on 02/03/05 04:43, Larry le Mac at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> From: Claire Hart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> I'll tell you what came to mind when I read your post. >> (1) If your preferences are NOT set to snap-to-grid, and >> (2) you've been gathering a collection of icons all over your desktop, and >> then >> (3) you decide to switch your preferences TO snap-to-grid, and then >> (4) you select SOME or ALL of your desktop items and drag them just a >> little bit, then: >> >> The result is that each icon snaps to the closest "point" on the grid. >> Some go up a little, some go down a little, some go left a little,etc... >> They all do appear to "fly" a little, and they all end up in "the grid" >> rather than random. >> >> Could that be what you are describing? > > No, much simpler. > > I have the setting to NOT snap to grid, i.e. default. > 5-10 icons on the desktop, some on the right some on the left > I place them roughly where I want them > Select clean up or whatever (I use a Swedish system) > > Some icons jump to a different place and some icons are > seemingly placed on top of another and so on, completely > illogical. > > Oh, BTW I am completely aware of the grid system, on a > Windoze pc you can adjust the grid distance by pixels. > > Then when I go to click on an icon it's not actually there > even though it looks as if it is, and selecting them all shows > their actual position which may be somewhere completely > different. > > The HD icon doesn't tend to move though...
Well, Larry, that's how it works under OS X. So, unless you turn the grid on, your icons will jump all over the place if you clean up. The Finder doesn't apparently keep track of the icon that represents the HD. It's just like any other icon to him... -Laurent. -- ============================================================================ Laurent Daudelin AIM/iChat: LaurentDaudelin <http://nemesys.dyndns.org> Logiciels Nemesys Software mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] elder days n.: The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS, and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings". Compare Iron Age; see also elvish and Great Worm. -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
