Desktop icons goes under the Dock, if the Dock is set to auto-hide.

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

I can confirm but i don't know what package is interested

Package may be gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock

problem disappeared in Ubuntu 18.04
corrado@corrado-beta-4ott:~$ apt policy gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:
  Installed: 0.8
  Candidate: 0.8
  Version table:
 *** 0.8 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
corrado@corrado-beta-4ott:~$

SORRY! problem NOT disappeared.

Still with gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock: Installed: 0.8.1

I believe this is a feature and not a bug. Most people using auto-hide do so because they want to use their full desktop width, which includes putting icons on the left edge of the desktop. So for many/most users of auto-hide the current behaviour is probably best.

Workaround: You also have the option of simply moving your icons to a place where they are never covered.

P.S. The desktop and its icons are rendered by 'nautilus-desktop' from the 'nautilus' source package.

I think people hide the launcher because they want their apps to take most of the screen real estate, only a few people would auto-hide to have the extended desktop space.

This physically looks ugly and is something that should be fixed before release, IMO.

In my system, the dock is set to hide automatically, but it does not hide and also partially covers the desktop icons. I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 64bit, everything up to date (gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock version 0.9.1).

No one would like there icons behind the dock.

There are two alternatives:
1) To reserve the space under the dock (to make the margin bigger) so the icons don't get there.
or
2) To auto-hide even when on the desktop

@eugriner:

>https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/+bug/1723117/comments/11

I think the second option would be nicer.

I can confirm this is still happening in Ubuntu 19.04.

Can confirm this is still existing in Ubuntu 18.04

gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:
  Installed: 0.9.1ubuntu18.04.3
  Candidate: 0.9.1ubuntu18.04.3
  Version table:
 *** 0.9.1ubuntu18.04.3 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     0.9.1 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages

Is it possible to just create an option on the right click menu to choose alignment options for the desktop icons? Like, to the left, to the right, top or bottom. That would solve this issue. Or have the dock always hide (triggered by mouse hover) when the desktop is shown.

Still happening on 20.04 LTS.

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock - 72~ubuntu1

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gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (72~ubuntu1) jammy; urgency=medium

  [ Marco Trevisan (Treviño) ]
  * Revert "extension: Disable starting in the overview"
  * locations: Do not manually dispose objects (LP: #1949352, LP: #1951599)
  * po/es.po: Remove duplicated entry for Quit translation
  * docking: Delay dash animation callback at actual completion
  * utils: Fix variable in error template string
  * appIcons: In case we have no window to activate, let's just present it
  * docking: Do not try to re-add a Meta.Later if one is already queued
  * docking: Optionally disable animation to overview on startup
  * dash: Track hover on separator item so that it can contribute to scrolling
  * dash: Remove the scroll view visibility idle if triggering actor is
    destroyed
  * docking: Handle monitoring of discrete GPU not to leak signals
  * appIcons: Random cleanups to use more relevant variable names
  * appIcons: Compare workspaces instead of their indexes
  * appIcons: Ensure we only consider as urgent the ones respecting our rules
  * appIcons: Use new-window action only when requested, avoiding duplication
  * appIcons: Fixed logic on handling preview click actions (LP: #1947445)
  * stylesheet: Use some better naming for start marging value
  * stylesheet: Use scss generation for overview-icon background
  * stylesheet: Set the dash-separator color in both horizontal and vertical
    mode
  * windowPreview: Try generating previews clones on meta later only if have
    valid size (LP: 1949572)
  * utils: Remove handlers in reversed order
  * Dash: Update appIcon geometry on parent geometry changes
  * docking: Reduce the space used by the window picker / app grid
  * cleanup: Use cached settings values instead of doing C calls
  * locations: Use shell domain to translate reused strings
  * locations: Use native GIcon as location Apps-icons (LP: #1874578)
  * locations: Use native Gio.FileMonitor rate limit instead of a custom idle
  * locations: Fix typo on FileManager app (un)wrapping functions
  * locations: Fix handling of location apps on isolated workspaces mode
  * locations: Also destroy all removable devices on Removables manager
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  * locations: Only emit changed signal if a monitored device has been removed
  * locations: Only update Trash icon on changes
  * locations: Remove unmounted locations by value
  * locations: Use native AppInfo's and Shell mount operations
  * metadata: Add support for gnome-shell 42
  * fileManager1API: Cleanup the code to get windows from location path
  * fileManager1API: Keep windows paths cached so we can monitor changes
  * utils: Add support for (un)blocking signals handlers
  * locations: Smart managing wrapped windows backed applications signal
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  * locations: Use proxy properties to expose private items to public object
  * locations: Chain up to parent destroy() function if any
  * locations: Manage sources as part of DtdData
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  * cleanup: Move shellAppCompare under Utils as it's a generic tool
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