https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919 DisplayFusion RSS: triggers and windows postions Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:07:46 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#16 Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:32:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#16 DisplayFusion @Roger: Glad to hear it, thanks for the update! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#15 Wed, 01 Jan 2020 14:04:03 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#15 DisplayFusion I did pick up one of those EDID emulators at Amazon for $22.99. It seems to have corrected the problem which is due to Windows not recognizing an external monitor early enough.

HDMI Pass-Through EDID Emulator for use with Video splitters, Switches and Extenders (fit-Headless) 3840x2160@60h&Attention:（NOT Support Dp to HDMI Adapter Cable Connection ）
by FUERAN ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#14 Thu, 26 Dec 2019 20:35:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#14 DisplayFusion I'm having the same types of problems and have limitedly tried to use the triggers. I'm believing this is happening because my primary monitor is on my laptop (ThinkPad P71, NVIDIA Quadro) and my secondary is an external 3840/2160 AOC) monitor on either HDMI or DP.

The secondary monitor takes too long to be recognized by Windows so the windows are being reshuffled as the system starts up after sleeping. DisplayFusion comes in too late in this login sequence to help. I think this is more a Windows problem than DF.

I'm going to try an HDMI pass-through EDMI emulator to force the external monitor to always look like it is turned on. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#13 Sat, 21 Dec 2019 16:28:48 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#13 DisplayFusion No worries, glad to hear it! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#12 Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:44:00 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#12 DisplayFusion ive tested it for a few days and it seems to be working correctly i will keep trying different situations and let you know if i run into issues.

thanks for the great efforts to address! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#11 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:55:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#11 DisplayFusion hi Keith,
ive enabled and will test and let you know! thanks! jeff ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#10 Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:11:31 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#10 DisplayFusion We've just released DisplayFusion 9.6 Beta 8, and there's now an option to skip a Trigger rule if the desktop is locked. Could you update, then enable that option in your "Save Window Positions" trigger and let us know how that works out?

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#9 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 18:06:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#9 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! I think what may be happening is that the Save trigger is sometimes firing while the desktop is still locked, and it ends up overwriting the positions with bad ones. We've got an open request on our list for an option to ignore Trigger rules if the desktop is locked, so I'll be sure to let you know when we've implemented that.

Thanks! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#8 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 21:25:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#8 DisplayFusion yes, correct when I wake up the computer I need to enter my password ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#7 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 18:15:53 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#7 DisplayFusion When you wake the computer from sleep, is it at the Windows lock screen? e.g. Do you have to enter you password when you wake it from sleep? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#6 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:17:30 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#6 DisplayFusion Hello, the changes seemed to be successful for a couple of docking/undocking tries yesterday however not this morning when I docked. When I left office last night i was docked and put my computer to sleep. this morning i plugged my computer into the dock and brought it out of sleep. the wallpaper showed up on the secondary monitor telling me that the profile was recognized. i saw the program icons show that should be over there (excel and powerpoint) briefly appear and then they immediatly faded out and appeared on the primarly monitor. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#5 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 19:37:33 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#5 DisplayFusion thanks, I have made the change and will let you know how it goes ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#4 Mon, 21 Oct 2019 18:22:54 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#4 DisplayFusion Ok, could you try re-enabling your save Trigger, and increase the interval from 120 to something like 300 or even 600? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#3 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:10:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#3 DisplayFusion it seems to work fine with save set up as a manual process. is there a way to set timing so that positions are periodically saved ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#2 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 16:06:38 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919#2 DisplayFusion My guess would be that the "Save" trigger is firing when it's not supposed to. If you disable that one, and manually save the positions via hotkey, does the "Restore" trigger seem to work correctly? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919 Fri, 18 Oct 2019 14:10:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/triggers-and-windows-postions/?ID=57822cf9-24d6-41e1-9717-0544e9ef0919 DisplayFusion I am probably the 900th person asking for help with this but seem to be struggling. I am using a series of triggers to save and restore windows positions on my laptop for when i dock and undock. everything was working great and then I had to change to a new docking station and the timing seems to be off. when i manually save the postions and then quickly dock and undock everything seems to work ok. however when i bring my computer out of sleep in the morning or return to my desk and redock after being away for a while i can see the restore function kick back in but it positions everything on one monitor instead of the way I had them positioned prior to undocking. i have fiddled with the timing of when it kicks off the restore trigger since at first it seems like it was doing it before detecting the monitor profile (based on the wallpaper on the screens). as far as I can tell display fusion is autodetecting both the docked and undocked profiles.

thanks! ]]>