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Topic: «Change monitor numbering , change only the numbers, not the physical arrangement » on forum: Technical Support   Views: 3003
 
David P
 
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Posted: 06/20/2022 00:50:28
 
 
 Hello ActualTools Support,

due to a change in my graphics cards setup and the associated three monitors, the arrangement of the monitors has recently changed.

Previously the middle monitor was assigned #2, but now it is assigned #1:

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I have a lot of program specific settings in AWM that use the number of a specific monitor. Of course, all of these settings are now not working properly anymore.

In addition, the AWM command "jump to next monitor" no longer causes the respective window to jump from the left monitor to the middle monitor and then to the right monitor as before, but is now also jumbled according to the changed numbering of the monitors.

Is there any way to adjust the settings all together so that not every single setting has to be changed manually?
 
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David P
 
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Posted: 07/06/2022 16:50:44
 
 
 *friendly bump*

Please advise -- Thanks
 
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Alex Fadeyev
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Posted: 07/09/2022 21:07:23
 
 
 Dear David,

Sorry for a delayed reply. Unfortunately, for now there's no ability to re-number the monitors at will, this feature's still in our "to-do" list. Now we'll raise its priority so it should appear in the near-future updates.
 
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Brad Erickson
 
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Posted: 10/21/2023 02:12:15
 
 
 Please DO update Actual Windows Manager with the ability to assign a soft monitor number to each monitor regardless of how Windows chooses to number them. I agree that when we use Win-/ that the window should cycle through the monitors in a logical order (clockwise, for example) and not jump sporadically between the windows just because Windows assigned illogical numbers to them. Please make this a priority. Thank you so much!
 
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Bogdan Polishchuk
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Posted: 10/24/2023 05:02:04
 
 
 Brad,

Thank you for contacting us! We'll add your vote for this feature in our database.
 
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David P
 
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Posted: 06/02/2025 18:06:12
 
 
 Hello everyone,

Has there been any progress on this feature request?

I frequently switch monitor setups between different offices. Although I almost consistently use three 4K monitors, they can always be connected through different docks, graphics cards, or directly to the computer using different HDMI or Displayport adapters. This causes the monitor numbers to often change unpredictably, which in turn severely disrupts most of my automatic window placement settings/commands with Actual Window Manager.

I believe there should be at least a way to link the monitor numbering system to the alternative desktop divider layouts.

Instead of using a fixed monitor number that corresponds to the Windows numbering system, the monitor numbering should be adaptive and treated as a variable in Actual Window Manager. This way, for example, when I change the desktop divider layout directly from the tray icon menu in order to adapt to a new office/monitor setup, the monitor numbers and placement could instantly adapt correspondingly.

The current feature set makes it almost impossible for me to effectively use any automatic window placing.

Thanks for considering implementing this feature request soon.

Best regards
David
 
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