Info Overlay on 2nd Monitor Disappeared

I use LR3 with a dual monitor set up. Mysteriously, the info overlay on my 2nd monitor has disappeared. I have tried cycling the info display, among other things, but can't get the overlay back. The info overlay displays obediently on my primary monitor. How do I get the info overlay to reappear on my 2nd monitor?

Ian,
Normally, it does toggle the info overly. But now it does nothing to control the overlay on my second screen.

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