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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Desktop Icon Names Need To Be Longer
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2005-04-28 13:36:35
Message-ID: 4270E6E3.6060303 () acm ! org
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Rick Friedman wrote:
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> I recently setup a user name for my girlfriend, whom I've convinced to
> come over from Windows.
> 
> To make her a bit more comfortable, I've created some familiar desktop
> icons for her. However, the text that appears beneath the icons is too
> long in some instances. For example... I created an icon for her that
> I'm calling, My Documents. It points to her documents folder.
> Unfortunately, the text on the desktop looks like this:
> 
>          My
>        Docum...
> 
> Is there anyway (without making the font smaller) that I can get KDE to
> display the entire phrase??

I would suggest making the horizontal spacing of the icon grid larger.

This setting is well hidden! :-(

In the Control Center:

	Appearance & Themes -> Background

Then click the button: "Advanced Options".

There you will find: "Width for Icon Text" which is in pixels.

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JRT
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