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I I have a dual-screen setup with my laptop (1366x768) and an external monitor connected through HDMI (primary 1920x1080).

I don't know if this is cause by different aspect ratios (16:10 on laptop, 16:9 on external monitor) but Unity appears cropped approximately as shown in this picture:

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If I use a lower resolution (1680x1050, 16:10) the desktop is correctly displayed, but those extra pixels could be handy.

So is this any limitation/bug on Unity? How can I make it display the desktop correctly at 1920x1080 pixels?

In case it could help, output of xrandr command.

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  • for completeness' sake: do you have Unity's Launcher set to only be shown on your primary (laptop) monitor -- and not on the external monitor? – nutty about natty Apr 02 '13 at 18:03
  • The launcher is shown on both screens. – Salem Apr 02 '13 at 18:14
  • ...which is what you want ( ...and what you wouldn't want to trade-in for an uncropped primary monitor) ? – nutty about natty Apr 02 '13 at 18:48
  • Even if I make the launcher appear in only one screen the external one is still cropped (I can't see no window controls or scroolbar, when maximized). – Salem Apr 02 '13 at 19:14
  • Are you using NVIDIA ? if so, see http://askubuntu.com/questions/80324/hdmi-vga-connection-cuts-borders-of-screen-or-creates-blurry-text-unfocused-for and http://askubuntu.com/questions/125575/edges-of-screen-cut-off-in-ubuntu-12-04 – nutty about natty Apr 03 '13 at 06:34
  • Yes I have a nVidia card (Optimus) with nouveau, so I can't use nVidia settings. I was able to fix this by changing my Samsung TV setup (Picture -> Screen Adjustement -> Picture Size: Screen Fit) as told on one of those links you provided. Please create an answer to mark it as solved. – Salem Apr 03 '13 at 12:10

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See HDMI/VGA connection cuts borders of screen or creates blurry text (and also Edges of screen cut off in Ubuntu 12.04):

NOTE (Comment made by User James - https://askubuntu.com/users/39762/james): For some Samsung LCD TVs. Using the TV Remote Control go to Options -> Picture Options and set the Picture Option to "Fit to Screen".

Hope this helps.

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