Desktop Alert with Dual Monitors

[Martin]

Hi,

I'm using the radDeskTopAlert for WinForms and it's a very nice control.

However, I'm finding that if I move the client application from monitor 1 to monitor 2 the desktop alerts still popup in the same place on monitor 1.

If I restart the application on Monitor 2 the alerts still appear on Monitor 1.

Is there a way to use X,Y co-ords to get around this problem?

Many Thanks,

Martin.

[Dimitar]

Hi Martin,

Thank you for writing.

You can use the static DesktopAlertManager class to specify on which screen the alerts will display:

DesktopAlertManager.Instance.SetActiveScreen(Screen.AllScreens[0]);

More information is available here: DesktopAlertManager.

I hope this will be useful. Let me know if you have additional questions.

Regards,
Dimitar
Telerik by Progress

[Martin]

Thanks Dimitar,

So simple yet so effective!

[Shakti SIngh Dulawat]

Hello Martin,
Can you please share your code, Since I do not have duel monitor at my side but my customer have so I want to confirm code before check in any thing.

Are you  using 
 DesktopAlertManager.Instance.SetActiveScreen(Screen.AllScreens[0]);
or

DesktopAlertManager.Instance.ActiveScreen(DesktopAlertManager.Instance.ActiveScreen)


 RadDesktopAlert popAlert = new RadDesktopAlert();
            popAlert.Popup.LocationChanged += Popup_LocationChanged;
            //STARTING FORMATTING 
            popAlert.FixedSize = new Size(350, 110);
            popAlert.ContentImage = WiseOption.Properties.Resources.IconTick48;
            popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.CaptionElement.TextAndButtonsElement.Font = new Font(popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.CaptionElement.TextAndButtonsElement.Font.FontFamily, (float)15, FontStyle.Bold);
            popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.ContentElement.Font = new Font(popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.ContentElement.Font.FontFamily, (float)10, FontStyle.Bold); //Earlier Font is 9.25
            popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.CaptionElement.CaptionGrip.GradientStyle = GradientStyles.Solid;
            popAlert.Popup.AlertElement.GradientStyle = GradientStyles.Solid;
            // END FORMATTING 
            popAlert.CaptionText = "My Message";
            popAlert.ContentText = displayMessage;
            popAlert.ScreenPosition = AlertScreenPosition.TopRight;
            popAlert.ShowCloseButton = true;
            popAlert.ShowOptionsButton = false;
            popAlert.ShowPinButton = false;
            popAlert.PopupAnimation = true;
            popAlert.PopupAnimationDirection = RadDirection.Down;
            popAlert.PopupAnimationEasing = RadEasingType.Default;
            popAlert.PopupAnimationFrames = 50;
            popAlert.AutoClose = true;
            popAlert.AutoCloseDelay = 3;
            popAlert.FadeAnimationSpeed = 50;
            popAlert.Show();

[Shakti SIngh Dulawat]

I figure out best way and solutions is 

 Screen screen = Screen.FromControl(thisForm); // This form is your current form 
            DesktopAlertManager.Instance.SetActiveScreen(screen);