Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 14:21 pm, Mike Repass wrote: > --- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Suddenly the icons on my desktop insist on being aligned vertically down > > the left side of the screen, and in an order of their own choosing. If I > > drag them somewhere else they snap right back where they were. > > > It's happened to me at least twice, and both times I've struggled through > the various menus and options with no direct effect; however, logging off > and then back on seems to have fixed the problem. Whether it was simply > logging off/on alone that did it, or this in combination with changing of > some of the options, I'm not sure. That's exactly what happened here. And I only changed one option and then changed it back when it didn't help. Oh well, I can live with that. I was worried that the change in behavior was permanent. -- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.
Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 21:21, Mike Repass wrote: > --- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Suddenly the icons on my desktop insist on being aligned vertically down > > the > > left side of the screen, and in an order of their own choosing. If I drag > > them somewhere else they snap right back where they were. > > > Anyone else seeing this? Have you found a way to turn it off? > > It's happened to me at least twice, and both times I've struggled through the > various menus and options with no direct effect; however, logging off and then > back on seems to have fixed the problem. Whether it was simply logging off/on > alone that did it, or this in combination with changing of some of the > options, > I'm not sure. If it happens again, I'll try and pay more attention to what I > do > so I can report back. > > If the problem persists, perhaps check if its with all users or just one? If > its just the one account, you might be able to create a new profile and copy > over your old settings/data bit-by-bit to work around the problem. Searching 'desktop icons' in kde-core-devel at lists.kde.org found this 2 week old message: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-core-devel&m=99985500818022&w=2 So if the problem still occurs in the new 2.2.1 release then it's bug. For < 2.2.1 it's now a documented feature ;) Achim > > Hope this helps, > Mike > > > __ > Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? > Donate cash, emergency relief information > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To me vi is Zen. To use vi is to practice zen. Every command is a koan. Profound to the user, unintelligible to the uninitiated. You discover truth everytime you use it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
--- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Suddenly the icons on my desktop insist on being aligned vertically down the > left side of the screen, and in an order of their own choosing. If I drag > them somewhere else they snap right back where they were. > Anyone else seeing this? Have you found a way to turn it off? It's happened to me at least twice, and both times I've struggled through the various menus and options with no direct effect; however, logging off and then back on seems to have fixed the problem. Whether it was simply logging off/on alone that did it, or this in combination with changing of some of the options, I'm not sure. If it happens again, I'll try and pay more attention to what I do so I can report back. If the problem persists, perhaps check if its with all users or just one? If its just the one account, you might be able to create a new profile and copy over your old settings/data bit-by-bit to work around the problem. Hope this helps, Mike __ Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help? Donate cash, emergency relief information http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 08:02 am, Achim Bohnet wrote: > On Wednesday 19 September 2001 14:25, Putz Ákos wrote: > > On Wednesday 19 September 2001 13:17, Bud Rogers wrote: > > > I'm tracking debian unstable and kde 2.2 and this seems to be new > > > behavior. I much prefer to arrange icons around my desktop in my own > > > way. Anyone else seeing this? > > > > Yes. > > > > > Have you found a way to turn it off? > > > > No. > > Maybe in 2.2.1 ? > > Yes, should be fixed in 2.2.1. There were some threads about it on > in kde-devel or kde-core-devel (search lists.kde.org). > Someone (David Faure?) also described a workaround. Interestingly, I saw this behavior when I logged in this morning. Just got home from work and when I logged in my desktop is back to its normal self. I had to rearrange the icons manually, but they stayed where I put them. -- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.
Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 14:25, Putz Ákos wrote: > On Wednesday 19 September 2001 13:17, Bud Rogers wrote: > > I'm tracking debian unstable and kde 2.2 and this seems to be new behavior. > > I much prefer to arrange icons around my desktop in my own way. Anyone > > else seeing this? > > Yes. > > > Have you found a way to turn it off? > > No. > Maybe in 2.2.1 ? Yes, should be fixed in 2.2.1. There were some threads about it on in kde-devel or kde-core-devel (search lists.kde.org). Someone (David Faure?) also described a workaround. Achim > > -- > Putz Ákos Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- To me vi is Zen. To use vi is to practice zen. Every command is a koan. Profound to the user, unintelligible to the uninitiated. You discover truth everytime you use it. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: self-aligning icons on the desktop
On Wednesday 19 September 2001 13:17, Bud Rogers wrote: > I'm tracking debian unstable and kde 2.2 and this seems to be new behavior. > I much prefer to arrange icons around my desktop in my own way. Anyone > else seeing this? Yes. > Have you found a way to turn it off? No. Maybe in 2.2.1 ? -- Putz Ákos Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
self-aligning icons on the desktop
Suddenly the icons on my desktop insist on being aligned vertically down the left side of the screen, and in an order of their own choosing. If I drag them somewhere else they snap right back where they were. The only thing I have found that changes that behavior at all is Preferences->Look & Feel->Desktop-> Align icons Vertically on Desktop and that just arranges them horizontally along the top of the screen. I'm tracking debian unstable and kde 2.2 and this seems to be new behavior. I much prefer to arrange icons around my desktop in my own way. Anyone else seeing this? Have you found a way to turn it off? -- Bud Rogers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They have awakened a sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.
