From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 12 21:19:57 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9592B106564A for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmmtao103.cox.net (eastrmmtao103.cox.net [68.230.240.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09F268FC1F for ; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mezz7@cox.net) Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao103.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20080412211951.CIPV4272.eastrmmtao103.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:19:51 -0400 Received: from mezz.mezzweb.com ([24.255.149.218]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id ClKv1Z00A4iy4EG02lKvlo; Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:19:55 -0400 Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:21:43 -0500 To: "Andreas Wetzel" From: "Jeremy Messenger" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4801205C.4070008@gmx.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <4801205C.4070008@gmx.net> User-Agent: Opera Mail/9.27 (Linux) Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Nautilus desktop icon placement/keep aligned X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:57 -0000 On Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:49:32 -0500, Andreas Wetzel wrote: > Hi > > i wonder if anybody else sees a problem with the way nautilus (mis)places > icons on the desktop, when the 'keep aligned' feature is selected? > > One thing that has always bothered me since I'm using Gnome, is that the > first > column of the icon grid starts approximately 1 inch from the left screen > edge, > which IMHO is a way too big left margin. 8-12 pixels would totally be > enough. > Ideally the icon grid offsets would be configurable, even if only by > using > gconf-editor. > > Today i had some time to play around a bit more with the "keep aligned" > feature. When having all icons aligned nicely in a vertical column, then > logging out and back in, icons appear anywhere but aligned to the icon > grid. > I mean WTF? Only de-selecting "keep aligned" from the menu and then > selecting > it again will have the icons eventually snap back to their grid > positions. > Until the next time you log out of cause. > > Another odd 'feature' is that the horizontal grid lines are set every 20 > pixel > or so, allowing icons to be placed overlapping. > > I really do not intend to sound negative, and Nautilus surely is a great > piece > of software, but this is an elementary feature of a desktop environment > that > even windows gets (mostly) right somehow. If you start a Google search > for > the term: > > Nautilus "keep aligned" > > > You find bug reports and other stuff related to that subject dating back > to > 2003. I wonder if the Nautilus developers are aware that the "keep > aligned" > feature does not work as expected, to put it mildly. Only way for Nautilus developers to get aware of this bug is to submit in their bugzilla. If this bug is already exists in bugzilla, then nothing we can do until someone (perhaps, you?) has interest to create patch. BTW: Nautilus developers mess around with zoom, grid, pixel and align often at almost each major release. I haven't seen them to get this right yet. Cheers, Mezz > Kind regards, Andreas -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org