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Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
reboots etc.
Any one have any ideas?
Dave
Dave Yeo wrote:[color=blue]
> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
> disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
> looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
> reboots etc.
> Any one have any ideas?
> Dave[/color]
Make sure Save Desktop Properties is checked on the Desktop page of the Desktop
Properties Notebook.
Dave Yeo wrote:[color=blue]
> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
> disappears.
> Any one have any ideas?
>[/color]
One of your icons is a bit too close to the edge of the screen. There is
a slight adjustment of the visible window when the desktop starts and that
can sometimes cause a scroll bar to appear.
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jmm (hyphen) list (at) sohnen-moe (dot) com
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On Jul 12, 2:56 pm, Jim Moe <jmm-list.AXSPA...@sohnen-moe.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Dave Yeo wrote:[color=green]
> > Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
> > any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
> > disappears.
> > Any one have any ideas?[/color]
>
> One of your icons is a bit too close to the edge of the screen. There is
> a slight adjustment of the visible window when the desktop starts and that
> can sometimes cause a scroll bar to appear.
>
> --
> jmm (hyphen) list (at) sohnen-moe (dot) com
> (Remove .AXSPAMGN for email)[/color]
If he is using an old version of PMView, it creates an unseen icon
which can cause this. This icon has been eliminated in the newer
versions of PMView.
David
James J. Weinkam wrote:[color=blue]
> Dave Yeo wrote:[color=green]
>> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
>> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
>> disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
>> looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
>> reboots etc.
>> Any one have any ideas?
>> Dave[/color]
>
> Make sure Save Desktop Properties is checked on the Desktop page of the
> Desktop Properties Notebook.[/color]
Yep, it is checked and always has been
Dave
Jim Moe wrote:[color=blue]
> Dave Yeo wrote:[color=green]
>> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
>> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
>> disappears.
>> Any one have any ideas?
>>[/color]
> One of your icons is a bit too close to the edge of the screen. There is
> a slight adjustment of the visible window when the desktop starts and that
> can sometimes cause a scroll bar to appear.
>[/color]
They all seem quite a ways from the edge, I've now moved them further.
We'll see on next reboot.
Still I would expect a small scroll bar instead of a large one
Dave
ps no PMview here
Dave Yeo wrote:[color=blue]
> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
> disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
> looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
> reboots etc.
> Any one have any ideas?[/color]
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I have noticed this problem with Warp 4, FixPack 15. I had located an
icon close to the RH border, and LOCKED it in place. I unlocked the
icon, moved it a bit away from the edge and relocked it. This got rid
of the scroll bar problem. The desktop icons are set for "as placed".
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Regards / JCH
on 12.07.07 06.50 Dave Yeo wrote:[color=blue]
> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
> disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
> looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
> reboots etc.
> Any one have any ideas?
> Dave[/color]
Do you have XWorkplace installed? Some time ago I had the same problems.
- Try to boot to a maintenance partition or the OS/2 command line (Alt-F1 at boot time).
- Now rename the XWorkplace folder on your Boot drive e.g. to XWP and reboot (disable XWorkplace).
- If the desktop shows the scroll bar move the icons so that it disappears.
- Reboot again and make sure that the scroll bars has disappeard.
- Rename the XWP folder back to XWorkplace and reboot (enable XWorkplace).
This procedure solved this problem here.
Hermann
hermi wrote:[color=blue]
> on 12.07.07 06.50 Dave Yeo wrote:[color=green]
>> Every time I start OS/2 I have a vertical scroll bar. Move any icon in
>> any direction any amount (including very small) and the scroll bar
>> disappears. I have done everything I can think of, cleaning ini files,
>> looking for icons below the desktop (which caused this), nice clean
>> reboots etc.
>> Any one have any ideas?
>> Dave[/color]
>
> Do you have XWorkplace installed? Some time ago I had the same problems.
>
> - Try to boot to a maintenance partition or the OS/2 command line
> (Alt-F1 at boot time).
> - Now rename the XWorkplace folder on your Boot drive e.g. to XWP and
> reboot (disable XWorkplace).
> - If the desktop shows the scroll bar move the icons so that it disappears.
> - Reboot again and make sure that the scroll bars has disappeard.
> - Rename the XWP folder back to XWorkplace and reboot (enable XWorkplace).
>
> This procedure solved this problem here.
>
> Hermann[/color]
Yes I do have XWorkplace installed. I'll try this procedure next reboot
as so far all the icon moving hasn't helped and this sounds like a good
idea.
Dave