KHITTENHEART  Thank you for the information -- I have a better understanding of how Desktop Wrapper works now. I really appreciate the personalized reply here :) Thank you! And, thanks for the newest release to clear up that scary error message.

Question ---

for future releases, is it possible to add an option under "Sort by" for "none" ? I end up with a lot of little files stored on the desktop temporarily, and use the left side of the screen to keep them organized; it would be very useful to have something that emulates the Finder's "Clean up" command, but uses Desktop Wrapper's grid & column settings.  
(Version 1.4)

KHITTENHEART  I don't seem to be getting a complete install. When I launch the program, I get only a partial view of the application screen.

Am I doing something wrong when trying to install the program? ... with no installer included, I have tried a few variations of copy-paste to a folder on my machine:

/Applications-Mine/**Downloads - Testing/

Does Desktop Wrap need to be installed into a specific location?

Is there an installer script that I am missing?

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Once I get a bug-free installation running, is there a way that I can clean up my icons without sorting by anything? I keep my icons separated with frequently-used aliases on the left of the screen, and hard drives and printers on the right of the screen, with various items manually placed in columns in the middle of my screen. The first time I tried using Desktop Wrap, I couldn't figure out how to create neat columns without also sorting by some property - which isn't useful for me.

Please, share your secrets, oh wise-and-mighty developer!  
(Version 1.3)

THEL  Thank-you SO much!

(You just cured the case of classic-OS-DIM DTs that I've been suffering for two years. (-:)  
(Version 1.2)

LAINE  You have to enable GUI scripting. You can do it with the Applescript Utility in the Applescript folder of your Applications folder, or you can do it in the Universal Access Preference Pane (Enable Access for Assistive Devices).

I'll try to handle this requirement in the next version.  
(Version 1.2)

RON HAMELIN  Does anyone know why I keep getting permission denied errors when I try to save my original desktop?

I'm also getting "can't make file Macintosh...." into alias.

I'm stuck  
(Version 1.1)

ANONYMOUS  nice, but could you please add an option that would order the items by kind, and only one kind per column, so one column with pictures, one with movies, one with folder, etc...  
(Version 1.0)

MACMAN  Thank you! Finally, something to help arrange those icons which somehow manage to move themselves all over the place with each new file addition or mounted disc.   
(Version 1.0)