Created attachment 175670 [details] desktop icon arrangement setting issue SUMMARY See attached video - When you select for the icons on desktop to be arranged top to bottom, they get arranged left to right. - When you select for the icons on desktop to be arranged left to right, they get arranged top to bottom. STEPS TO REPRODUCE: Self explanatory OBSERVED RESULT: Self explanatory EXPECTED RESULT: Self explanatory SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 41 KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0 Qt Version: 6.8.0
This occurs when you at first do not lock your icons when in the left to right (horizontal setting) setting and then manually move them vertically. Then when you change the setting to list them vertically, it lists them horizontally instead. Not sure this is considered a bug but it's needs refined at the very least.
You've got manual sorting turned on, which means it will try to preserve the "intent" of your manual ordering when you change these settings. In this case, those conflict with what the settings' text indicates, since you've manually arranged your icons in a top-to-bottom manner despite not using the "top to bottom" setting. If you switch to sorting by name, you'll see that these layout settings behave more like how you're expecting.