@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ <monitor>Active</monitor>
   <!-- with Smart placement on a multi-monitor system, try to place new windows
        on: 'Any' - any monitor, 'Mouse' - where the mouse is, 'Active' - where
        the active window is -->
+  <primaryMonitor>1</primaryMonitor>
+  <!-- The monitor where Openbox should place popup dialogs such as the
+       focus cycling popup, or the desktop switch popup.  It can be an index
+       from 1, specifying a particular monitor.  Or it can be one of the
+       following: 'Mouse' - where the mouse is, or
+                  'Active' - where the active window is -->
 </placement>
 
 <theme>

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ ObPlacePolicy  config_place_policy;
 gboolean       config_place_center;
 ObPlaceMonitor config_place_monitor;
 
+guint          config_primary_monitor_index;
+ObPlaceMonitor config_primary_monitor;
+
 StrutPartial config_margins;
 
 gchar   *config_theme;
@@ -529,6 +532,13 @@ config_place_monitor = OB_PLACE_MONITOR_ACTIVE;
         else if (parse_contains("mouse", doc, n))
             config_place_monitor = OB_PLACE_MONITOR_MOUSE;
     }
+    if ((n = parse_find_node("primaryMonitor", node))) {
+        config_primary_monitor_index = parse_int(doc, n);
+        if (!config_primary_monitor_index) {
+            if (parse_contains("mouse", doc, n))
+                config_primary_monitor = OB_PLACE_MONITOR_MOUSE;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 static void parse_margins(ObParseInst *i, xmlDocPtr doc, xmlNodePtr node,
@@ -930,6 +940,9 @@ 
     config_place_policy = OB_PLACE_POLICY_SMART;
     config_place_center = TRUE;
     config_place_monitor = OB_PLACE_MONITOR_ANY;
+
+    config_primary_monitor_index = 1;
+    config_primary_monitor = OB_PLACE_MONITOR_ACTIVE;
 
     parse_register(i, "placement", parse_placement, NULL);
 

@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ /*! Place windows on the active monitor (unless they are part of an application
   already on another monitor) */
 extern ObPlaceMonitor config_place_monitor;
 
+/*! Place dialogs and stuff on this monitor.  Index starts at 1.  If this is
+  0, then use the config_primary_monitor instead. */
+extern guint config_primary_monitor_index;
+/*! Where to place dialogs and stuff if it is not specified by index. */
+extern ObPlaceMonitor config_primary_monitor;
+
 /*! User-specified margins around the edge of the screen(s) */
 extern StrutPartial config_margins;
 

@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ GList *it;
     const ObFocusCyclePopupTarget *newtarget;
     gint newtargetx, newtargety;
 
-    screen_area = screen_physical_area_active();
+    screen_area = screen_physical_area_primary();
 
     /* get the outside margins */
     RrMargins(p->a_bg, &ml, &mt, &mr, &mb);
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ dock_windows, desktop_windows);
         g_assert(popup.targets == NULL);
 
         /* position the popup */
-        a = screen_physical_area_active();
+        a = screen_physical_area_primary();
         icon_popup_position(single_popup, CenterGravity,
                             a->x + a->width / 2, a->y + a->height / 2);
         icon_popup_height(single_popup, POPUP_HEIGHT);

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ text = g_strconcat(text, " - ", it->data, NULL);
             g_free(oldtext);
         }
 
-        a = screen_physical_area_active();
+        a = screen_physical_area_primary();
         popup_position(popup, NorthWestGravity, a->x + 10, a->y + 10);
         /* 1 second delay for the popup to show */
         popup_delay_show(popup, G_USEC_PER_SEC, text);

@@ -43,20 +43,7 @@ }
 
 static Rect *pick_pointer_head(ObClient *c)
 {
-    guint i;
-    gint px, py;
-
-    if (screen_pointer_pos(&px, &py)) {
-        for (i = 0; i < screen_num_monitors; ++i) {
-            Rect *monitor = screen_physical_area_monitor(i);
-            gboolean contain = RECT_CONTAINS(*monitor, px, py);
-            g_free(monitor);
-            if (contain)
-                return screen_area(c->desktop, i, NULL);
-        }
-        g_assert_not_reached();
-    } else
-        return NULL;
+    return screen_area(c->desktop, screen_monitor_pointer(), NULL);
 }
 
 /*! Pick a monitor to place a window on. */

@@ -1723,24 +1723,38 @@ g_assert(search);
     return RECT_INTERSECTS_RECT(monitor_area[head], *search);
 }
 
-Rect* screen_physical_area_active(void)
+guint screen_monitor_active(void)
 {
-    Rect *a;
-    gint x, y;
-
     if (moveresize_client)
-        a = screen_physical_area_monitor(client_monitor(moveresize_client));
+        return client_monitor(moveresize_client);
     else if (focus_client)
-        a = screen_physical_area_monitor(client_monitor(focus_client));
-    else {
-        Rect mon;
-        if (screen_pointer_pos(&x, &y))
-            RECT_SET(mon, x, y, 1, 1);
+        return client_monitor(focus_client);
+    else
+        return screen_monitor_pointer();
+}
+
+Rect* screen_physical_area_active(void)
+{
+    return screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_monitor_active());
+}
+
+guint screen_monitor_primary(void)
+{
+    if (config_primary_monitor_index > 0) {
+        if (config_primary_monitor_index-1 < screen_num_monitors)
+            return config_primary_monitor_index - 1;
         else
-            RECT_SET(mon, 0, 0, 1, 1);
-        a = screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_find_monitor(&mon));
+            return 0;
     }
-    return a;
+    else if (config_primary_monitor == OB_PLACE_MONITOR_ACTIVE)
+        return screen_monitor_active();
+    else /* config_primary_monitor == OB_PLACE_MONITOR_MOUSE */
+        return screen_monitor_pointer();
+}
+
+Rect *screen_physical_area_primary(void)
+{
+    return screen_physical_area_monitor(screen_monitor_primary());
 }
 
 void screen_set_root_cursor(void)
@@ -1751,6 +1765,17 @@ ob_cursor(OB_CURSOR_BUSYPOINTER));
     else
         XDefineCursor(ob_display, RootWindow(ob_display, ob_screen),
                       ob_cursor(OB_CURSOR_POINTER));
+}
+
+guint screen_monitor_pointer()
+{
+    Rect mon;
+    gint x, y;
+    if (screen_pointer_pos(&x, &y))
+        RECT_SET(mon, x, y, 1, 1);
+    else
+        RECT_SET(mon, 0, 0, 1, 1);
+    return screen_find_monitor(&mon);
 }
 
 gboolean screen_pointer_pos(gint *x, gint *y)

@@ -104,7 +104,16 @@ Rect *screen_physical_area_all_monitors();
 
 Rect *screen_physical_area_monitor(guint head);
 
-Rect *screen_physical_area_active();
+/*! Returns the monitor which contains the active window, or the one
+  containing the pointer otherwise. */
+guint screen_monitor_active(void);
+
+Rect *screen_physical_area_active(void);
+
+/*! Returns the primary monitor, as specified by the config */
+guint screen_monitor_primary(void);
+
+Rect *screen_physical_area_primary(void);
 
 /* doesn't include struts which the search area is already outside of when
    'search' is not NULL */
@@ -132,5 +141,8 @@ 
 /*! Gives back the pointer's position in x and y. Returns TRUE if the pointer
   is on this screen and FALSE if it is on another screen. */
 gboolean screen_pointer_pos(gint *x, gint *y);
+
+/*! Returns the monitor which contains the pointer device */
+guint screen_monitor_pointer(void);
 
 #endif