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Enhance The Experience of Logitech Keyboards and Mice on Linux
Just brought the Logitech Corded Wave keyboard, which is very comfortable and great (As long as one can ignore the ugly windows/internet explorer/msn messenger symbols printed on some of its keys).
The keyboard has many extra keys, like the function keys, a dedicated zoom in/out keys and more. The problem is that they don’t work on Linux (Ubuntu 10.04 in my case) out of the box, which is a little sad.
Fortunately, I found a simple solution in the internet, and now I can use all the features of the keyboard. The following solution can be used for almost all models of Logitech keyboards and mice.
Move Gnome Panel To The Second Monitor – Ubuntu
Say you have two monitors set up as “extended desktop”, and you want to move the gnome-panel from one monitor to the other monitor.
Here is how to do it in Ubuntu (Tested on Ubuntu 10.04):
1. Right click the panel, choose “properties”.
2. In “General” tab, uncheck “expand”.
3. Drag the panel from its left or right edge to the other monitor.
4. Right click the panel, choose “properties”, in “General” tab recheck “expand”.
You’re done. Have fun 
Found the tip here.
Update:
An easier way, is just to hold “Alt” key, and drag the panel from one monitor to the other. No need to play with the “expand” setting.
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My name is Amir Watad. I have a BSc. in biomedical engineering from The Biomedical Engineering school , Technion , Israel, and a BSc. in electrical engineering from The Electrical Engineering school , Technion , Israel.
I'm a Verification Engineer in Mellanox Technologies Ltd.
I love Linux, the Command Line and the OpenSource Community.
I used to write Poems (Arabic) when I was able to find time for this.
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