08-01-2014, 03:43 PM
I still don't know how to do anything about the icons moving (which bothers me too), but your other problem sounds like you have a "Saved Session" that gets used on each startup.
Go to Menu -> Settings -> Session and Startup -> Session (tab) -> click "Clear saved sessions".
Go to Menu -> Settings -> Session and Startup -> Session (tab) -> click "Clear saved sessions".
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