Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size

sdetweil

@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 },

Chrisflex

@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.

sdetweil

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

Chrisflex

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.

sdetweil

@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?

sdetweil

@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

Chrisflex

@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.

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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

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 },

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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",

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

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

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and this did second screen full screen

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

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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