Is there a way to enable vertical alignment of icons (so that icons span to horizontal lines) on desktop in Ubuntu? Similar behavior can be found in Windows desktop. Please note, that horizontal alignment works as in should. Here is an example of the problems that I experience:

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I would like to have these icons to be in a single row, so it's easier to organize items on the desktop without the need to move them pixel-wise manually.

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i don't think this is a feature so they can justify under file names instead of icons on auto-arrange...just a thought – aking1012 Dec 10 '10 at 12:55
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just confirmed the behavior for auto arrange with long file names, the desktop manager adjusts alignment by up to 3 lines of file name you can still read the name. if you find a way to do it, it will probably be an app or hackish – aking1012 Dec 10 '10 at 12:58
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Right click on your desktop, and click "keep aligned". This automatically snaps the icons to grid.

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This only keeps them aligned horizontally. – Sergiy Byelozyorov Nov 13 '11 at 22:48
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