disable desktop frames possible?

[rotation]

When dragging a camera window out of BI the window becomes a separate window outside of BI and potentially hidden behind all other windows.
Is there a way to disable this behavior?

My dad dragged out a camera making it a separate window and trying to fix it made it worse.
It would be sufficient to disable this desktop frames.

 

[TonyR]

Just right-click on the newly created desktop frame and then select (left-click) on "open in desktop frame", removing the check mark....it should go right back to where it was before the desktop frame was created......easy peasy lemon squeezy!

 

[rotation]

yes, but the frame was in the background. I was rather asking if it is possible to disable this function entirely

 

[looney2ns]

yes, but the frame was in the background. I was rather asking if it is possible to disable this function entirely

Nope, be sure and study the builtin Blue Iris help file.

 

[TonyR]

yes, but the frame was in the background.

Just minimize the console and it'll appear on the desktop, all by itself so you can fix it.

I was rather asking if it is possible to disable this function entirely

Not that I know of.

 

[TonyR]

This may help. Your dad may be still left-clicking (holding left button down) on a camera window when he pulls away from it, causing the desktop frame. If so, try this:

• Right-click on a black portion of the screen.
• Click on "Drag lock" to put a check mark by it (enabling it).

This way he's less likely to accidentally create the desktop frame.

 

[bp2008]

It is worth mentioning that newer versions of Blue Iris don't allow dragging cameras from the main view anymore, so I think the drag lock function is only found in older BI versions.

In the current Blue Iris, you must click a button to enter "Edit layout" mode in order to drag cameras.