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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [Fwd: [kde-linux] Icon grid]
From:       Chris Howells <howells () kde ! org>
Date:       2003-07-03 0:07:06
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Hi,

On Tuesday 01 July 2003 23:42, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> This would be a nice feature.  Especially a maximum spacing to prevent
> problems caused by a long file name.  As you should know, if you place a
> file on the desktop that has a long file name, it can cause your icons
> arrangement to (basically) explode all over the desktop.

Yes, indeed. In fact, it's already a wishlist item in our bugs database.

> The problem has now gone away, so I'm not sure what caused it (It was
> probably a long file name, but there was no problem till I upgraded
> FreeType2).  But when I upgraded FreeType2, my icons were all over the
> place and I couldn't restore them, to where they were, until I changed the
> Desktop font from Arial Narrow 8 pt to Arial Narrow 7 pt.

I think I've seen similar changes when upgrading X. Dunno if it's a bug or a 
"feature".

- -- 
Cheers, Chris Howells -- chris@chrishowells.co.uk, howells@kde.org
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