Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size

[sdetweil]

its like this

var config= {

electronOptions:{fullscreen:false, x:1920, width: 600, height:800 }, // note the trailing comma (which means more to come

[Chrisflex]

Thank you I will try it tomorrow.

[Chrisflex]

If I hover over the Electron icon in the taskbar I can see it must be open somewhere but not visible on one of the screens.

information entered like this

var config = {electronOptions:{fullscreen:false, x:1920, width: 600, height:800 },

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex i haven’t tried on windows… may boot over there today

[Chrisflex]

@sdetweil Thanks I appreciate your help.

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex

this did what we were talking about

var config = {
	electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},
	address: "localhost", 

this did on second screen not full screen (MM default size is 800x600)

var config = {
	electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false },
	address: "localhost", 

and this did second screen full screen

var config = {
	electronOptions: { x:1920},
	address: "localhost", 

[Chrisflex]

@sdetweil said in Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size:

electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},

the first option gives me this error

var config = {
electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},

WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\config\config.js:11
var config = {electronOptions:electronOptions: {x:1920,fullscreen:false , width: 600, height:800},
^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token :
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
at loadConfig (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:69:12)
at App.start (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:210:3)
at Object. (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\electron.js:115:7)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

The second option
var config = {
electronOptions: { x:1920,fullscreen:false },
address: “localhost”,

gives me this error

WARNING! Could not validate config file. Starting with default configuration. Please correct syntax errors at or above this line: C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\config\config.js:11
var config = {electronOptions:electronOptions: {x:1920,fullscreen:false},
^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token :
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:722:23)
at Object.Module._extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:560:12)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
at loadConfig (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:69:12)
at App.start (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\app.js:210:3)
at Object. (C:\Users\Dell Server\MagicMirror\js\electron.js:115:7)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)

the last option

starts MM in a window that can be dragged across to the second monitor but is not sized correctly.
It is the size of the normal full screen

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex u are adding just the electronOptions line

I was just showing where it went

[Chrisflex]

Copied from my config js file

var config = {electronOptions:{x:1920 },
address: “localhost”, // Address to listen on, can be:
// - “localhost”, “127.0.0.1”, “::1” to listen on loopback interface
// - another specific IPv4/6 to listen on a specific interface
// - “0.0.0.0”, “::” to listen on any interface
// Default, when address config is left out or empty, is “localhost”

Is that correct?

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex better when on separate lines

That looks ok

Should be full screen on second display

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex posted pics above

[bhepler]

@Chrisflex - Please use the markdown features of the forum when posting code or logs.

[Chrisflex]

@bhepler Thanks I will try

[sdetweil]

@Chrisflex ant progress?

[Chrisflex]

Hi apologies I have tried but no luck.

I will try again.

[Chrisflex]

@sdetweil The first two options give me a window that I can drag and drop to the second vertical screen

Unfortunately the scaling is still a problem.