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Desktop icon positions not maintained when switching between display modes

OS: Xubuntu 19.10
Xfdesktop: 4.14.1

I have a multi-monitor setup with a laptop screen and an external monitor and when I switch between various display modes with Super + P, the desktop icons don't maintain their position.

Original
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After changing to 'Extended to the right', various icons have moved from their positions (highlighted in red), as well as space/padding/margin on the left has increase a bit (5px), while it seems an additional column of spacing/padding/margin has been added on the right (83px). cap_desktop_icons_and_multi_monitor-2020-06-24_06.38.35_00_00_07_02

Then when opening the desktop settings, the spacing/padding/margin has increased at the bottom, for no apparent reason. cap_desktop_icons_and_multi_monitor-2020-06-24_06.38.35_00_00_15_03

Then switching back from 'Extended to the right' to 'Only Laptop', a number of desktop icon positions move to new locations and the padding on the left and right has been erased, but padding at bottom still is there. cap_desktop_icons_and_multi_monitor-2020-06-24_06.38.35_00_00_24_04

Only when reopening Super + P, does everything return back to how it originally was. Here is the video showing all the steps. desktop_icons_and_multi_monitor-2020-06-24_06.38.35