F18, Gnome: displays failing to span

[Dave Mitchell]

On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 10:39:24AM +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:53:50PM +0000, Dave Mitchell wrote:
> > I have a new laptop that I've just installed F18 on. I've plugged an
> > external VGA monitor in, and used System Settings / Displays to 
> > position the external screen above the laptop screen. This works as far as
> > the mouse is concerned: I can move the cursor above the top of the laptop
> > LCD and it appears near the bottom of the external LCD. However, I can't
> > open any windows in, or move any windows to the top external LCD.
> 
> Just a quick update: if I align the external screen to the side of, or
> below the laptop screen, everything works fine. It's only if its above the
> laptop screen that I can't move windows into it. So it smells like a bug.
> Can anyone else confirm this behaviour?

A further update. It appears that it's related to this bug:

    https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=663690

The real issue / bug seems to be that the gnome-shell panel is appearing
at the top of the bottom screen rather than at the top of the top
screen.

If I could work out how to move the panel, my problem might be solved.

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