monitor profile for your specific screen. Without this starting point you can forget ANY attempt at accurate colour matching.
Never (and I mean never) use a working space such as sRGB or Adobe98 as your monitor profile, that's not what they are designed for. Working spaces control what colours are possible in the image, monitor profiles control how those colours are shown on screen. Aperture uses it's own working space so you don't have to worry about that too much.
To answer the rest far too briefly, I'd suggest setting the proofing profile to sRGB and of course use sRGB for the export preset. The gamma setting you will have to adjust depending on how dark the Lightjet prints look compared to your screen. You will have to do test-strips to start with.
Your images looking crap on flickr on Windows machines is partly because Windows web browsers generally do NO colour correction, and only partly to do with the different gamma.
Ian

Moving application windows between two monitors in Mountain Lion

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for