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. > <snip> > > 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]
