Re: Resolved: Can MATE DE be attractive as well as functional

[Peter Ehlert <pb21a@sdi-baja.com>]

On 6/27/21 3:52 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 06/26/2021 03:30 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > Can icons placed on desktop be in a regular geometric pattern.
> > I think it tries to do that. But over the years I've had differing 
> > monitor geometries. Does operator have any control over where next 
> > icon is placed?
> >
> > Just curious ;/
> > TIA
>
> I received an off-list reply saying, in part:
> > "Organise desktop by name" from the desktop (right click) menu results
> > in a broadly rectangular formation of icons, but doesn't seem to impose
> > alphabetical order as might be expected, nor indeed any afaics, at least
> > in Buster.  You may know this already, and the "keep aligned" option
> > (to keep new icons in the pattern or some future point of it), though 
> > the
> > space between the desktop left edge and the top and left of the first 
> > icon
> > row is unequal.
>
> That solved my problem.
Interesting.  I just tried that, first the "keep aligned" toggle and 
then the "organize by name" function.
at first it seemed OK, a widely spaced grid and first folders (and 
shortcuts to folders) alphabetically, then files alphabetically.
then I deleted a few and created some new ones. The results were not as 
expected...

"keep aligned" needs to be run again if you want that pattern. I do not.

yes, it would be handy to have new icons fall in a logical and 
predictable location.

* perhaps a feature request upstream is in order.

>