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    Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size

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      Chrisflex
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      I have a second monitor to the right of my default monitor

      The idea is to open MMM on that screen and have it scaled correctly which is about 220 x 330 mm, this monitor is mounted vertically.

      Your help is appreciated.

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        sdetweil @Chrisflex
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        @Chrisflex well, to the right is ‘easy’

        in config.js u need to tell it where (left/right) to position the monitor in the display space.

        add this to config.js

        var config = {
        	electronOptions:{x:1920 },       // add this line, where x is the width of your 1st display
        

        now orientation… you MAY be able to use also width and height… altho it says to fullscreen on that montitor, so it should work

        electronOptions:{x:1920, width:xx,  height: yy },  
        

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          Chrisflex @sdetweil
          last edited by

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

          n config.js u need to tell it where (left/right) to position the monitor in the display space.
          add this to config.js
          var config = {
          electronOptions:{x:1920 }, // add this line, where x is the width of your 1st display

          now orientation… you MAY be able to use also width and height… altho it says to fullscreen on that montitor, so it should work
          electronOptions:{x:1920, width:xx, height: yy },

          Great thank you for the advice I will try it later.

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            sdetweil @Chrisflex
            last edited by

            @Chrisflex i have two monitors and have MM open on the second display

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              Chrisflex
              last edited by

              I have entered the information as it is below

              var config = {electronOptions:{x:1920, width:768, height: 1360 },

              It still only opens on the primary screen.

              1920, 768, and 1360 are highlighted red

              I am not sure what that means.

              This is all being done in Windows 10 with Note+ as the editor.

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                sdetweil @Chrisflex
                last edited by

                @Chrisflex how wide is the 1st display?

                did u try that 1st?

                just move to the second display and see what happens?

                highlighted in red by what?

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                  sdetweil @Chrisflex
                  last edited by

                  @Chrisflex on my machine, height and width don’t do anything, as the fullscreen takes over

                  you might also add fullscreen:false to the options above

                  that made mine use the sizes specified

                  I am on linux

                  if there is an error in the config. it will open on the primary display
                  look at the output of npm start

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                    Chrisflex
                    last edited by

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

                    electronOptions:{x:1920 }

                    I have entered the information like this

                         this does not work      {electronOptions:{fullscreen:false ,x:1920 },
                                                                 {electronOptions:{x:1920,fullscreen:false }
                    

                    This works
                    {electronOptions:{fullscreen:false }

                    It brings up a small screen but not sized correctly.
                    it shows Electron in the top left corner
                    this screen can be dragged to the second monitor.

                    .

                    here is the start up log

                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.838] [LOG] Starting MagicMirror: v2.11.0
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.840] [LOG] Loading config …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.844] [LOG] Loading module helpers …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.845] [LOG] No helper found for module: alert.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.881] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.881] [LOG] Module helper loaded: updatenotification
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:52.881] [LOG] No helper found for module: clock.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.145] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.146] [LOG] Module helper loaded: calendar
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.146] [LOG] No helper found for module: compliments.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.146] [LOG] No helper found for module: on-this-day.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.147] [LOG] No helper found for module: random_quotes.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.147] [LOG] No helper found for module: currentweather.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.147] [LOG] No helper found for module: weatherforecast.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.167] [LOG] Initializing new module helper …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.167] [LOG] Module helper loaded: newsfeed
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.167] [LOG] All module helpers loaded.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.269] [LOG] Starting server on port 8080 …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.287] [LOG] Server started …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.289] [LOG] Connecting socket for: updatenotification
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.289] [LOG] Connecting socket for: calendar
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.290] [LOG] Starting node helper for: calendar
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.290] [LOG] Connecting socket for: newsfeed
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.291] [LOG] Starting module: newsfeed
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.291] [LOG] Sockets connected & modules started …
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:53.362] [LOG] Launching application.
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:55.366] [LOG] Create new calendar fetcher for url: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/chris.flekas%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics - Interval: 300000
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:55.395] [LOG] Create new news fetcher for url: http://feeds.news24.com/articles/News24/TopStories/rss - Interval: 300000
                    [2020-05-03 18:34:55.806] [ERROR] fatal: not a git repository (or any of the parent directories): .git

                    thank you very much for you help

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                      sdetweil
                      last edited by

                      its like this

                      var config= {

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

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                        Chrisflex
                        last edited by

                        Thank you I will try it tomorrow.

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