WOW those are some big screens. So maybe it's not restricted to 768 like I thought maybe they just have to be the same height. I don't know but thanks for your help once again.

Well I got it figured out and thought I should share in case someone else finds this puzzling. The layers, entity info, materials, components and etc. must have different behavior or coded different than Model info and Preferences dialog boxes one because they collapse (great idea on the SU people). When multiple monitors are used like mine, laptop being 1024x768 and wide screen second monitor is 1600x900 for watching movies and games or SU. The screens have to be 768 pixel or lower, any higher than that and those tabs will not move to the top or bottom of the screen that is more than 768 pixel.

If in the Windows XP Display Properties settings tab the monitor that is 900 pixels aligns with top of the 768 pixel monitor the tabs will go to the top of the screen but not to bottom, vise versa if they align at the bottom the tabs will go to the bottom but not to the top.

I don't know if that's clear to anyone but I spent two days on this and that's what I found to be true.
Dave thanks for your imput

Really not sure they were fine for the longest time using SU just wondered if others had that happen.
This is a great forum.

I think I fixed it sorry.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-frF4ce4ifnnJRMUoeSr5A?feat=directlink

I did a short video (I'm a terrible typist) better to see than explain for me.

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/-frF4ce4ifnnJRMUoeSr5A?feat=directlink

Thanks for your help

A little info on my computer. Using an old laptop Hp workstation with a wide screen second monitor.
I tried your idea and the tabs only move to the top of the screen when they are right next to the SU screen. Any further away and they pop to a position 1 1/2 " from the top of the monitor. There doesn't seem to be a problem with model info or preferences or any tool bars. just the window tabs. And the funny thing is they act normal on the laptop screen. I reinstaled SU 8 and made sure my drives for the monitors were up to date.

So I don't know maybe just live with it the way it is I guess.
Any ideas please let me know.

Walt

Thanks Dave I'll do that.

Walt

SU 8 free, Win XP

Hi everyone I've been using SU for a while now and somewhere along the way I lost the ability to place the window tabs- layers, material, entity info and what have you to the top of the screen. I don't know if it's a plug-in I installed or what. Very annoying to have them chained together in the drawing area.

Thanks

Thought I'd share what I did with this

Thanks I'll give it a try.

SU vs. 8
Win XP

To begin I don't know any thing much about code. I watched a Google basecamp video about Web exporter. (still in beta)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIqeSh6OiF8 about 14:30 min in he explains how to do this but he's working on a Mac and exporter only works on a PC so I don't get to see where he got the code to post to a web site. When I use the Web Exporter I get a folder with the scenes it's taken basically just JPEG'S and an HTML doc that I can view in my browser which is what I want to embed into my blog at Blogger but when I view the page source I have know idea what to do after that.

That's why I love this forum so many smart people that want to help the little guy

Thanks Walt

Thanks I'll give those a try. Just needed to show some hidden lines in floor plan.
Thanks

Is there a line tool**(plugin)**that will draw dashed lines, heavy lines and such like in draft or CAD program.
Thanks Walt

thanks got fredo lib appreciate it

I've downloaded ver 2.3 and using it in SU 8 and keep geting a bug splat. Any one recently used it, or not working in 8 or another plugin that does similar?

Thanks

Hey thanks that was to easy

Hi all I'm glad to find this forum. Really had trouble with SU in the past till I ran into http://www.srww.com/blog/?p=13355 and has been going pretty good however I'm drawing furniture and using the template called Product Design for woodworkers in inches I guess they (SU) mean feet and inches because I have to edit text of dimension if it's more than 12". Any way to force dimension to read inches only.

Thanks in advance

I've been struggling for a long time with sketchUp untill I started with these videos. Will take some time no short cuts here but you will really be better off for the best on the Web I know from lots of searching.
http://www.srww.com/blog/?p=1335
Step by step into all you need to know for great projects.