How can I auto align desktop icons on right side?

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Solution 1

Sometimes gconf-editor will reveal additional options. In this case, there's nothing relevant in the apps/nautilus section.

This issue was queried on launchpad a couple of years ago : https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/48705, but there was no bug filed subsequently.

Your only option is to manually align your icons.

Solution 2

Unfortunately there is no way to do this on GNOME. It has been requested in a bug report and on Ubuntu Brainstorm, but no traction has been made on it.

You would have to manually align the icons, or move your dock.

Solution 3

The only thing you can do to move icons on the right side of the deskop (Mac style) is to install screenlets and start "folderview" and set it to show the desktop folder, then you can adjust the screenlet on the right side of your desktop.

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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  • RobertH
    RobertH over 1 year

    I keep my docky dock on left side of desktop and it overlaps desktop icons and their names when intellihide mode is on. Is there a way to align desktop icons on right side always, mac style?

  • RobertH
    RobertH about 13 years
    Too bad. Now I remember there was some screenlet that displays folder contents in a movable widget much like the default widget that comes with KDE. Is there a way to disable desktop icons completely?
  • Scaine
    Scaine about 13 years
    Yep, in gconf-editor go to apps/nautilus/preferences and untick "show desktop". No more icons.
  • Jason Southwell
    Jason Southwell about 13 years
    there was a bug reported on the actual nautilus bug tracker according to what I read on ubuntuforums, but its old and got nowhere - because the gnome developers figure "too many options" - silly, but, it's gnome :/
  • RobertH
    RobertH about 13 years
    Just Curious, Does the Unity Launcher in Natty have similar problem when auto hide is turned on?