[Bug 1741086] [NEW] No option to "snap desktop icons to grid" -- FEATURE REQUEST

[Jeb E.]

Public bug reported:

It is annoying that I cannot keep my desktop icons perfectly spaced into
a grid fashion, unlike Windows and MacOS which *do* have that option.

Not only annoying, but also not being able to have my icons perfectly
aligned interferes with my productivity level as well, as it can take a
little longer for me to sift through my icons because they are
distributed unevenly across a horizontal and vertical playing field.

The [current] "keep aligned" option only works in a vertical fashion,
and not horizontal.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.404.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-lowlatency 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Jan  3 11:49:45 2018
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: 17.10 2d 3d amd64 apport-bug artful desktop feature feature-request featurerequest gnome gnome-shell gui needswork request ubuntu-desktop wayland-session workspace

** Attachment added: "The "keep aligned" option only works in a vertical fashion, and not horizontal."
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741086/+attachment/5030581/+files/Screenshot%20from%202018-01-03%2011-48-55.png

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Title:
  No option to "snap desktop icons to grid" -- FEATURE REQUEST

Status in ubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  It is annoying that I cannot keep my desktop icons perfectly spaced
  into a grid fashion, unlike Windows and MacOS which *do* have that
  option.

  Not only annoying, but also not being able to have my icons perfectly
  aligned interferes with my productivity level as well, as it can take
  a little longer for me to sift through my icons because they are
  distributed unevenly across a horizontal and vertical playing field.

  The [current] "keep aligned" option only works in a vertical fashion,
  and not horizontal.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.404.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-lowlatency 4.13.13
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-lowlatency x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Jan  3 11:49:45 2018
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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