Bug#249098: kde: Desktop icons rearranged wrongly

[John <summer@computerdatasafe.com.au>]

Package: kdebase
Version: 4:3.2.2-1
Severity: normal
File: kde

On several occasions I've lined up the icons on my desktop by
RMB-Click/Icons/Lineup horizontally then 
RMB-Click/Icons/Lineup vertically.

The first step is necessary as without it the icons don't move on the
second.

This creates a formation that I find acceptable.


However, when another iconn is created by
a) Inserting a CD
b) Inserting a floppy
c) Mounting something
e) Copying a file to the desktop
f) Probably more ways:-)

The icons automatically rearrange themselves into a disagreable
formation.

I think the best thing is to create the new Icon outside the arranged
area: it's likely to be something the user wants to deal with
immediately, and this would make it easier to find. At the moment the
icons cover about half my 1600x1200 screen.

After rearranging as I said above I must do, the icons are in a smaller
area comprising three columns leaving enough room for two xterm windows
(80x68).


-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.4.25-1-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages kdebase depends on:
ii  kappfinder                    4:3.2.2-1  KDE Application Finder
ii  kate                          4:3.2.2-1  KDE Advanced Text Editor
ii  kcontrol                      4:3.2.2-1  KDE Control Center
ii  kdebase-bin                   4:3.2.2-1  KDE Base (binaries)
ii  kdebase-data                  4:3.2.2-1  KDE Base (shared data)
ii  kdebase-kio-plugins           4:3.2.2-1  KDE I/O Slaves
ii  kdeprint                      4:3.2.2-1  KDE Print
ii  kdesktop                      4:3.2.2-1  KDE Desktop
ii  kfind                         4:3.2.2-1  KDE File Find Utility
ii  khelpcenter                   4:3.2.2-1  KDE Help Center
ii  kicker                        4:3.2.2-1  KDE Desktop Panel
ii  klipper                       4:3.2.2-1  KDE Clipboard
ii  kmenuedit                     4:3.2.2-1  KDE Menu Editor
ii  konqueror                     4:3.2.2-1  KDE's advanced File Manager, Web B
ii  konqueror-nsplugins           4:3.2.2-1  Netscape plugin support for Konque
ii  konsole                       4:3.2.2-1  KDE X terminal emulator
ii  kpager                        4:3.2.2-1  KDE Desktop Pager
ii  kpersonalizer                 4:3.2.2-1  KDE Personalizer
ii  ksmserver                     4:3.2.2-1  KDE Session Manager
ii  ksplash                       4:3.2.2-1  KDE Splash Screen
ii  ksysguard                     4:3.2.2-1  KDE System Guard
ii  ktip                          4:3.2.2-1  Kandalf's Useful Tips
ii  kwin                          4:3.2.2-1  KDE Window Manager
ii  libkonq4                      4:3.2.2-1  Core libraries for KDE's file mana

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