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I have a dual monitor setup going. I want to play a video (using SMplayer) on the second screen while using applications on the first screen. I have it working except for one annoying thing. When ever I switch focus from SMplayer to a different application on the other screen the Unity panel shows up above the video. Is there anyway I can stop the panel from showing up when I switch focus to a different application? |
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You could try upgrading to 12.04, there have been many improvements to the way dual screens are handled, and you can control better how the launcher works with dual screen (on System Settings > Displays, and System Settings > Appearance > Behaviour). If it still doesn't work for you can you add more detail to the question please? I am not sure exactly what you are seeing. But try it in 12.04 first. |
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Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be a way to stop this from happening. I've spent hours searching for a solution. I run into the same issue using vmware workstation on a second screen in full screen mode. In the end I had to install gnome 3 as this has the option to disable the panel on the second screen. I believe there is a feature request to remove the panel on the second screen in Unity. |
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I also use a dual-monitor setup and have had the same issue. You can fix it by setting the video to "Always On Top" while it is playing. If you're using Gnome Classic, as I am, just right click on it's panel entry and select the keep on top option. Then the panel won't appear over your video. |
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I believe, using ccsm if you use the workarounds plugin and enable "legacy full screen support", you may get the desired result. You can also use a tool like ubuntu tweak to stop unity from monitoring the second monitor, though this is probably not advisable. |
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