Xmonad open terminal in same directory

To me it sounds like the view is cloned. There are two steps to fixing your problem:

1. Unclone the views and set them side by side.
2. Learn how to move windows between desktops in xmonad and how to switch desktops.

To unclone, use xrandr to set different views for each monitor.

Open a console and type:

$xrandr 

It should display something along the lines:

LVDS1 connected 1280x800+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 331mm x 207mm
   1280x800       60.0*+
   1024x768       60.0  
   800x600        60.3     56.2  
   640x480        59.9  
VGA1 connected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
   1024x768       60.0 +   85.0     75.1     70.1  
   1280x1024      75.0     60.0  
   1280x960       75.0     60.0  
   1152x864       75.0  
   832x624        74.6  
   800x600        85.1     72.2     75.0     60.3     56.2  
   640x480        85.0     72.8     75.0     60.0  
   720x400        70.1  
TV1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)

In my case LVDS1 is the laptop and VGA1 is a connected projector.

To set the projector left of the monitor use:

$xrandr --output VGA1 --auto --left-of LVDS1

This will use the default resolution for the projector (in this case 1024x768) and place the view left of the laptop screen.

To set a custom resolution use

$xrandr --output VGA1 --mode 1280x800 --left-of LVDS1

In your case it will be something along the lines:

$xrandr --output MONITOR2 --auto --left-of MONITOR1

The shortcuts for moving apps between desktops and switching desktops are

Mod Key + 1,2,3, - 9 for bringing the desktop to the monitor the mouse is on

Mod Key + SHIFT + 1,2,3, - 9 for sending the currently focused application to the particular desktop

The default Mod Key for xmonad is Alt but you can set it to the Windows key in order to free Alt for use in applications.

Ok, I stumbled over a hint in the man page, which I seem to have overseen before. The F8 key is the magic key: F8 opens a popup window where you can select Ctrl or Alt modifier to be locked. Then I can just press a number for a different workspace and then again F8 to unlock the Alt modifier.

Unfortunately other modifiers are not selectable. But that already helps.

Citing the man page from tiger vncviewer which is common for Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, …:

POPUP MENU
       The viewer has a popup menu containing entries which perform various actions.  It is usually
       brought up by pressing F8, but this can be configured with the MenuKey  parameter.   Actions
       which the popup menu can perform include:

         * switching in and out of full-screen mode

         * quitting the viewer

         * generating key events, e.g. sending ctrl-alt-del

         * accessing the options dialog and various other dialogs

       By  default, key presses in the popup menu get sent to the VNC server and dismiss the popup.
       So to get an F8 through to the VNC server simply press it twice.

Citing the man page from tight vncviewer which is common for Debian, Ubuntu, … (much shorter description):

You  can  use  F8 to display a pop-up utility menu. Press F8 twice to pass single F8 to the
remote side.