I cannot reproduce this bug here. If I clear the desktop and then press printscreen key to save the screenshot on the desktop the icon is placed where it should be. could you try 'unity --reset' option in terminal and see if you see the issue after that. Could also be related to nautilus.
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743919 Title: desktop icons are placed behind taskbar/userbar -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs