# Can't use whole screen on monitor which comes after plank

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469>\
**Category:** Budgie Desktop\
**Tags:** multiplescreen, plank\
**Created:** [September 23, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469 "2019-09-23T11:37:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mili](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mili](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/mili)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 11:37am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/1 "2019-09-23T11:37:05Z")

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I have multiple monitors setup.  
 ![monitors](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/6/6ecedf454c0b97908112f363ef74c4691962bc75.png)

If I use Plank on monitor number 2 (position left) then the monitor number 4 is useless.  
I can’t move any application to that monitor (only to the half).

This bug occurs in any other setup… If the Plank is on monitor number 3 then 2 and 4 don’t work well.  
If it’s 2 and positon bottom then monitor number 1 doesn’t work etc.

Only combination that works is to always put a Plank on the most left monitor (in the above situation it is monitor number 4) but that’s totally impractical.

Any solution?

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 11:44am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/2 "2019-09-23T11:44:15Z")

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have a play with the auto hide options - if you run plank in dock mode then that will interfere.

I believe it is also possible to place plank on individual monitors - but I don’t know if you can configure each plank separately.

[https://answers.launchpad.net/plank/+question/204593](https://answers.launchpad.net/plank/+question/204593)

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**Author:** ![vlijm](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/vlijm/32/34_2.png) [@vlijm](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/vlijm)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/3 "2019-09-23T11:48:48Z")

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I am pretty sure this is related to this bug [https://bugs.launchpad.net/plank/+bug/1755731](https://bugs.launchpad.net/plank/+bug/1755731). I ran into it while develloping window shuffler. Unfortunately, there was never any reaction on the report, nor fix. Please see if you can use the space without plank running to confirm.

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**Author:** ![mili](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mili](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/mili)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/4 "2019-09-23T12:10:26Z")

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I can use space when Plank is turned off or set to **auto-hide**. Thanks!  
This definitively improves the experience. I’ll have to get used to auto-hiding now.

Problem with hide-show in the first place is that there is no monitor edge so you have to slow down the mouse to show Plank (dock) or you’ll slip to the next monitor.

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**Author:** ![fossfreedom](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/fossfreedom/32/1405_2.png) [@fossfreedom](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/fossfreedom)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/5 "2019-09-23T12:19:06Z")

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sounds like need a “sticky edge” type feature. Dunno if there is a GNOME mutter type feature available. Would need to dig around in the various dconf settings.

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**Author:** ![adimetrius](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/adimetrius/32/3503_2.png) [@adimetrius](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/adimetrius)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/6 "2021-08-23T11:34:40Z")

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I can confirm a similar bug

 ![Снимок экрана от 2021-08-23 14-30-25](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/ubuntubudgie/original/2X/8/8a03d10f7eedfd7faef6689388f27f8c24524066.jpeg)

The leftmost window is as left as any window can go in this setup

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**Author:** ![Coeur-Noir](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/coeur-noir/32/4515_2.png) [@Coeur-Noir](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Coeur-Noir)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 12:09pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/cant-use-whole-screen-on-monitor-which-comes-after-plank/2469/7 "2021-08-24T12:09:05Z")

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Unfortunately bugs with multi monitors in (U)Budgie are not only related to Plank.

You’ll meet them even without using Plank and only Budgie panels.

> [@Unable do get full screen windows on secondaries monitor](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/unable-do-get-full-screen-windows-on-secondaries-monitor/4861):
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> Hi to all and huge thanks for your work. I discovered Budgie 5 month ago and it is now my working environment. I face a problem with my 3 monitor configuration (a Thinkpad T440 laptop with a dock and two secondary monitor plugged on it) I can’t get “full screen” window on secondary screens. Here is what I get after clicking on the “expand” button of each window.

I really think here is an issue with Budgie _panels_ ( and how they should _not_ expand above screen boundaries ) since Mutter in other DE doesn’t show same limitations.

Multi monitors setup is a weak point in Budgie for the moment.