I can also confirm it still happens, somehow the dead space of the desktop is still accessible (also by mouse), and thus icons are placed there. It's been like this for years (see Jeremy Nickurak's links) and a fix would be highly appreciated!
-- after xrandr desktop icons can go missing https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/57784 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs