Comments on: The Keys to Moving and Resizing Docked Windows http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/04/the-keys-to-moving-and-resizing-docked-windows/ Mike works on the MATLAB Desktop team Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Peter http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/04/the-keys-to-moving-and-resizing-docked-windows/#comment-6107 Peter Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:51:19 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/04/the-keys-to-moving-and-resizing-docked-windows/#comment-6107 Arnold, I'm not sure what you mean when you say you can't move any "icons". I assume you are trying to move docked windows since that is the topic of the article you commented on. It sounds like your desktop layout might be corrupted. If you haven't already done so, try setting the layout back to the default (from the menu bar choose Desktop->Desktop Layout->Default). If this doesn't work try these steps: 1. Issue the prefdir command at the MATLAB prompt and note the reported directory. 2. Exit MATLAB 3. Delete the file MATLABDesktop.xml from the preferences directory 4. Restart MATLAB Arnold,

I’m not sure what you mean when you say you can’t move any “icons”. I assume you are trying to move docked windows since that is the topic of the article you commented on. It sounds like your desktop layout might be corrupted. If you haven’t already done so, try setting the layout back to the default (from the menu bar choose Desktop->Desktop Layout->Default). If this doesn’t work try these steps:

1. Issue the prefdir command at the MATLAB prompt and note the reported directory.
2. Exit MATLAB
3. Delete the file MATLABDesktop.xml from the preferences directory
4. Restart MATLAB

]]> By: Arnold Newton http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/04/the-keys-to-moving-and-resizing-docked-windows/#comment-6106 Arnold Newton Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:58:37 +0000 http://blogs.mathworks.com/desktop/2008/08/04/the-keys-to-moving-and-resizing-docked-windows/#comment-6106 I cannot move any icons to the right side of the desktop. There is about 3 inches of vacant space on the right side of the desktop and nothing can be moved into that space. When I try a horizonal line about 1 1/2 inches with a 1/8 inch vertical line on each end of the line appears. What can I do to correct. I have downloaded the current driver for the nvidia video card. My desktop just suddenly started doing this. Previously it had worked fine allowing me to move icons all the way to the right.....HELP I cannot move any icons to the right side of the desktop.
There is about 3 inches of vacant space on the right side
of the desktop and nothing can be moved into that space.
When I try a horizonal line about 1 1/2 inches with a
1/8 inch vertical line on each end of the line appears.
What can I do to correct. I have downloaded the current
driver for the nvidia video card. My desktop just suddenly
started doing this. Previously it had worked fine allowing
me to move icons all the way to the right…..HELP

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