Anybody have this niggling issue?

[ashio83]

Hi guys,

Does anybody have this issue? When I drag anything from a finder window to the desktop it doesn't land where I drop it almost everytime it drops 2 or 3 places over to the left usually under all my windows, I then have to minimise them all to get to the files. All my desktop view settings are the same as they have been in all previous incarnations of OS X but this problem is rearing it's head now.

Running Mavericks 10.9.1

Cheers.

 

[johndoe123abc]

I have this problem too, but it's not specific to Mavericks. It was there on Mountain Lion too, and maybe before (can't remember).

 

[Partron22]

You don't have "Snap to Grid" checked in "Sort by" of the Finder's View Menu, do you?

 

[ashio83]

You don't have "Snap to Grid" checked in "Sort by" of the Finder's View Menu, do you?

I do but it drops 2 to 3 spaces to the left even when I hover over the area for a few seconds it just drops where it wants to. As I said I haven't run into this issue before with the same settings. I know I'm moaning over something so small but it is a minor annoyance.

 

[maflynn]

I've noticed some minor issues, like the dragging/dropping thing but all in all I've found Mavericks to be very stable.

 

[Partron22]

I do but it drops 2 to 3 spaces to the left even when...

Are you using an odd icon size, or grid spacing (in desktop view options)?
I use 48X48 icons, and max grid spacing, but some of the sizes/spacings can result in unexpected movements as the Finder tries to figure out, using integer math*, how exactly to tile the 1920X1080 (or whatever)desktop space. The text size, length and position of file names relative to the icon messes with how spacing is done too.



*A roundoff error can move an icon over to the next available slot, even when you don't want it to. Then there's the whole "avoid collision between icons" thing...

 

[priitv8]

...I then have to minimise them all to get to the files.

Too much hassle! Why don't you just use the Show desktop gesture on trackpad?

 

[davidlv]

Too much hassle! Why don't you just use the Show desktop gesture on trackpad?

That gesture - diagonal pinch or opening using the thumb and 3 fingers doesn't work on my MBP, and yes it is enabled in the trackpad system prefs pane.
No idea why it doesn't work, 3 finger swipe works ....

 

[priitv8]

That gesture - diagonal pinch or opening using the thumb and 3 fingers doesn't work on my MBP, and yes it is enabled in the trackpad system prefs pane.
No idea why it doesn't work, 3 finger swipe works ....

Strange. Works for me. There's just one glitch - this gesture works only in the first space - the desktop. Doesn't work on any other spaces (full-screen apps).