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Re: Dragged files show up in the corner

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On 2014-02-20, isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
> In article <alpine.OSX.2.11.1402191424400.69527@mako.ath.cx>,
>  David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
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>> On Tuesday, 18 February 2014 22:47 -0800, 
>>  in article <isw-6C3364.22471718022014@[216.168.3.50]>, 
>>  isw <isw@witzend.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > In article <barmar-2A5063.14255618022014@news.eternal-september.org>,
>> >  Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> >> Interesting. The Arrange By option is there in Snow Leopard. I 
>> >> wonder why they would have removed it.
>> 
>> It's received a name change, with no apparent change in 
>> functionality, from 'Arrange by', to 'Sort by'.
>> 
>> > In SL, it says "Arrange By" for both the desktop and other folders. 
>> > Not so for ML. I haven't done a thorough analysis, but it seems that 
>> > nearly the same functionality is in both, but the way to get to 
>> > given result differs from SL to ML.
>> 
>> As it appears that you are having difficulty navigating the Finder 
>> View menu, give this a shot:
>> 
>>     1)  Close all Finder windows, making certain the Finder is still 
>>         active.
>> 
>>     2)  Use ?-J on your keyboard.
>> 
>>     3)  In View Options dialog that appears, choose 'None', under the 
>>         'Sort by' drop-down menu.
>> 
>> This should provide you with the apparent disarray you seek.
>
> I do not have any trouble navigating the Finder View menu.
>
> I do not seek disarray.
>
> I DO want icons to stay where I drop them, not (sometimes) to wind up in 
> the upper lefthand corner.
>
>> If you are experiencing a situation, where icons are piling one on top 
>> of the other, do consider using the 'Snap to Grid' option.  This 
>> should allow the Desktop icons to remain in the general vicinity of 
>> where they are dropped, while making certain they're not overlapping.
>
> Sometimes, I *want* icons to overlap -- for example, if they have some 
> characteristic in common.
>
>> (You'll also find that you can vary the grid spacing, to your heart's 
>> content, from the View Options dialog window.)
>
> I want the grid spacing to be "zero" (i.e. where I drop an icon is where 
> I want it to stay). That does not seem to be an option.

Don't be silly. Of course it's an option. It's View > Sort by > None.

Suggesting that it's not an option just because very occasionally it
doesn't work as it should is just plain disingenuous. Again, all
software has bugs. You seem to have found one. There's nothing you can
do about it except wait for Apple to fix it. As this seems to be an edge
case, the waiting period may be longer than if it were a very common
problem. It's probably best not to let it ruin your day. ; )

>> Seriously, the Desktop isn't a good choice for a place to store 
>> documents, aliases or much of anything else.  From the sound of 
>> things, you're looking at a desktop similar to what I've grown to 
>> expect from the average Windows user, who allow the clutter to grow, 
>> as each installation insists it's so important that it should take up 
>> real estate by placing an alias to itself randomly on a user's 
>> desktop.
>
> Your notion of what is a suitable occupant of the desktop seems to 
> differ from mine. I want to put *whatever I want* there, *where* I want 
> it to be. And mostly, that works just fine. It solves the "out of sight, 
> out of mind" problem for me in an effective way.
>
> To summarize: I do not need help in setting up how I want the desktop to 
> behave. I've been setting up Mac desktops since OS 4. I was asking about 
> a situation when it does *not* behave properly (i.e. placing an icon 
> very far from where I dropped it).

I'm not sure what more you want anyone here to say about it. We've
discussed the gamut of the issue. We've asked you questions you refuse
to answer. We've offered suggestions you've refused to follow. And
you're still apparently dissatisfied. *shrug* Nobody here owes you a
solution, BTW. We're all just trying to help. Do keep that in mind.

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JR

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Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-17 12:12 -0800
  Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-17 20:22 +0000
  Re: Dragged files show up in the corner nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-17 15:45 -0500
  Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-18 08:25 +1100
    Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-17 21:03 -0800
      Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-18 05:10 +0000
        Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jack Shown <jackshown@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 17:35 -0800
          Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 02:21 +0000
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jack Shown <jackshown@gmail.com> - 2014-02-18 18:38 -0800
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 04:24 +0000
          Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-18 22:50 -0800
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 15:50 +0000
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-19 21:41 -0800
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 16:11 +0000
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-20 23:58 -0800
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-21 05:52 -0500
      Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-18 17:46 +1100
        Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-18 10:19 -0800
          Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2014-02-18 14:25 -0500
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-19 06:56 +1100
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-18 20:07 +0000
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-19 08:22 +1100
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner "John Varela" <newlamps@verizon.net> - 2014-02-18 22:16 +0000
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-18 22:47 -0800
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2014-02-19 14:52 -0600
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-19 21:57 -0800
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 16:19 +0000
          Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-18 19:32 +0000
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-19 07:41 +1100
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-18 21:57 +0000
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-18 22:40 -0800
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 15:47 +0000
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-19 21:59 -0800
            Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-18 22:32 -0800
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-19 18:39 +1100
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-19 22:10 -0800
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-20 20:35 +1100
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-20 16:13 +0000
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-21 08:22 +1100
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-19 15:56 +0000
                Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-19 22:05 -0800
              Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 15:01 +0000
          Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-20 14:54 +0000
    Re: Dragged files show up in the corner billy@MIX.COM - 2014-02-18 05:37 +0000
  Re: Dragged files show up in the corner John Albert <j.albert@snet.net> - 2014-02-17 17:07 -0500
    Re: Dragged files show up in the corner isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2014-02-17 21:00 -0800
  Re: Dragged files show up in the corner Matti Haveri <nospam@here.invalid> - 2014-02-18 11:52 +0000

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