Setting the screen grid size

[Tony Sivori]

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:48:18 -0400, John Desmond wrote:

> Salutations, gentlefolk,
> 
> In Kubuntu Linux 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-14, KDE 3.5.10:
> 
> After left-clicking on the Desktop, getting the 'Configure - KDesktop'
> menu, and clicking the  'File Icons' tab:
> 
> How do you adjust the 'screen grid',
>   so that if you have set the icon size to '22'
>    (under 'System settings / Appearance / Icons / Advanced'),
> and you click 'Automatically line up icons',
>   it will distribute them evenly,
>   not mash them together in clumps with wide gaps between ?

If you place the icons where you want them, then right click the desktop
and select icons > sort icons > align to grid, then you should get what
you want.

You may have to move a few icons by hand, if the automatic process sets
them in a grid spot adjacent to the one you wanted. Once you set them,
they should stay put, assuming you don't change video resolution.


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Tony Sivori
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