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From: hill@petsd.UUCP (John S. Hill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Finder "Clean Up"
Message-ID: <1771@petsd.UUCP>
Date: 16 Mar 90 15:25:55 GMT
References: <9228@shlump.nac.dec.com>
Reply-To: hill@petsd.UUCP (John S. Hill)
Organization: Perkin-Elmer DSG, Tinton Falls, N.J.
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In article <9228@shlump.nac.dec.com> long@mcntsh.UUCP writes:
>Holding option while selecting the "Clean Up Window" selection from the
>Finder's Special menu changes the option to "Clean Up", and essentially does a
>re-grid of ICONs in the current window.  My question is: Can I make the "Clean
>Up" action the default (i.e. I don't want to have to hold option)?  I've poked
>around with RESedit, but didn't see anything obvious.

Set the "Always Grid Drags" (or something like that) bit in the Finder's
LAYO resource, and you'll never have to clean up again.  Icons will always
be gridded (if that's a word).  There are some other interesting bits to
set/reset there also.  Enjoy.

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