> From: Don Wakefield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [G] Scrambled desktop > > Does anyone know of a way to save the positions of the > icons on the desktop in OSX other than the ones > available from the menu bar? > > I would like to group similar aliases together in > small pods to assist my productivity. I do that now, > but every once in a while, the Mac decides to scramble > them and then I have to take time to push each icon > back into place. I have a program (Desktop Resetter) > which works wonderfully for that in OS9, but the > developer has not been able to "tame" OSX according to > their web page. > > Any suggestions?
This is how I did it in 9: open applescript and press record. Go to finder and select all. When all the icons are blackened (selected) keep holding down the mouse and move them ever so slightly. Let go. Go to the applescript window and press stop. Save the script and keep it. There are some subtleties in practice though. This works fine if you do not change or add things to your desktop later. If you do make changes, the script will not find things that have since been deleted and tell you and stop. But you can easily delete that item (which is highlighted in the script by the startled scripting program). And then just "run" again. If there are not too many deletions since you last made it, it is still worth the trouble because the good news is that it ignores (of course) any new icons and you can still save a lot of bother by getting the majority in place as you want. I will be chuffed to know you can do it in X too? Of course, you will know about the more boring "clean-up" and grid snap commands in the finder menu... I keep away from these. I like things where I put them! David Elmo -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> 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-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
