This really needs to be a preference. A lot of people like to use their laptop screen as the primary monitor, and then use the VGA for a projector display. Many people like to use a laptop at a desktop workstation, in which case the external display should be primary, because it's larger and better quality.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=562944 seems to be the solution here. ** Changed in: gnome-panel Status: New => Unknown ** Changed in: gnome-panel Remote watch: GNOME Bug Tracker #594218 => GNOME Bug Tracker #562944 -- Dual Head - Panels on the wrong screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/423107 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs