Re: Usability suggestions

[famrom idecnet com (Guillermo S. Romero / unnamed / Familia Romero)]

>> 1. This has already been suggested at least once before, but I want to
>> second it: a way to align icons on the desktop to some grid whose box
>> sizes you can set.  Windows 95 and later have this in their "Line up
>> icons" item on the right-click menu.  A tidy desktop leaves a much
>> better impression than one whose icons are slightly out of kilter with
>> respect to each other.  I lack the patience to line them up by hand.
>I have something to add to this suggestion.  I think in KDE the icons
>are lined up automatically.  I would actually prefer this method of
>automatically lining up icons over haveing to select a menu item the way
>windows does.  In fact I think Windows was really foolish for doing
>things that way, because who wants their icons all cluttered.  If anyone
>does then I guess it should just be an option, but I, for one, never
>like my icons cluttered.

Lined to a grid, I guess? Nice.
But remmember, out there there is people who like disorder. I like order, my
order (configurable grid, but where I want the icons). I think it will be
easy to implement the grid / no grid / auto idea fast.

GSR