Hi all!
Is there a setting hidden somewhere that allows me to change the gridsize/spacing of the desktop icons?
nik
On 2021/03/04 07:39 PM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi all!
Is there a setting hidden somewhere that allows me to change the gridsize/spacing of the desktop icons?
Good question Nik, asusming you are using the "align to grid" functionality, by a quick look in TCC it seems there isn't any way at the moment. I have not checked in the code to see if the grid size is customizable.
It would definitely be a nice feature to have though. Highly suggest you create a wishlist in TGW for tdebase so we don't forget about it and we can pick it up at some point in future.
Cheers Michele
On 2021/03/04 11:19 PM, Michele Calgaro wrote:
On 2021/03/04 07:39 PM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Hi all!
Is there a setting hidden somewhere that allows me to change the gridsize/spacing of the desktop icons?
Good question Nik, asusming you are using the "align to grid" functionality, by a quick look in TCC it seems there isn't any way at the moment. I have not checked in the code to see if the grid size is customizable.
It would definitely be a nice feature to have though. Highly suggest you create a wishlist in TGW for tdebase so we don't forget about it and we can pick it up at some point in future.
Ok, a quick check in the code revealed the default spacing of TQIconView is used, which is 5 pixels. The spacing is not set anywhere in kdesktop, so most likely this is fixed for the time being.
Cheers Michele
On Thu, 4 Mar 2021, Michele Calgaro via tde-users wrote:
On 2021/03/04 07:39 PM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Is there a setting hidden somewhere that allows me to change the gridsize/spacing of the desktop icons?
Good question Nik, asusming you are using the "align to grid" functionality, by a quick look in TCC it seems there isn't any way at the moment. I have not checked in the code to see if the grid size is customizable.
It would definitely be a nice feature to have though. Highly suggest you create a wishlist in TGW for tdebase so we don't forget about it and we can pick it up at some point in future.
I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
Jonesy
Anno domini 07:30:45 Thu, 4 Mar 2021 -0700 (MST) Marvin Jones via tde-users scripsit:
[...] I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
Jonesy
I'm not sure it was KDE that offered it. IMO it was Windows XP :) ... the last version I ever actually used - UT99 did not run on Liniux that days. Well, now it does :) I was told that M$ removed that "feature" from the newer version as well.
Nik
On 2021/03/08 04:56 AM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Anno domini 07:30:45 Thu, 4 Mar 2021 -0700 (MST) Marvin Jones via tde-users scripsit:
[...] I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
Jonesy
I'm not sure it was KDE that offered it. IMO it was Windows XP :) ... the last version I ever actually used - UT99 did not run on Liniux that days. Well, now it does :) I was told that M$ removed that "feature" from the newer version as well.
Nik
Windows does. And TDE will do soon thanks to some good work from Philippe (not yet merged to master)! :-)
Cheers Michele
hi Michele!
Anno domini 2021 Mon, 8 Mar 10:28:43 +0900 Michele Calgaro via tde-users scripsit:
On 2021/03/08 04:56 AM, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Anno domini 07:30:45 Thu, 4 Mar 2021 -0700 (MST) Marvin Jones via tde-users scripsit:
[...] I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
Jonesy
I'm not sure it was KDE that offered it. IMO it was Windows XP :) ... the last version I ever actually used - UT99 did not run on Liniux that days. Well, now it does :) I was told that M$ removed that "feature" from the newer version as well.
Nik
Windows does. And TDE will do soon thanks to some good work from Philippe (not yet merged to master)! :-)
Yes! Im'm looking forward to test it :)
Nik
Cheers Michele
I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
I'm not sure it was KDE that offered it. IMO it was Windows XP :) ...
the last version I ever actually used - UT99 did not run on Liniux that days. Well, now it does :) I was told that M$ removed that "feature" from the newer version as well.
Windows does. And TDE will do soon thanks to some good work from Philippe (not yet merged to master)! :-)
Yes! Im'm looking forward to test it :)
Dear all, thanks to the great effort from Philippe, we now have this functionality available in TDE (both R14.1.x and R14.0.x) You can change the spacing between icons on desktop from the "Behavior" tab, with a minimum of 5 pixels. The functionality works when icons are aligned to the grid and lock in place is disabled. If enabled (again in Behavior tab), you can also use Ctrl + Mouse wheel scroll to change the settings directly from KDesktop.
For those on PSB/PTB, updated packages should be available soon.
Cheers Michele
Anno domini 2021 Tue, 30 Mar 23:37:00 +0900 Michele Calgaro via tde-users scripsit:
I could swear I was able to do just that in the past when I was using smaller displays than I am now (27"). Too, I was able to set the spacing on a smallish netbook. I just spent a little time trying to find the setting I might have changed in Trinity Control Center and no joy. Maybe it'll come to me when I'm in the shower next time. :-)
I'm not sure it was KDE that offered it. IMO it was Windows XP :) ...
the last version I ever actually used - UT99 did not run on Liniux that days. Well, now it does :) I was told that M$ removed that "feature" from the newer version as well.
Windows does. And TDE will do soon thanks to some good work from Philippe (not yet merged to master)! :-)
Yes! Im'm looking forward to test it :)
Dear all, thanks to the great effort from Philippe, we now have this functionality available in TDE (both R14.1.x and R14.0.x) You can change the spacing between icons on desktop from the "Behavior" tab, with a minimum of 5 pixels. The functionality works when icons are aligned to the grid and lock in place is disabled. If enabled (again in Behavior tab), you can also use Ctrl + Mouse wheel scroll to change the settings directly from KDesktop.
For those on PSB/PTB, updated packages should be available soon.
Cheers Michele
And I just uploaded a new testimage for RPi3+ with TDE 14.1 ... :)
Nik
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