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2009-09-29
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Why would u want a snap grid option when different icons and widgets come in different sizes. Manually doing it is the best choice.
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2009-09-29
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Anyone advocating "manual is best" is either too close to the problem or hasn't tried an N900, IMHO.
Given I've heard that most users are expected to launch apps from their desktops, having a snap-to-grid for the common sized icons is pretty nice there. Similarly, although widgets are randomly sized (and non resizable AFAICS :-() there's still a strong aesthetic argument for aligning baselines, tops, edges in general.
Fortunately, Quim's said that hildon-desktop will be fully open source :-)
Given I've heard that most users are expected to launch apps from their desktops, having a snap-to-grid for the common sized icons is pretty nice there. Similarly, although widgets are randomly sized (and non resizable AFAICS :-() there's still a strong aesthetic argument for aligning baselines, tops, edges in general.
Fortunately, Quim's said that hildon-desktop will be fully open source :-)
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2009-09-30
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Originally Posted by Jaffa
I expect to see a community app in Extras called, "desktop-align"...
Fortunately, Quim's said that hildon-desktop will be fully open source :-)
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2009-09-30
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One solution would be to allow items to be freely draggable, but whenever they approached an same dimensional edge of another item, they would snap to that baseline. In this way, all items could be placed anywhere on the desktop, but users could cleanly align items at their discretion.
In the example below, imagine that the white, dotted lines are invisible.
Tim
In the example below, imagine that the white, dotted lines are invisible.
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2009-09-30
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Originally Posted by ragnar
Once you have satisfied any obsesive/compulsive need to make things right, can the desktop or individual items then be locked in place?
No, sorry, no such option. But you can do it by yourself, visually. If it's one pixel off, it can be your little secret between you and you.
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2009-09-30
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Originally Posted by YoDude
Well, yes, in fact. Items are draggable in "Edit" mode. Once you return to the normal desktop, everything is locked in place.
Once you have satisfied any obsesive/compulsive need to make things right, can the desktop or individual items then be locked in place?
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2009-09-30
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Originally Posted by timsamoff
Bonus points granted for calculating center lines and snapping to those also.
One solution would be to allow items to be freely draggable, but whenever they approached an same dimensional edge of another item, they would snap to that baseline.
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2009-09-30
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I like Tim's idea. That's basically what I was thinking about but he beat me to it. lol
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2009-10-03
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Originally Posted by Rotkaeqpchen
i am too.
Hi there, i've seen so many screenshots and videos about the panoramic desktop, and the widgets and icons always were aligned anywhere... is there an option to align widgets on a scalable grid?
I am a fan of symmetry, and i think im not the only one.
;-)
though i think i have seen the possibility of dragging icons to the most right or left of the screen and thereby placing them in a list on the right- or lefthand side of the screen. which is maybe an outcome for what you are after? (arranging the icons neatly) (IF that is what you are after)
this would probably not work for widgets though
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