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From: drc@claris.com (Dennis Cohen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Cleaning up with System 7
Message-ID: <12160@claris.com>
Date: 3 Jun 91 13:29:23 GMT
References: <1991Jun01.045709.10442@rs6000.cmp.ilstu.edu> <1991Jun1.223451.13085@verity.com>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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anders@verity.com (Anders Wallgren) writes:

>I think it uses the vertical axis for small icon views and horizontal
>for large icons.  I can't figure out why it does this.

Look at the filenames.  Note that in small icon view they appear beside
the icon and in full icon view, below.  Note also that when you do a "Clean
Up", it won't move things so that icons cover part of a name.  The algorithms
to do this are easier with small icons going top to bottom, since you will
still end up with them in the "right" order and it will be easier to pick
the one you want out visually (scanning is simpler).  At least this is what
John Sullivan told me when explaining it at the WWDC.

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