TweetDeck not showing up in primary monitor
I’m currently using TweetDeck v0.21b as my default Tweeter client for my Windows Vista machine. Having a dual-monitor setup at home (laptop and an external monitor), I always move TweetDeck to the external monitor as a personal preference. While I’m waiting in the airport for my next flight, the sudden idea to tweet that specific fact came to my mind. Unfortunately, TweetDeck’s UI doesn’t show up when I launch the application. I know it’s running because I can see the little black bird icon on the system tray, but it still thinks it’s suppose to show on my external monitor. That’s not good, because I don’t normally carry my external monitor with me when I’m on the go. Clearly this is a bug, but not one that will stop me from tweeting the fact that I’m waiting at the airport!
So these are the steps you should follow if your TweetDeck doesn’t show up in the primary (and only) monitor because it’s thinking it should display on an external monitor:
- If you’re using Windows Vista, browse to the following directory: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming. If you’re using Windows XP, browse to the following directory instead: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\AppData.
- Locate the folder that begins with TweetDeckFast. For example, the complete name of that folder on my PC is TweetDeckFast.F9107117265DB7542C1A806C8DB837742CE14C21.1.
- Open the Local Store folder.
- Edit the preferences_<username>.xml configuration file with your favorite text editor.
- Change the windowState XML element’s x attribute to 0. If you don’t see the TweetDeck UI, it is because the x attribute’s value is negative (which makes sense if the external monitor was on the left side).
- Save your changes to that file and load TweetDeck. You should now be able to see the UI.
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Robert H:
I’m not sure about Vista, but there’s probably a much easier way to deal with this in XP. Right click the application in the task bar, select Move, then press the left-arrow key until the window slowly moves onto your monitor from the right.
February 11, 2009, 8:28 pmBrian Di Croce:
@Robert H: Your idea works on Vista too, but since you can’t see the TweetDeck UI, it’s basically not possible to move it. From that little configuration file, it seems that the screen position of the UI must be specified in that element. I had the same problem with Virtual PC too, so I just applied the same strategy on this one.
February 11, 2009, 9:42 pmMichael Brown:
Even simpler alt+space, x maximizes the window to the primary monitor. But I haven’t had this problem in quite a while.
April 15, 2009, 9:33 amC Dub:
To Move the window, hit Alt-Space, then the M key. Then you can use the arrow keys to move it to the left.
June 20, 2009, 8:23 amErvin:
It worked for me,thanks
August 10, 2009, 9:59 amvery nice