The trouble is, on a small MacBook screen there isn't much space for many apps. With a few simple changes and a bit of organizsation, Launchpad can be made easier to use and provide faster access to apps not in the Dock. It is intended to be one familiar interface across all platforms. Microsoft tried this with Windows 8, but was far less successfull. In fact, it was a bit of a disaster and had to be abandoned.
With Launchpad on the Apple Mac though, you are not forced to use the iOS-like interface and it can be completely ignored if you choose to. It does not replace standard methods of interacting with the computer that we are used to and you can use whichever method suits you best.
There are several ways to start Launchpad and there is an icon in the Dock that you can simply click. However, it is not necessary as we will see. Remove it to free up space and reduce clutter in the Dock.
A handy alternative method of starting Launchpad is to pinch on the trackpad with a thumb and three fingers. To dismiss Launchpad, spread your thumb and three fingers or just tap the Esc key. New MacBooks have big trackpads, so this is easy, but old models had smaller ones and they could be a bit awkward if you have big hands. If you are not comfortable with using the trackpad gesture, there is a hotkey on the keyboard - press F4 to start Launchpad. Select Launchpad and Dock on the left, tick Show Launchpad , then click on the right and press the keys you want to use.
Make sure the key combo is not already used by something else. I don't use it because pressing F4 on the keyboard is easier, but it is up to you. One of the best ways to organize Launchpad and make it more useful is to rearrange the apps.
Like iOS, click, hold, then drag an icon to move it to a new position. The other icons scoot around to make space for it. Dragging an icon to the edge of the screen on the right or the left enables you to move it to a new screen, just like on an iPhone or iPad. You have many Apple apps in the Dock at the bottom of the screen, so there is no need to have the exact same apps on the first screen of Launchpad, the one displayed by default.
Drag all the Launchpad apps that are also in the Dock to screen two or three. Put frequently used apps not in the Dock, in the top left corner of Launchpad.
For example, apps like Calendar, Notes, Reminders, Photos and so on are already in the Dock, so drag them to Launchpad screen 2 or 3 and make space on Launchpad screen 1 for apps that are not in the Dock. They are then quicker to access. It is a good idea to organize apps by creating folders.
On the one hand this makes them slightly harder to get to and you have to click a folder and then click an app, but on the other hand, you might find it easier to open a folder on screen 1 than to hunt across several screens for an app.
I have stopped re-arranging them now. Waiting for a fix in perhaps Aug 19, AM. Used the suggestion in the last paragraph and, fingers crossed, they aren't moving. This took a lot of work due to starting from scratch. Aug 21, PM. Aug 27, PM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo. I'm having the same exact problem, but I'd rather not clear out the SQLite database and start over, as Gooster's CNet article suggests. Aug 27, PM. Sep 19, PM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo.
Icons are moving on their own for me as well. I have the first MBA with Lion preinstalled. Software currently up to date The icons rearrange themselve in no particular order, but always remain on the same page.
They are not alphabetical, size, date, use, name, company, type, etc. Just random. Sep 19, PM. Oct 4, PM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo. It's driving me nuts! It's a day full of disappointments. Better get use to the Apple without Steve Jobs. Oct 4, PM. Oct 10, PM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo. I was having the same annoying problem. For the first month, all of my icons would load where I left them. Suddenly, a few days back they started picking their own random places.
This reset the launchpad and created a new. The reset forced me to relocate all of the icons, but since doing that, the random rearranging has ceased.
It seems to work, at least temporarily. I am not sure what caused it to start happening in the first place. Oct 10, PM. Oct 14, AM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo. Oct 14, AM. Oct 14, PM in response to superjazbo In response to superjazbo. This is still happening in I love Launchpad and I have arranged it very nicely but each time I reboot my icons rearrange themselves. Lion constantly discourages me from keeping any kind of organization for Launchpad. I miss the days when things "just worked.
To force reset Launchpad back to default settings: Launch Terminal. Move any files in this folder to your Desktop except for the one called 'desktoppicture. Improve this answer. I did all that, still the same problem : — FastSolutions. Unfortunately if these steps did not resolve your issue, you're stuck with it for now. This issue has been around since and Apple has not fixed it yet There are many reports of it online and the steps I posted have been known to resolve the issue for some people but not for all.
I'm sorry to hear that they didn't work for you! I do have a question for you though! Do you know if this issue occurs in more than one user account? Didn't work for me either. I created a new test account and Launchpad keeps the order of icons across the sessions just fine.
So, it appears it's just my account that is affected. The Overflow Blog. Does ES6 make JavaScript frameworks obsolete? Podcast Do polyglots have an edge when it comes to mastering programming
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