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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Dragged files show up in the corner
Date: 20 Feb 2014 16:13:31 GMT
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On 2014-02-20, dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:
> In article <isw-A06DA2.22104819022014@[216.168.3.50]>,
>  isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>
>> > May I suggest you *try* a few of these options and see if your OS then 
>> > gets its act together in terms of knowing where icons are. Temporarily 
>> > choose the option of modified, you can choose another option later. 
>> > Say what happens to your pile up problem after these tests.
>> 
>> It may be that if I choose one of the constrained arrangement options, 
>> icons would not occasionally pile up in the corner. Frankly, I don't 
>> care if that would "fix" the problem, because I do not care for any of 
>> the constrained arrangements and would not use them anyway.
>
> No one is suggesting you stick with an option you don't want. The 
> suggestion is you actually try some options mentioned and see the 
> effects. The exercise might train your computer, shake it out of 
> pile-ups, you can return to the "none" option mentioned.
>
> The option for placing icons where you want has been mentioned by me 
> and possibly others, this would be the final option after 
> experimenting and then you would see how you stood with regard to the 
> pile-ups.
>
> You seem to be reluctant to do any experimenting using options 
> mentioned, to change them, to see the effect on your computer. I am 
> baffled at your reluctance?

You can lead a horse to water...

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