> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:06:42 -0500
> From: Fred Smith <fredex@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us>
> To: users@lists.fedoraproject.org
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> hi all!
>
> Experimenting with dual screens on F20 using MATE. Video card is Nvidia 9800GT
> using Nvidia drivers from rpmfusion:
>
>         kmod-nvidia.x86_64 1:331.113-1.fc20.5  @rpmfusion-nonfree-updates
>
> So, I've got it configured, using the nvidia X-Server Settings tool and it
> works nicely sofar.
>
> But I'd kinda like trying it with a set of panels on the second screen much
> like (if not identical to) those on the main screen.
>
> But so far I've not figured out how to add a panel to the second screen.
> The context menu (right-click on a panel) for "new panel" offers no options,
> it just sticks it on the first screen. I can't drag it, it just seems to
> want to sit there.
>
> Can someone advise me if thereis a way to do what I want? some arcane
> incantation on the commandline, perhaps?
>
> thanks!
> --
> ---- Fred Smith -- fredex@fcshome.stoneham.ma.us -----------------------------
>   "And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
>   Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government there will be no end. He
>  will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding
>       it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever."
> ------------------------------- Isaiah 9:7 (niv) ------------------------------

The (non-intuitive) solution is to make a new panel on the first screen, then use alt-click to drag it to the second screen where you can set its orientation and content to taste.  If someone knows how to script this, that would be nice.