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I have an old Chromebook (yes yes there's my problem I know) that I basically only use to do the NYT puzzles with my spouse over lunch. Occasionally the cat jumps up, and sometimes her feet hit groups of keys... Yesterday she moved the bar from the bottom to the left side. I can't figure out how to fix it. Click/drag doesn't work, neither right nor left clicks in the bar do anything at all. The cat didn't drag, just stepped on several keys. It's still usable, just irritating. I've tried restarting, even let it update. Suggestions?

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[–] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 33 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I searched a bit and apparently you need to right click, put your mouse on “shelf position”, and choose bottom. Also, you should right click the empty part it seems like. If right click does nothing, try using two fingers to click instead, maybe that will work.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 28 points 1 week ago

Two finger tap, yay! Gracias, sbeak!

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 31 points 1 week ago

Have you tried putting your cat on the keyboard again?

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have you tried putting down the technology and just petting the cat for hours?

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 week ago

That's the best preventive maintenance.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't find a documented keyboard shortcut for this.

Have you tried tapping an empty part of the Shelf bar where there are no apps using the touchpad and tapping with two fingers at once?

The only documented ways I have been able to find is the double tap on the touchpad or right-clicking then then choosing where to place the Shelf.

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Two finger tap 🤞 is the magic I was missing, that awakened the Shelf Position options! Thank you, Snotflickerman!

[–] fredofredo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It's a sign that you need to switch to another Linux distro :)