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July 30, 2025

Create a new Tab from a Saved Search, position it, it is forgotten when Painter restarts.

  • July 30, 2025
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When I create a new Tab from a Saved Search, and position it where I want it to be, it is forgotten when restarting Painter. 

For example, I want to have an undocked tab of my brushes on my second monitor, but every time I restart Painter, I have to do the entire process over again. If I dock the tab in the main application window, it remembers that, but I want it undocked on my second monitor. 

Saving my UI Layout doesn't help. 

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sean_9195Author
Participant
July 31, 2025

No, the rest of my UI is remembered. Including the Layers, Properties, Substance 3D Assets, and main Asset window. All are on my second monitor with no issues at all.

It is only when I right click on my "Brushes" saved search to make a new tab/window, then position the window it creates on the second monitor, that it doesn't remember when I re-open Painter.

Saving the UI layout with the brushes on the second monitor, then restarting Painter (only that one window is gone) and loading the saved UI has no effect. 

Also, like I said, if I dock the Brushes tab/window to the main application on my frist monitor, it remembers that through restarts. 

Cyril Dellenbach
Community Manager
Community Manager
July 31, 2025

Hello @sean_9195,

 

So the entire UI resets every time you're opening the software? Or is it just this specific window that resets? If you load the UI layout file (Window > load UI layout), does it work?

 

Let me know.

 

Cyril Dellenbach (Micro) | QA Support Artist | Adobe