[Paraview] lost Pipeline Browser window off screen: OS X

Utkarsh Ayachit utkarsh.ayachit at kitware.com
Fri Sep 4 08:59:09 EDT 2009


The bug was recently fixed
(http://www.paraview.org/Bug/view.php?id=7223) and will be included in
future releases.

Utkarsh

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:28 AM, pat marion<pat.marion at kitware.com> wrote:
> You can start paraview with --disable-registry or -dr.  But next time
> you run paraview without those flags you'll be back in the same boat.
>
> I thought someone had written some code to detect the problem you are
> having and move the windows back within the bounds of the visible
> desktop... you can always track down your settings file
> (http://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Settings_Files) and delete the
> entry for pqClientMainWindow
>
> Pat
>
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Keith D.
> Matthews<keith at alice.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using a Macbook with OS X 10.5.8 and Paraview 3.6.1 and I've run into
>> the following problem.  I typically dualscreen my Macbook with an external
>> monitor, and I generally keep the Pipeline Browser and Object Inspector on
>> the external monitor, i.e. I've taken them out of the left pane.
>>
>> Today I went to show my co-workers my data, having only my Macbook with no
>> external monitor.  Paraviews remembers its state, so when I opened Paraview
>> the Pipeline Browser and Object Inspector were in seperate windows, both
>> completely off-screen.  I couldn't see or access these windows to drag them
>> back on-screen (they don't show up in Expose.) Simply turning them off/on
>> using the View menu had no effect.
>>
>> Is there a way I can bring the Pipeline Browser, Object Inspector, etc.
>> windows back in the left pane without being able to drag them?
>>
>> While it wasn't a big deal today, I could see this being a total disaster if
>> I were giving a talk.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Keith
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