Mini dvi to video adapter ...how does this work?

I just bought a mini-dvi to video adapter (with the composite /s-video output)
I plugged it into my tv, and I can get the desktop on my tv.
But I see only the desktop, no icons or windows etc. Do I have to setup something? Or change something in my system preferences?
I don't really get it since there came no manual with the cable.

Hi,
it is possible that the output is not mirrored, but that you have two different desktops. The one on your TV does not have the menubar etc.
But you should be able to move any open window from your iMacs screen to your TV (either over the left or right side of the screen).
volker

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