Ubuntu dual monitor set up - taskbars appear on other monitor
- by DisgruntledGoat
I'm trying to get my TV (connected via HDMI cable) to act as a second monitor to watch video etc. The TV is to my left, so in Display Preferences I unticked "Mirror Screens" and put the monitors like this:
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---------- | PC |
| TV | | |
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When I do this, the PC monitor comes up with just the desktop wallpaper and the interface - taskbar and windows, etc - moves to the TV screen. But if I swap the monitors around, the taskbars are still on the TV screen, with the windows (and desktop icons) on the PC screen.
Is there a way to set the computer monitor as the main one and the TV as the second screen?
PC: Dell Inspiron 531
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 720N
TV: Philips 26PFL5522D LCD TV