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Mercanis replied on May 17, 2009 19:49 to the idea "Gestures move slideshows in the wrong direction!" in BumpTop:

Rawclaw, the gesture does not suggest behavior like an arrow key. You are grabbing an object and tossing it to the side, but then the object goes in the opposite direction.

Mercanis reported a problem in BumpTop on May 15, 2009 20:46:

BumpTop deletes all picture frames; piles all desktop files in the center of the screen.

I've been able to reproduce this bug quite easily.

1. Uninstall graphics card drivers. Vista requests a reboot.
2. Reboot.
3. Once logged back into Vista, BumpTop at startup says it cannot launch due to no 3D graphics drivers and closes.
4. Install graphics drivers.
5. Reboot.
6. Once logged back into Vista, BumpTop at startup launches successfully. However, all picture frames have been removed. All desktop items are reset to their default size and piled in the center of the screen.

Mercanis shared an idea in BumpTop on May 03, 2009 01:09:

Gestures move slideshows in the wrong direction!

I have BumpTop picture frames lining the front wall of my desktop. If I double click one, I can zoom in on the image. I can switch to another frame by left-click-and-hold, drag, and release. The feeling of this gesture is like using a finger to move a picture to the side in the real world.

The problem is that the picture moves in the wrong direction! If I click-and-drag to the left, the picture moves to the right! What's up with that? If you don't quite understand what I'm talking about, set up some picture frames and see for yourself.

My recommendation: swap the direction of movement or put an option in the options menu to let the user decide.

Mercanis reported a problem in BumpTop on May 02, 2009 18:23:

Sticky notes reformat incorrectly upon resizing.

Sadly, I am unable to reproduce the bug, which always makes things more frustrating, but here it is, nonetheless:

I wrote a message onto a new sticky note. The note was too small, and some words were hyphenated. Upon enlarging the note, the hyphenated words remained hyphenated even though they shouldn't have been. Double-clicking the note and simply pressing the "write sticky note" button removed the hyphens.

A minor issue, but now you know. And knowing is half the battle.

Mercanis reported a problem in BumpTop on April 16, 2009 23:50:

Can't grid a selection if the selection only consists of piles.

Normally, you can select multiple objects on the desktop and then align them to a grid, but I find that if the selected objects are all piles, the grid option does not appear.

Mercanis started following the idea "Being able to choose which directory to show in BumpTop (other than the desktop)" in BumpTop.

Mercanis replied on April 16, 2009 20:23 to the idea "Disable Bumptop during Graphic intensive applications" in BumpTop:

I noticed BumpTop cutting into Team Fortress 2's frame rate as well. It would be great if BumpTop had the simple functionality of minimizing to the system tray.

Mercanis started following the idea "Disable Bumptop during Graphic intensive applications" in BumpTop.

Mercanis asked a question in BumpTop on April 15, 2009 19:58:

Trouble with double-clicking from wall to wall

I am able to transition the camera from the western wall to the northern wall and from the eastern wall to the northern wall. However, I am unable to transition from either wall to the southern wall. Attempting to do so returns me to the default view.