Bug 395204

Summary: Desktop files/folders are permanently repositioned when the desktop switches to a lower display resolution
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: funkybomber
Component: Desktop icons & Folder View widgetAssignee: Eike Hein <hein>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: major CC: nate, plasma-bugs
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.13.0   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description funkybomber 2018-06-10 07:05:08 UTC 
When I run a fullscreen game that switches my resolution down to 640x480 or 800x600 and then I switch back to 1920x1080, then almost every file on my desktop has moved to a different position!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1) Use "Folder View" for the desktop.
2) Set your screen resolution to the standard value in your display options (eg: 1920 x 1080).
3) Place multiple files/folders on your desktop, ideally at each corner of the screen.
3.1) You can also try to lock them in place with the "locked" option
4) Manually (for ease) change the resolution to something lower (eg: 800 x 600).
5) Change the resolution again to the original (eg: 1920 x 1080). 

Actual Results:  
The files/folders will appear on different places.

Expected Results:  
Files/folders should not be automatically rearranged when the resolution changes, or (better) each file's/folder's position should be permanently remembered per resolution.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-06-10 16:44:38 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 360478 ***
Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2018-06-28 00:18:17 UTC 
This might be a different issue, but with Wayland, screen resolution changes for full-screen clients should not affect either widgets or icons within folder widget.