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. ** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Opinion ** Also affects: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Status: New => Opinion ** Changed in: gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1723117 Title: Desktop icons goes under the Dock, if the Dock is set to auto-hide. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock/+bug/1723117/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs