Greetings..
Let me start by saying I have read the list of
known issues, as well as looked through the current discussions for this behaviour. I think I understand what is expected to happen with the current version (8.0 beta 4), but there is something about this that I haven't seen anyone else describe yet.
My setup involves three monitors, which (before Nvidia Surround) are configured in the order of
, which makes the middle one my "primary monitor". I should also note that I do not use the multi-monitor taskbars from DF, since I prefer to have my taskbar span the entire top of my desktop, across all three monitors.
So, from the list of known issues: yes, my Start Menu does indeed move to the middle monitor when I open it, but I do not need to do a text search and it only happens if my mouse cursor is on the middle monitor.
To summarise, as I open the Start Menu...
* ...if my mouse is on the left monitor - the Start Menu stays on the left.
* ...if my mouse is on the middle monitor - the Start Menu moves to the middle.
* ...if my mouse is on the right monitor - the Start Menu stays on the left.
In between testing these three scenarios, I reset the menu position by moving my windows taskbar to either the bottom or the left and opening the Start Menu. At which point I discovered that the position of the taskbar makes no difference at all.. The above points still apply even if my taskbar is vertical on the left side of my desktop.
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[edit]: Initially I thought this only happened when I searched for something, but all I need to do is open the Start Menu. I've adjusted the description above to reflect this.
This does have one minor unintentional benefit though: if I flick the mouse to a side monitor before I whack my Windows key and start searching, then my Start Menu stays where I want it. Every now and then when it does catch me, it's easy enough to just move the taskbar and launch the Start Menu again.
As I say, I'm not sure if anybody else has discovered and/or reported these caveats to the current "known issue", so hopefully this will help with debugging it and finding a solution.
For what it's worth, I have attached a copy of my troubleshooting information so you can see my exact DF configuration and system info. I also work professionally as a software tester, so if you need any help with testing issues, I'm definitely willing to help. Keep up the awesome work, your apps are brilliant quality...
