Window positioning problem

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PaulF

Window positioning problem

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On my computer, Atlantis always starts as a small box in the upper left quadrant of the screen. I must manually reposition the window, but the repositioning doesn't hold -- so the next time I start the program, I must reposition again. This behavior occurs only with Atlantis. There must be a registry setting that controls it. Do you have a suggestion about this setting?
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The first possible reason: Atlantis cannot save your settings to the Registry on close (for example, if the command-line of Atlantis includes the -dss (-DontSaveSettings) switch).

Another possible reason: dimensions (width & height) of the Atlantis’s main window are too small, or there is something wrong with the values of this Registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rising Sun Solutions, Inc.\Atlantis.1_x\Internal\MainWnd

You might need to close Atlantis, then completely remove the above key.
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If I'm not misunderstanding your problem, and if you're using Windows, try this: right click the Atlantis icon, select Properties, select Shortcut. If the window after the word run: shows "Normal", drop the menu and change to "Maximized."

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Window positioning problem

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The registry entries don't hold. They always revent to the tiny window on the top left. I've tried to set them by hand, to no avail. There's no problem if I run Atlantic maximized, but I'd prefer not to do that. There must be another registry entry that controls the ability to save a new window position. Just as a reminder, this problem occurs only with Atlantis. Also, please note that I am running a dual monitor with an ATI Radeon 9700 video card and an ATI Hydravision dual monitor utility.
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I am running a dual monitor with an ATI Radeon 9700 video card and an ATI Hydravision dual monitor utility
Probably this is dues to the dual monitor utility. Atlantis has no provision for such tricky environments yet.
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