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| From | Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Resolved: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional |
| Date | 2021-06-27 14:20 +0200 |
| Message-ID | <CuBVv-3c1-3@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <CunfP-22e-3@gated-at.bofh.it> <CuAG6-2aZ-5@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On 6/27/21 3:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote: > On 06/26/2021 03:30 PM, Richard Owlett wrote: >> Can icons placed on desktop be in a regular geometric pattern. >> I think it tries to do that. But over the years I've had differing >> monitor geometries. Does operator have any control over where next >> icon is placed? >> >> Just curious ;/ >> TIA > > I received an off-list reply saying, in part: >> >> "Organise desktop by name" from the desktop (right click) menu results >> in a broadly rectangular formation of icons, but doesn't seem to impose >> alphabetical order as might be expected, nor indeed any afaics, at least >> in Buster. You may know this already, and the "keep aligned" option >> (to keep new icons in the pattern or some future point of it), though >> the >> space between the desktop left edge and the top and left of the first >> icon >> row is unequal. > > That solved my problem. > > Interesting. I just tried that, first the "keep aligned" toggle and then the "organize by name" function. at first it seemed OK, a widely spaced grid and first folders (and shortcuts to folders) alphabetically, then files alphabetically. then I deleted a few and created some new ones. The results were not as expected... "keep aligned" needs to be run again if you want that pattern. I do not. yes, it would be handy to have new icons fall in a logical and predictable location. * perhaps a feature request upstream is in order. > >
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Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-26 22:40 +0200
Re: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2021-06-26 23:30 +0200
Re: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Bret Busby <bret@busby.net> - 2021-06-27 00:20 +0200
Re: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-27 11:30 +0200
Re: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-06-27 14:20 +0200
Resolved: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2021-06-27 13:00 +0200
Re: Resolved: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-06-27 14:20 +0200
Re: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com> - 2021-06-27 14:10 +0200
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