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[Bug 1462267] [NEW] Desktop icon alignment `floor()`s instead of `round()`
Public bug reported:
When dragging to arrange icons on the desktop, there is an invisible
grid that the icons get snapped to. The x-axis has larger distance
between grid lines and this bug is more visible in that direction.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Take an icon
2. Drag a few pixels to left
3. Release icon
Expected behavior:
- You are more or less still in the same position, so the icon should go
back to where it was before dragging
Observed behavior:
- The icon jumps a long way to the left
You can recreate this with "one pixel up" as well, where the icon jumps
up, although not as dramatically as with the x-axis. The behavior is the
same regardless of the icon size.
I am reporting this as a bug, because it is highly annoying to move an
icon to more or less where you want, only to find it jumps back. I think
the correct behavior would be for the icon to snap to the closest grid
lines, rather than the one on its left/up.
---
Note: this is not a fresh install.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
$ apt-cache policy nautilus
nautilus:
Installed: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Candidate: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Version table:
*** 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:3.10.1-0ubuntu8 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
Note sure if desktop is nautilus or unity:
$ apt-cache policy unity
unity:
Installed: 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages
7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Uname: Linux 3.16.7-rtai+ i686
NonfreeKernelModules: rtai_rtdm rtai_mbx rtai_fifos rtai_shm rtai_sem rtai_sched rtai_hal
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jun 5 10:45:02 2015
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'date_accessed', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (335 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: trusty vivid
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1462267
Title:
Desktop icon alignment `floor()`s instead of `round()`
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
When dragging to arrange icons on the desktop, there is an invisible
grid that the icons get snapped to. The x-axis has larger distance
between grid lines and this bug is more visible in that direction.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Take an icon
2. Drag a few pixels to left
3. Release icon
Expected behavior:
- You are more or less still in the same position, so the icon should
go back to where it was before dragging
Observed behavior:
- The icon jumps a long way to the left
You can recreate this with "one pixel up" as well, where the icon
jumps up, although not as dramatically as with the x-axis. The
behavior is the same regardless of the icon size.
I am reporting this as a bug, because it is highly annoying to move an
icon to more or less where you want, only to find it jumps back. I
think the correct behavior would be for the icon to snap to the
closest grid lines, rather than the one on its left/up.
---
Note: this is not a fresh install.
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS
Release: 14.04
$ apt-cache policy nautilus
nautilus:
Installed: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Candidate: 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Version table:
*** 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:3.10.1-0ubuntu8 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
Note sure if desktop is nautilus or unity:
$ apt-cache policy unity
unity:
Installed: 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 7.2.5+14.04.20150521.1-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
7.2.2+14.04.20140714-0ubuntu1.1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages
7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.10.1-0ubuntu9.8
Uname: Linux 3.16.7-rtai+ i686
NonfreeKernelModules: rtai_rtdm rtai_mbx rtai_fifos rtai_shm rtai_sem rtai_sched rtai_hal
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
Architecture: i386
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jun 5 10:45:02 2015
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus
GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.list-view' b'default-column-order' b"['name', 'size', 'type', 'date_modified', 'date_accessed', 'owner', 'group', 'permissions', 'mime_type', 'where']"
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-04 (335 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140417)
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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