[kde-linux] Locking widgets doesn't work correctly

[James Kerr]

On Tuesday 01 September 2009 Anne Wilson wrote:

> On Tuesday 01 September 2009 19:34:48 Duncan wrote:
> > The root problem is that the space available inside panels is too
> > plastic -- there's no way to absolutely place the various
> > applets.  Some of them are simply space hogs. taking up WAY more
> > space than they should given the size of the panel, making them
> > look WAY bigger than other plasmoids, or simply insisting on a
> > whole bunch of unused blank space between them and the next
> > plasmoid.
>
> OK, so now I understand a bit better.  I wonder if there's more
> than one issue here, though.  This 'jumping about' - Connie, could
> it be that you are seeing the result of a sort order?  By default
> the application icons on the taskbar are sorted alphabetically.  I
> didn't like this, and found a way to change it. Unfortunately, at
> this moment I can't remember how it was done.  I'll look into that
> tomorrow and report back.
>

Task Manager Settings - General - Grouping & Sorting

Jim