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Bug 190514 - Netbeans windows is not the same as before locking the system
Summary: Netbeans windows is not the same as before locking the system
Status: REOPENED
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: issues@platform
URL:
Keywords: DUAL_MONITOR
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2010-09-22 10:26 UTC by daniela.waranie
Modified: 2010-09-29 13:49 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description daniela.waranie 2010-09-22 10:26:00 UTC 
On windows you can lock the system when you want to leave the PC for a short time, to prevent a disclosure.

If netbeans main window is stretched over 2 monitors before locking the system and after returning to the system it is only on the primary monitor.

Netbeans should remember its window dimensions and positions on locking/returning.
Comment 1 Stanislav Aubrecht 2010-09-29 12:56:20 UTC 
for example firefox browser behaves the same way so it's very likely windows fault.
Comment 2 daniela.waranie 2010-09-29 13:49:19 UTC 
Ok, it is not a DEFACT - because netbeans respects standards. Now it is a ENHANCEMENT.

The most user do not expect that a browser can show a webpage across 2 monitors, true. But numerously users of a IDE do have such amount of additional "tool windows" open at the same time, that a very big monitor or a multi-monitor setup is desired. To stretch the netbeans window have some advantages against "flying windows" (e.g. to have only one task manager entry on ALT+TAB for netbeans to switch).

So:
Netbeans should remember its window dimensions and positions on
locking/returning.