desktop icons - change grid offset ?

Hello all,

Is there a way to change the desktops icon grid ? I would like to see if
moving it a bit right and/or down (and possibly removing the right and/or
bottom rows) would look better on certain wallpapers.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:27:11 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

Is there a way to change the desktops icon grid ? I would like to see if
moving it a bit right and/or down (and possibly removing the right and/or
bottom rows) would look better on certain wallpapers.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

No offset. Just spacings. Look for references to IconSpacing and
IconVerticalSpacing registry value names.

In message , JJ
writes:
On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:27:11 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

Is there a way to change the desktops icon grid ? I would like to see if
moving it a bit right and/or down (and possibly removing the right and/or
bottom rows) would look better on certain wallpapers.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

No offset. Just spacings. Look for references to IconSpacing and
IconVerticalSpacing registry value names.

No need to hack registry. I can't remember exactly where it is in XP,
but it's in the display settings somewhere. I think it _is_ behind an
"Advanced" button (that distinction came in, IIRR, between '95 and '98!
Windows 95 users were obviously considered competent to play with such
settings). It's the same place as the settings for header colours, icon
font, scrollbar width, menu colours, and so on.
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On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 20:59:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , JJ
writes:
On Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:27:11 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all,

Is there a way to change the desktops icon grid ? I would like to see if
moving it a bit right and/or down (and possibly removing the right and/or
bottom rows) would look better on certain wallpapers.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

No offset. Just spacings. Look for references to IconSpacing and
IconVerticalSpacing registry value names.

No need to hack registry. I can't remember exactly where it is in XP,
but it's in the display settings somewhere. I think it _is_ behind an
"Advanced" button (that distinction came in, IIRR, between '95 and '98!
Windows 95 users were obviously considered competent to play with such
settings). It's the same place as the settings for header colours, icon
font, scrollbar width, menu colours, and so on.

Right click on Desktop -- Properties -- Appearance --
Advanced.
(Drop-down menu)
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JJ, John, Shadow,

Thanks for the pointer to setting the grid spacing. Alas, that one is the
"would be handy to have too" of the two - changing the offset (or border
sizes) is what I really need. Currently the left and topmost row of
icons(and ofcourse most likely the right and bottom rows too) are placed on
a drawn border in the wallpaper image.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

In message , R.Wieser
writes:
JJ, John, Shadow,

Thanks for the pointer to setting the grid spacing. Alas, that one is the
"would be handy to have too" of the two - changing the offset (or border
sizes) is what I really need. Currently the left and topmost row of
icons(and ofcourse most likely the right and bottom rows too) are placed on
a drawn border in the wallpaper image.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


Can you not modify the image in question?
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John

Can you not modify the image in question?

It wouldn't make a difference if I could: the "Mozilla Firefox" text below
its icon is almost flush against the left side of the screen. There is
simply no space for a border there. Same for the space above the topmost
icon.

But what I probably /can/ do is to replace the build-in icon grid with one
of my own hand. Or maybe just send some WM_xxxx messages to the dekstop
window and see if I can alter the icon grid that way.

Oh jolly, if I do not have enough hobby projects to waste my time on :-)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

John,

[Me]
Or maybe just send some WM_xxxx messages to the dekstop window and see if I
can alter the icon grid that way.

And that turns out to be rather easy: Just walk your way down the desktop
controls until you have the SysListView32 one and than use SetWindowPos to
move it around. :-)

No idea yet how long the change "sticks" though ...

Regards,
Rudy Wieser