Odd problem with icons

Sunday, October 22, 2006 by HauntingMorgana | Discussion: WindowBlinds

I seem to be having some odd issues in using certain Window Blinds.

Example-

While logged onto my machine, I step away, so hit the windows key and l (lock the desktop) and after returning, there is always one icon missing from my desktop.

This only happens using a few window blinds.

If I have align icons to grid unchecked, this does not happen.

Help!

10 Reply 4 Referrals
Bichur
Reply #1 Sunday, October 22, 2006 3:34 PM
which one's missing?
how many icons on your desktop?

HauntingMorgana
Reply #2 Sunday, October 22, 2006 4:34 PM
Hi

There are 32 icons currently on my desktop. Usually happens with the one on the lower left (number 13 or 14 on left side)

The thing is, it only happens using certain blinds.

Thanks.

Bichur
Reply #3 Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:09 PM
does using those blinds also change the spacing around your icons?

HauntingMorgana
Reply #4 Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:29 PM
Hello

I'll try to describe this as best as possible.

Applied one of the lbinds that causes this for me (the Trooper blind)

Normally, I have 2 rows of icons on this user account. I re-enabled align to grid. Chose the Trooper blind. Locked the desktop, unlocked it, and instead of 2 rows of icons, there were 3.

The icon on the 1st row, 4th from the bottom was missing, it ended up pushing another icon into a 3rd row.

So, maybe some of the blinds changes the spacing? I'm also using Iconpackager btw.

Thanks again.

Bebi Bulma
Reply #5 Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:32 PM
That's probably what it is. Perhaps the taskbar becomes larger than what the icon spacing will allow, hence making 2 rows into 3. The same thing happens if you change your resolution from say, 1280x1024 to 1024x768. The icon spacing has to make up for the lost space somehow.

Bichur
Reply #6 Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:35 PM
you'll also see them move if you grab your taskbar and drag it up taller (or move to the sides or top)

HauntingMorgana
Reply #7 Sunday, October 22, 2006 6:54 PM
Hi

Thank you for the replies. Hm, so is there really any way to prevent this? (Well, besides unchecking align to desktop)

I tried moving the taskbar up and down, and sure enough, the icons moved around.

Thank you again for your replies. At least I know that I'm not going crazy now.

Bichur
Reply #8 Sunday, October 22, 2006 8:08 PM
not really that I know of

is so your icons will be there if you create new taskbars and put them on the other edges of your screen

i got tired of it long ago - so i unchecked show desktop icons and use a shortcut to the folder in Object Dock free.

HauntingMorgana
Reply #9 Monday, October 23, 2006 10:39 AM
Thanks! That's a good idea. I do have Object Dock so I'll use that.

Bichur
Reply #10 Monday, October 23, 2006 10:51 AM
I couldn't figure out how to get 'desktop' in the shortcut... so I first pointed the shortcut to a pic in the folder so it showed something like:

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Desktop\Image1.bmp


then deleted the "\Image1.bmp"

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