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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"\"Run sketch on display\" fails to place window on secondary display on macOS when the sketch window would have to cross the task bar","articleBody":"### Most appropriate sub-area of Processing 4?\n\nI'm not sure\n\n### Processing version\n\n4.4.10\n\n### Operating system\n\nmacOS 15.6.1 (24G90)\n\n### Bug description\n\nOn macOS, the Run sketches on display preference fails to place the sketch window on a secondary display when that display is positioned above the primary display in the system display arrangement.\n\nInstead of appearing on the selected display, the sketch window opens on the primary display, right below the task bar.\n\nI suspect Processing attempts to position the window on the secondary display but it gets stuck against the task bar.\n\n## Preferences\n\nOpening on Primary display\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1528\" height=\"831\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8c5b4426-54c4-4d47-9bac-627a667abe58\" /\u003e\n\nAttempting to open on secondary display (not shown)\n\n\u003cimg width=\"1728\" height=\"1116\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/74f247e4-8432-46f9-a892-6177e8fbf1a1\" /\u003e\n\n## Display arrangement\n\nWhen the secondary display is positioned **above** the primary display, the issue occurs:\n\n\u003cimg width=\"783\" height=\"877\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c238e7dc-1742-4766-9635-8ab6a50bb40e\" /\u003e\n\nWhen the displays are positioned **side by side**, sketches open on the selected display as expected:\n\n\u003cimg width=\"827\" height=\"921\" alt=\"Image\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0078688b-c861-4957-b292-c116e0e0768a\" /\u003e\n\n### Steps to reproduce this\n\n1. Plug in a second monitor\n2. Open System Settings → Displays → Arrange\n3. Position the secondary display above the primary display\n4. Open Processing → Preferences\n5. Set \"Run sketches on display\" to the secondary display\n6. Run any sketch\n\n### snippet\n\nn/a\n\n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_\n\n### Would you like to work on the issue?\n\nNo, I’m just reporting the issue","author":{"url":"https://github.com/SableRaf","@type":"Person","name":"SableRaf"},"datePublished":"2025-12-17T18:32:09.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/1361/processing4/issues/1361"}