[kde-linux] Why can't KDE 3.3.2 leave my desktop icons alone?

[Gábor Lehel]

Over here with 'align to grid' checked the icons move every time a
panel appears or disappears. but they stay put if I turn it off. I'm
using KDE from SVN, but I think it's been like this since at least
3.4.

On 7/22/05, Eike Lantzsch <zp6cge at gmx.net> wrote:
> Well, this is a problem which angered me already with previous versions of
> KDE.
> I straighten out my icons with "align to grid" (They don't say "Jawoll" - but
> anyway but they stand in rank and file.) I save the desktop session and leave
> "align to grid" switched on. After restarting KDE one icon on the upper part
> of the desktop is shifted to the right. And one of the device icosn, which I
> have in a leftmost vertical row is now in the seacond vertical row from the
> left. All icons on the lower part are shifted up - every $/&%$"§ time the
> desktop is started. Up one row - restart - up another row.
> So I switch "align to grid" off and save the desktop session.
> Restart.
> Some icons shift to the left others to the right - makes a "nice" wave ...
> 
> So why can't KDE leave my "!&%$§&$ desktop icon alone and leave them stay put
> where I left them?!
> 
> (# = some icon; T = Trash icon; F = Floppy icon; D = DVD icon; U = USB device
> icon; P = Kpilot icon)
> 
> what I adjust before restart:
> # # # # # # # # #
> T #
> F #
> D #
> D #
> U #
> P                                               #
> #                                               #
>                                                  #
> #
> _______________________
> 
> What I get without "align to grid" after restart
> # # # # # # # # #
> T  #
> F  #
>  D #
> D  #
>  U #
> P                                               #
> #                                               #
>                                                  #
> #
> _______________________
> 
> what I get with "align to grid" after restart:
> # # # # # # # # #
> T # #   <- some icon now always here
> F #
> D D     <- DVD-RW icon now takes other place
> U #
> P                                               #
> #                                               #
>                                                  # <- these icons now up
> #  <- these icons now up one row
> 
> _______________________
> 
> 
> Thank you for your hints and consideration.
> 
> Eike
> 
> 
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