Re: I cannot move desktop icons. HELP?

In article <SalmonEgg-3D34FA.19050127082009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Salmon Egg <SalmonEgg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In article
<wayne.morris-78B162.12145527082009@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Wayne C. Morris" <wayne.morris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The Keep Arranged By setting in View Options tells Finder to *keep* them
sorted.
It disables the Arrange By menu command, and if you try to move an icon to
a
different position, it snaps back because you told Finder to keep them
sorted.
If you want to rearrange them yourself (by dragging or View -> Arrange By),
you
first have to tell Finder NOT to keep them arranged.

If that is the case, why is the menu version not grayed out? It cannot
accomplish anything. That kind of consistency may be a higher standard
than one can expect.

Bill

Again, I am now able to explain a bit more.

Using the View Options window, actually changes what is in the View
menu. The menu item can change from "Arrange By" to "Keep Arranged By"
depending upon what is done in the View Options window. My personal
opinion is that it is too great a psychological load to put upon a poor
user who is trying to do something with a compute late at night instead
of going to bed.

Bill

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