DisplayFusion RSS: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428 DisplayFusion RSS: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:57:26 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428 RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#7 Sat, 08 Nov 2014 02:13:25 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#7 DisplayFusion We've just released a new DisplayFusion beta version (http://www.displayfusion.com/Download/Beta/) and you can now create a Window Location rule for a specific application, and choose "Do Nothing" from the drop-down to have it get ignored by Window Location. Please let us know if you run into any trouble after updating.

Thanks! ]]> RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#6 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 19:06:24 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#6 DisplayFusion Ok, wasn't sure if it would work, just figured I'd offer it as a workaround until we can properly implement an "ignore this application" option :) ]]> RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#5 Tue, 26 Aug 2014 13:53:21 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#5 DisplayFusion
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Yeah, we'll definitely add that to our list! In the meantime, could you try creating a Function like the attached screenshot, and then use that Function in the Window Location rule?


This seems to work, but not consistently. I'm not sure what the difference between applications are, but it only seems to work sometimes. ]]> RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#4 Tue, 19 Aug 2014 18:40:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#4 DisplayFusion Yeah, we'll definitely add that to our list! In the meantime, could you try creating a Function like the attached screenshot, and then use that Function in the Window Location rule? ]]> RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#3 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:46:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#3 DisplayFusion I'm not sure. The application window always appears on the current screen as set by displayfusion (from the *.* rule, I assume). I don't see it appearing on the screen set in the application first and then move to current screen as set by displayfusion, but that might just be because it happens too fast. Naturally, if I turn off all 'window location', the application appears on the screen it is configured to in the application, but I need the *.* rule for other things.

In the displayfusion 'window location' settings, I don't see the option for 'ignore this application'? Is it possible to do this already, or is this something you could please add? :) ]]> RE: How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#2 Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:38:29 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428#2 DisplayFusion Good question! Does the application move itself first, and then DisplayFusion moves it after? Or does the application not move itself at all before DisplayFusion does? ]]> How to make a program exempt from Window Location? https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428 Sun, 17 Aug 2014 09:35:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/how-to-make-a-program-exempt-from-window-location/?ID=4cdcc2dc-79b9-447e-abb5-963a92a3f428 DisplayFusion I'm using 'Window Location' with a *.* rule to make all applications appear on the 'current screen'. I have some additional rules for specific programs that I want to appear on a certain selected screen also. This works fine.

I now have an application in which I must configure which screen it should appear on, in the application's own settings. In other words, the application itself handles its window positioning in order to appear on a different screen than where (I'm guessing) Windows would put it. However, these settings are overruled by displayfusion, and it always appear on the current screen.

How do I add a specific application to Window Location and tell displayfusion NOT to handle window positioning at all? ]]>