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[Tekl]

Hi,

is it possible to move Icons on the Desktop or to place a Shortcut at a specified position?

I've found that the positions are stored as binary data at:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Desktop

But altering the data does not have any effect.
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Tekl

[PhiLho]

Did you tried the different strategies exposed in another topic to refresh the desktop?
You can also try to minimize all windows, and drag'n'drop the icons...
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[Tekl]

Hi,

thanks for the idea with the refresh. Another problem is to modify the binary data. Moving with drag'n'drop is not reliable enough.
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Tekl

[shimanov]

Try this:

1. move any existing icon from the top-left position; otherwise, every icon in a contiguous position will be shifted.
2. run the following script

note: LVM_SETITEMPOSITION is valid with icon or small icon views only

[Tekl]

Hey Shimanov!

Thanks for the great hint.

With

[evl]

Interesting solutions.

@ Tekl: What are you planning on developing from this? Some kind of desktop management script?

[Tekl]

Hi evl,

I'm trying to write a script that automatically shows mounted volumes as icons on the desktop like mac os x does.
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[kapege.de]

[Tekl]

Hi,

it will be an extension for ac'tivAid and no standalone-script:

http://www.heise.de/ct/ftp/05/22/210/
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Tekl

[TheLeO]

O.O!!!!!!

wOOOOOOOOOoooowwW...

seriously... how long did you spend on this?
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[Tekl]

I've stopped counting. I started one year ago.
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Tekl