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I am using 13.04 on a laptop with an additional screen connected so that when I'm designing websites, the 2nd monitor is used as a preview page to reduce the need to shuffle through windows to find the one I need.

The Problem

The problem is that I can easily move from the main screen to the 2nd screen (on the right) without any problems, however, getting back to the working window, Screen 1 I hit a barrier at the screen edge an I have to take a run up and force my way over what seems like a barrier. enter image description here

The Question

Can anyone tell me where the setting is for reducing or eliminating this 'step' between screens.

Thank you in advance.

Edit

This was happening when I had the Unity Launcher displayed on both windows, but stayed there when I selected the option to keep the Launcher on the main screen (Screen 1) only.

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Sounds like it could be the "Sticky Edges" feature. You can disable it in System Settings>Display, at the bottom of the options list.

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  • I've been using Ubuntu for a month and I keep forgetting these little things, there are so many of them! Thank you so much for the quick response +1 and a tick from me, to hide my embarrassment!
    – Simon
    Jun 4, 2013 at 13:50
  • Sorry had to un-tick as the problem has returned. Sticky edges are disabled :( any other ideas?
    – Simon
    Jun 4, 2013 at 14:11
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For those who may need to know in the future, I uninstalled the proprietary driver for my Nvidia card and installed the Open Source drivers, rebooted, then reinstalled the proprietary drivers again, it has fixed it :)

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