Hi, from time to time I check this bug request:
http://mantis.freepascal.org/view.php?id=26646 and found a comment added by Juha Manninen saying it won't work with laptop and external monitor, because of negative position.

I compiled the trunk version and tested again, on the right monitor it doesn't work, but as a workaround I found I can configure my docking layout on the left monitor, save it then close Lazarus. The next time I launch Lazarus it will open on the left monitor with my layout. A minor glitch is I only have to drag the window to the right monitor just after opening Lazarus.

In fact I only changed the summary based on _your_ own comment. I also marked it as duplicate to another issue as indicated in forum discussion.

Personally I don't care about a docked IDE. I often want to have 2 editor windows, both from "floor to ceiling", as high as possible. It would not be possible with docking.
Earlier there were problems with many icons in task bar and then only one IDE window could be selected at a time. It has been fixed since a while and usability of the multi-window IDE is very good.
Partly this is a question of fashion. Now docked IDEs are in fashion but maybe it will change again.

Juha
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El 25/09/14 a las 11:12, Juha Manninen escibi?:

I also wouldn't care about docked windows if at least the ide could remember window position. Is it possible to save the window positions?.

"Leonardo M. Ram?" wrote

I also wouldn't care about docked windows if at least the ide could remember window position. Is it possible to save the window positions?.

Did you try Tools -> Save window layout as default. (As already stated this has problems with a second monitor but on your main/first monitor it works just fine. Without the docking option saving the layout works fine on a second monitor)

I also checked out pl_GlassDocking, which worked fine in Lazarus with one minor change, but it also has problems with a second monitor. In the source it also states somewhere: // ToDo: move to monitor

(pl_GlassDocking is a modification of AnchorDocking Library for CodeTyphon Studio but it also works in Lazarus)

In the source of anchordocking.pas itself, it also states all the bugtracker entries which indicate problems with the anchordocking package.

Among them:
- http://bugs.freepascal.org/view.php?id=19810 multi monitor (and a few others)

"Leonardo M. Ram?" wrote

I also wouldn't care about docked windows if at least the ide could remember window position. Is it possible to save the window positions?

It does remember the window positions. They are persistent, previous positions are restored when you start Lazarus IDE. Does it not work for you?

Juha
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El 25/09/14 a las 13:07, Juha Manninen escibi?:

Great!, I didn't know that. Tested and it worked.