Just to add to this, I am still having the problem with Nautilus on 12.10 i686, and replacing Nautilus by PCManFM as the default file manager (and tweaking it so it manages the desktop to, as described here: http://askubuntu.com/a/257456/29270) fixes the problem - PCManFM always reorganises the icons neatly when changing the screen resolution without any problem.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063487 Title: Desktop icons/files gets mixed up and overlapped on boot from time to time Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I have my desktop icons neatly placed in a grid, and mostly it stays that way. But from time to time, when I turn on my PC, they have changed places, most of them ending up on top of each other. Please see attached screenshot. I'm using 12.10 x64 (fully updated), but this has also happened in 12.04. I don't know that I did anything special before turning off the PC before this happened, and I haven't noticed any pattern for when it happens. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.5.90.really.3.4.2-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.27-generic 3.5.5 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 8 03:19:16 2012 GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'806x550+49+24'" InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120905.2) ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1063487/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
