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This one is annoying the s$@t out of me...I work on a two monitor set up (which I dont even believe is a factor)...but Preview is the only app that will not remember its position - in fact - every time I open a PDF, its position changes.... even when setting ALL PDF's to the center of my screen.. When I open it again a 2nd time, it is different. It is actually splitting between both of my screens (most on the left, some on the right)
I tried deleting the PLIST file for Preview, but it does not work...
Anyone have any ideas?

I know exactly what you mean. I've been looking for a solution myself, as I have an unusual two-monitor setup. It seems to only be an issue when opening PDF's, like you mentioned. I've tried modifying PDFDocument.nib to change the initial starting location, but it doesn't seem to help, for some reason. If anyone is curious about what we're talking about, I took a screenshot:
http://128.61.59.36/initWindowPosition.png
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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