One thing that has always irritated me about Ubuntu's desktop is the way the icons' names are seemingly unrestricted. The filenames flood the desktop in such a way that text and icons overlap in a chaotic mess.
Some screenshots should demonstrate what I'm trying to say. In the first screenshot I have four folders with excessively long names placed as close together as I normally place my icons. The tangled mess makes the filenames mostly illegible. The second screenshot demonstrates how far apart I must place the icons in order to ensure there is no overlap.
Does this not bother anyone else? Has anyone come up with a good solution? Why can't Ubuntu manage desktop icons more like Xubuntu? Is there some simple setting I'm overlooking?
It would all be so much nicer if I could just restrict file names to 2 lines before they're shortened with an ellipsis (...) and allow files to lock to the grid horizontally in as small increments as they do vertically.
Finally, I've also had problems with files or folders occupying the exact same space on the desktop. This is especially true when I plug in a USB drive and the icon appears on the desktop. The third screenshot demonstrates this problem. Is there any way to prevent files/folders from occupying the exact same space on the Desktop?
Thanks for any help!
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