The same problem was noticed using Nautilus 3.6.x and the GNOME3 PPA in this question on Ask Ubuntu:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/221601/white-border-around-icons/ -- 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/1085320 Title: White borders around *.desktop files on the desktop Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Ubuntu 13.04, Nautilus 1:3.6.3-0ubuntu2 Desktop launcher files are drawn on the desktop with a heavy white border and very thin border in Home Folder. This only happens with *.desktop files. Links, folders, and files display normally. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1085320/+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