Macbook Pro - Photoshop with an external display...

[chrism_scotland]

I'm having a little trouble with Photoshop on my Macbook Pro, I suspect this isn't specific to Photoshop and is actually a MacOS "thing" but its the only place I really come across it.
I've only had the Mac a few months so I'm still getting to grips with exactly how OSX actually works...

I have a 24" display which I sometimes have connected so that I can use one thing on the Mac Screen and something on the external screen, usually Photoshop.. however anytime I use Photoshop on the external screen all of the pop-up menus or dialogs still open up on the Mac screen, its really annoying especially if theres something on the Mac screen which basically hides them, is there a way I can make it open all windows / popups for the application on the screen its actually open on?

Cheers!

 

[dejongj]

I'm not certain but I think it is to do with which is your primary screen. When you go to Preferences/displays you should see the two displays. Drag the menu bar title to the external one and it should be ok.

Alternatively you have have enabled dual display from within the Photoshop app and then I've got no idea.

 

[neil_g]

Agreed, if the external is not already try setting it to primary's

 

[Andy Taylor]

This is pretty straightforward to fix. Go into System Preferences > Displays.

That will show your screen layout including the positioning - i.e. is the external display to the left or right of the internal display. You can click and drag the grey menu bar over to the other display and that will make it the primary.

The clever bit is that the Macbook will remember this setting and automatically switch the primary display to the External display whenever it is connected.

 

[steveb]

I tend to use my external display with my MBP in clamshell mode, other than when using FaceTime or Skype. It suits the way I work. See https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201834.

 

[John wells]

There is a programme that mirrors your top screen tool bar, I used to use it when I had my MacBook and separate screen http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33264/secondbar

 

[Fodrigal]

if you just click on the external screen desktop, let go and move the cursor to the bottom it makes that the primary, the dock will appear

quicker than going through the settings

 

[John wells]

Think it depends on which version of OS X you run also

 

[Andy Taylor]

Since Mavericks (or possibly earlier), the menu bar appears on both/all screens and the dock is available by moving the cursor to the bottom of the screen. This does not make that screen the primary, you still have to set that in Preferences.