in fact that's a known issue with a fix, I will backport the patch from http://git.gnome.org/browse/nautilus/commit/?h=gnome-3-6&id=6cde4c5a6d639c85df09b8992a307f91d6b056a6
** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #688237 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688237 ** Also affects: nautilus via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688237 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- 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: Unknown Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed 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/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