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From time to time, my desktop icons rearrange themselves, into columns on
the left. It isn't a big problem, as I have EZdesk, but I am curious about two points: 1, obviously - what causes it? 2: they aren't continuous columns. My normal arangement is around the edge of the screen, more or less. If you do an auto arrange, it puts them in a solid column down the left side, then a solid row in the second column, and so on. This self-rearrangement does mostly that, but there are gaps. (No overlapping/hidden ones, I think.) I've seen it do it, very occasionally, and you'd expect it to start top left, and go down in stripes (rows) until it's placed them all. But no, it starts at where it would finish - i. e. part way down an incomplete row some way across the screen, and goes UP and then left, i. e. (a) completely the reverse order (b) it knows where it's going to finish/start! Very odd. -- J. P. Gilliver | Tel.: 01634 203298 |
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J. P. Gilliver wrote:
From time to time, my desktop icons rearrange themselves, into columns on the left. It isn't a big problem, as I have EZdesk, but I am curious about two points: 1, obviously - what causes it? 2: they aren't continuous columns. My normal arangement is around the edge of the screen, more or less. If you do an auto arrange, it puts them in a solid column down the left side, then a solid row in the second column, and so on. This self-rearrangement does mostly that, but there are gaps. (No overlapping/hidden ones, I think.) I've seen it do it, very occasionally, and you'd expect it to start top left, and go down in stripes (rows) until it's placed them all. But no, it starts at where it would finish - i. e. part way down an incomplete row some way across the screen, and goes UP and then left, i. e. (a) completely the reverse order (b) it knows where it's going to finish/start! Very odd. Sometimes you can just delete the shelliconcache and reboot. The shelliconcache will rebuild itself automatically. Many times this solves many icon problems. Simple, safe, easy and free. Worth a try while waiting for other replies. |
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J. P. Gilliver wrote:
From time to time, my desktop icons rearrange themselves, into columns on the left. It isn't a big problem, as I have EZdesk, but I am curious about two points: 1, obviously - what causes it? 2: they aren't continuous columns. My normal arangement is around the edge of the screen, more or less. If you do an auto arrange, it puts them in a solid column down the left side, then a solid row in the second column, and so on. This self-rearrangement does mostly that, but there are gaps. (No overlapping/hidden ones, I think.) I've seen it do it, very occasionally, and you'd expect it to start top left, and go down in stripes (rows) until it's placed them all. But no, it starts at where it would finish - i. e. part way down an incomplete row some way across the screen, and goes UP and then left, i. e. (a) completely the reverse order (b) it knows where it's going to finish/start! Very odd. Sometimes you can just delete the shelliconcache and reboot. The shelliconcache will rebuild itself automatically. Many times this solves many icon problems. Simple, safe, easy and free. Worth a try while waiting for other replies. |
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moving icons
Buffalo wrote:
[] Sometimes you can just delete the shelliconcache and reboot. The shelliconcache will rebuild itself automatically. Many times this solves many icon problems. Simple, safe, easy and free. Worth a try while waiting for other replies. Ah, I'll have a play; I always thought shelliconcache only cached the actual icons (i. e. the artwork) themselves, not their positions. You live and learn ... -- J. P. Gilliver | Tel.: 01634 203298 |
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Buffalo wrote:
[] Sometimes you can just delete the shelliconcache and reboot. The shelliconcache will rebuild itself automatically. Many times this solves many icon problems. Simple, safe, easy and free. Worth a try while waiting for other replies. Ah, I'll have a play; I always thought shelliconcache only cached the actual icons (i. e. the artwork) themselves, not their positions. You live and learn ... -- J. P. Gilliver | Tel.: 01634 203298 |
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