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1975 VBox Manager Window - Unviewable after detaching External Display Mars "'''Scenario:'''[[BR]]
- Laptop (or any Mac OS X Computer) connected to external display as Dual Head.[[BR]]
- VirtualBox Manager Window is located completely inside external display[[BR]]
- VirtualBox Shut Down[[BR]]
- External Display disconnected[[BR]]
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Defect:'''[[BR]]
- 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.[[BR]]
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Current Fix:'''[[BR]]
- Shutdown VirtualBox[[BR]]
- Manual Edit of Window Position[[BR]]
- setting for VBox is HERE:
~/YourHome/Library/VirtualBox/VirtualBox.xml[[BR]]
- Open this file in TextEdit or whatever fav. editor..[[BR]]
Look for:
[[BR]]
- Edit Negative Values to Positive.[[BR]]
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Fixes:'''[[BR]]
- 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.[[BR]]
'''Addition Fix:'''[[BR]]
- Script to check OS X Screen Area on VirtualBox Manager Window Launch.[[BR]]
- Read