VBox Manager Window - Unviewable after detaching External Display

[Mars]

Scenario:

• Laptop (or any Mac OS X Computer) connected to external display as Dual Head.
  
• VirtualBox Manager Window is located completely inside external display
  
• VirtualBox Shut Down
  
• External Display disconnected
  

Defect:

• Laptop (or any Mac OS X Computer) launches VirtualBox --> Manager Window is unviewable and located outside Host Display. No way to capture Manager Window into Host display.
  

Current Fix:

• Shutdown VirtualBox
  
• Manual Edit of Window Position
  
• setting for VBox is HERE:

~/YourHome/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml

• Open this file in TextEdit or whatever fav. editor..
  

Look for: <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastWindowPostion" value="-1240,372,770,550"/>

• Edit Negative Values to Positive.
  

Fixes:

• Add Window to VirtualBox MenuBar to maintain OS X UI Consistency and allowing for Minimize and Zoom. Zoom should re-establish ManagerWindow to Host screen.
  

Addition Fix:

• Script to check OS X Screen Area on VirtualBox Manager Window Launch.
  
• Read <ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastWindowPostion" value=
  
• Confirm or re-write value to match viewable area.

[Christian Pötzsch]

Fixed long time ago.