[GNC] Issue with Creating/Editing Scheduled Transactions with Multiple Displays?

[Randy Orrison]

Hi,

I often use GnuCash on a three-screen setup (Windows 11, laptop + two monitors).  For me it seems like child windows (reconcile, scheduled transactions, exchange rates, etc) almost always open on a different monitor than the main GnuCash window.  Sometimes I have GnuCash on screen one, and the child window opens on screen three. Sometimes I don't have screen three turned on and I don't see the child window.  It's really annoying, but so consistent that it seems to be intentional so I haven't bothered reporting it.

Randy

On Tue, 14 Apr 2026, at 9:26 PM, Tom Route36 wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I don't know if I'm the only one seeing this problem; but here's an 
> update for those who might be interested.  The issue with the Edit 
> Scheduled Transactions (EST) window opening up on the *other* monitor 
> from where GnuCash is open has now spread to when the Reconcile window 
> opens as well.  What's really strange about this is that at exactly the 
> same time that the Reconcile window started behaving like this, the 
> problem with the EST window *stopped* having this problem.  That is, the 
> EST window now opens up where it should open -- on the #1 monitor where 
> GnuCash is -- even though the Reconcile window opens up on the #2 
> monitor at the same time.
> 
> I'm really not sure what to make of this.  Is anyone else out there 
> using GnuCash with a dual monitor setup?  And is anyone else with that 
> setup seeing anything similar to what I'm seeing here?  I don't think I 
> can even write up a Bugzilla report on this since the behavior isn't 
> consistent from one day to the next.  I'd sure like to know if anyone 
> else has had this problem though.
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> On 4/10/2026 11:20 PM, Tom Route36 wrote:
> > Hi Liz,
> >
> > No, the problem doesn't happen when opening GnuCash.  In fact, the way 
> > GnuCash behaves on opening is just what I'd expect.  GnuCash will open 
> > on whichever monitor it was on when it was last closed. So if I had it 
> > open on my secondary monitor (#2) when I last closed it, then when I 
> > go to reopen it, it will open up again on #2.  Similarly, if I last 
> > had it open and closed it on my primary monitor (#1), then when I 
> > reopen it, it will open again on #1. And that's all fine.  That's 
> > working just like any other app (e.g., Chrome or Firefox or most 
> > anything else).
> >
> > The issue with GnuCash is specifically with editing or creating 
> > Scheduled Transactions.  The Edit Scheduled Transaction window will 
> > always open up on the *other* monitor from where GnuCash is open.  
> > Specifically, if GnuCash is open on #1, then the Edit window opens on 
> > #2.  Conversely, if GnuCash is open on #2, then the Edit window will 
> > open on #1.  That's weird!  And wrong!
> >
> > Has anyone else ever noticed this?  Or reported it (i.e., Bugzilla)?  
> > Is there any workaround for it?
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >
> > On 4/10/2026 10:55 PM, Liz wrote:
> >> On Fri, 10 Apr 2026 21:14:53 -0600
> >> Tom Route36<tom.route36 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I'm not sure if anyone has run into this issue before; but I'd like
> >>> to know if there's a fix for this.  The issue is that I have a
> >>> Windows system with dual displays/monitors.
> >> This is probably related to missing windows on opening where people
> >> have a dual monitor setup.
> >> In your example it is happening later, all the previous reports that I
> >> recall were happening on openng.
> >>
> >>
> >> Liz
> >>
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