Working with two (or more) external monitors with an Apple computer seems to require a daily display arrangement dance.<\/p>\n
With my MacBook Pro to my left, an LG monitor in front of me, and an ASUS to the right, my arrangement works great for media editing and its also handy for daily chores like grading student work.<\/p>\n
After I start or wake my system, the screens are often in a new order. The arrangement doesn\u2019t change in the System Preferences. The displays have not moved physically. Yet, \u201cDisplay 1\u201d or \u201cDisplay 2\u201d might or might not be my LG monitor. The Asus is sometimes second and sometimes third.<\/p>\n
This is the display arrangement dance:<\/p>\n
Why go through this?<\/p>\n
I assign various applications and windows to specific workspaces. In OS X and macOS, these workspaces are called virtual desktops. I don\u2019t want to be dragging and dropping applications and windows every time I switch programs.<\/p>\n
When I open Word or Excel, they should open on the LG: Display 1, Desktop 1. When I open a video file, I want it on the ASUS. If I open Chrome or Safari, they should open on the MacBook Pro\u2019s display.<\/p>\n
Apple needs to remember these settings. There should be an option, \u201cRemember display arrangement,\u201d within the System Preferences. It\u2019s not enough that Apple and Microsoft \u201csupport\u201d multiple display arrangements. I should not have to verify the arrangement at least once a day.<\/p>\n
Every media editor I know uses two external screens. I know a programmer with three external screens.<\/p>\n
Come on, Apple. Creators are among your most loyal users and the most likely to have complex workspace preferences.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Working with two (or more) external monitors with an Apple computer seems to require a daily display arrangement dance. With my MacBook Pro to my…<\/p>\n