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Argaman
Asked: 2017-10-25 12:14:36 +0800 CST

Icons on second monitor positioned above the screen on second monitor UBUNTU 17.10

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I have two monitors connected by an hdmi cable, one has 1920*1080 resolution and the second one has 1366*768 resolution.

I have my bigger monitor as my main display, and unfortunately the icons on the second screen are located above the screen. as can be seen here:

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Also, when I open stuff like the Files program, the program launches above the screen size, so I can't close it or move it around..

Can you please help me fix that problem? it didn't happened on UBUNTU 17.04.

Thanks in advance :)

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1 Answers

  1. While we await a definitive answer, I've been exploring possible answers. I was able to resolve the issue by logging out and logging back in using X instead of Wayland.

    If using Wayland is a requirement, then the best result is obtained thusly:

    [USING WAYLAND] I had a very similar result until I adjusted the external monitor's dimensions to more closely match those of the built-in monitor. I did this using the GUI sequence:

    (1)<right-click> on the display

    (2)choose Display Settings.

    I adjusted the resolution of my external monitor from 1920x1080 to 1360x768. Now that the vertical resolution of both monitors is 768, all works as expected. Hope this helps.

    I vaguely recall having done the same thing when I first set up my dual-monitor solution under 17.04. So, I think it's the case that the 17.04 -> 17.10 upgrade process failed to retain those earlier settings.

    If you're more of a command-line user, then gnome-control-center display is the command that will enable you to adjust the resolution of your display.

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