restore gnome desktop

[B. P. TBC]

Hi all!

After on my system partition I ran out of free space, I can't align the
icons on the desktop. Yet I made 2 GiB of free space, but I still can't
align icons. I can create folders, files, etc. on my desktop, but I
can't align it. (Other users on the same computer can do that, but my
user can't.)
I have OpenSUSE 11.2 64 bit and Gnome desktop.
Please help me to find the solution!
Thanks very much!

[Michael Hearne]

What is different on your desktop from the other users? Have you
installed any personal software, etc.?

I suggest that you go to your desktop settings, and return everything to
the defaults. Then make one change at a time until you find the one item
causing the trouble.

Go to the icons settings, and click on "Align to Grid", and see if that
does it.

//mh

[TomT]

>On 4/6/2012 7:42 PM, B. P. TBC wrote:
>> Hi all!
>>
>> After on my system partition I ran out of free space, I can't align the
>> icons on the desktop. Yet I made 2 GiB of free space, but I still can't
>> align icons. I can create folders, files, etc. on my desktop, but I
>> can't align it. (Other users on the same computer can do that, but my
>> user can't.)
>> I have OpenSUSE 11.2 64 bit and Gnome desktop.
>> Please help me to find the solution!
>> Thanks very much!

Right click on the desktop and see if there's a box checked that says
"Keep Aligned". I have to keep unchecking it in Debian Squeeze and it's
getting old.

TomT

[The Natural Philosopher]

Cant find such a setting anywhere in my gnome setup

> //mh


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