KDE 3.3 and icon grid

[basquiat]

After updating to KDE 3.3, the grid when aligning the icons on the desktop is too huge in it's vertical direction. I didn't have this problem with KDE 3.2.3, and I know others do have this problem, too.

See here for an example:
http://www.basquiat.de/kde33.png (huge picture, 1600x1200)

Anyone knows how to fix this, to get the icons closer vertically?

Regards,
Jens

[Vide]

It's not a bug, it's a feature.
Well, a very discussed and hated feature, search on bugs.kde.org for more detailed infos.

[hds]

After updating to KDE 3.3, the grid when aligning the icons on the desktop is too huge in it's vertical direction.

~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals
[DesktopIcons]
DesktopGridSpacing=x,y

e.g: x=62 und y=0 works for me

[Jakub]

Actually it's currently the fourth most hated 'feature' in KDE.
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79932

[basquiat]

~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals
[DesktopIcons]
DesktopGridSpacing=x,y

Thanks hds, this did the trick for me. I fiddled around with two parameters ("GridXSpacing" and "GridYSpacing", I don't know from where I took these from), and obviously they didn't work anymore.

Actually it's currently the fourth most hated 'feature' in KDE.
http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=79932

LOL, ok, so I'm not the only one mad about this. Since it is configurable manually, I don't see what's the big deal to have it configurable via the "Icons" settings in the GUI.

Anyway, thanks again, I'm happy now.

[hds]

~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals
[DesktopIcons]
DesktopGridSpacing=x,y

Thanks hds, this did the trick for me. I fiddled around with two parameters ("GridXSpacing" and "GridYSpacing", I don't know from where I took these from)

they have been in previous versions (beta2 or/and rc2), but GridYSpacing never did anything for me.

Well - yes, it would be nice if this would be configurable via the ControlCenter maybe. OTOH with x and y parameters this is more comfortable then ever IMHO.
Bug solved

[Benson]

I agree that it would be nice if this "feature" could be configured via the Controlcenter instead of editing the config file - because of the fact that so many ppl are complaining about that, they surely will do something...

it's not a bug, it's a feature!

rgds
Benson

[Lenz]

Thank you for your hints, I was able to fix this "feature". In Konqueror I have a similar problem, but the other way round. The icons are too close to one another, so I'm not able to read longer filenames. Any ideas?