Ubuntu 12.04 Extended monitor overlay.

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06-24-2012, 02:57 PM	#1
Aqua_Regia Member Registered: Oct 2011 Posts: 37 Rep:	Ubuntu 12.04 Extended monitor overlay. I have had this problem with Ubuntu 11.04 and 12.04. Whenever I plug in an extended monitor to my laptop a little sliver (about 2 mm) of my primary desktop remains on the extended monitor. I've tried the ATi drivers and they are useless. Is there a way to shift or align the desktop in Ubuntu rather than using the monitor settings everytime?

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