Sure, not being able to position the icons where you want piss me off too,
as well as not being able to modify the grid spacing they are aligned on.
I didn't see anything on this in the various faqs I read, but I'm sure
someone already solved this problem.
Alain
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Hollow [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 28, 2000 9:56 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Repositioning Desktop Icons
>
>
> Yeah I found this one annoying so I switched off the icons
> appearing option.
> PS why can I not save where my windows appear when I reopen
> an app ie which
> desktop they open up after saveing position and saving session. NH
> ----------
> >From: "John P. Verel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: Jake McHenry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Subject: Re: Repositioning Desktop Icons
> >Date: Fri, Apr 28, 2000, 1:27 am
> >
>
> >Hi, Jake
> >
> >Yeah, this is a dumb one. If I create a new launcher icon,
> it insists
> >on going to the lower left corner of the desktop. I am
> unable to drag
> >and move it anywhere. Right click, etc. are to no avail.
> >
> >Copy and/or move are greeted with an error
> >message saying that the source and target are the same file.
> >
> >This is exasperating, to have solved all the "real" Linux issues and
> >be stumped by a dumb one like this, no?
> >
> >John
> >
> >On 04/26/00, 10:04:08PM -0400, Jake McHenry wrote:
> >> uhh, not sure about this, but someone will let you know.
> Did you try right
> >> clicking on the menus anywhere to see if you get the
> "copy" button? Just
> >> copy the link and paste it on the desktop.
> >>
> >> On Wed, 26 Apr 2000, John P. Verel wrote:
> >>
> >> > I can't figure out how to drag an icon on the Gnome
> desktop to put it
> >> > elsewhere. Can someone advise? Thanks
> >> >
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