Plugging / unplugging external monitor rearranges desktop icons differently

[Islam]

Desktop icons were arranged and looking normally but after unplugging the external monitor, they looks like the screenshot.
When I re-plugged the external monitor again, they were restored to the normal view.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: gnome-shell 42.0-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-30.31-generic 5.15.30
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sat May 21 14:24:12 2022
DisplayManager: gdm3
GsettingsChanges:

InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-02-03 (106 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions: mutter-common 42.0-3ubuntu2
SourcePackage: gnome-shell
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2022-04-21 (29 days ago)

[Sergio Costas (rastersoft-gmail)]

This problem is because the primary monitor (the one with the "Activities" top bar and the docker) when the two are connected isn't the one at the left.

Until this is fixed, there are several things that you can use to mitigate this bug:

- you can keep the icons in the monitor at the left
- you can rearrange your monitors to make the one to the left primary one
- If you are using a laptop with an external monitor, you can go to Settings->Monitor, choose the "Single screen" option and select your external monitor: this way, when you connect the external monitor, the laptop screen will be disabled, and when you disconnect it, it will be enabled and the icons will be exactly where they were.