Getting MMM to open on the second monitor and correctly size

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

sdetweil

@Chrisflex ant progress?

Chrisflex

Hi apologies I have tried but no luck.

I will try again.