I'm marking this fixed. gnome-control-center 3.26 available in Ubuntu 17.10 (which will be released later this month) has a new layout which shouldn't be affected by this bug.
If you still have problems after upgrading to this version, please file a new detailed bug. ** Changed in: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/936257 Title: the system settings grid shouldn't use a fixed geometry To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-control-center/+bug/936257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs