A problem with "Use Tighter Layout" option

[Stephen12]

Good time of the day to everyone, here's the problem I've faced. I've turned on the "Use Tighter Layout" option in Linux Mint 18.1 MATE file management options tab, but each time I reboot it goes back to what was before turning on this option. As a result, names under desktop shortcuts are wrapped instead of being written in one line. Moreover, option changing has effect only if you do this via usual user account, when you do it via "sudo" it doesn't have any effect at all. Here are the screenshots of what is before and what is after checking the tick of the option:


I appreciate any help provided here.

[stuffinc]

As I can't replicate the problem I can't say for sure what the problem is exactly, but you can try add the following into a created "autorun.sh" file somewhere with execution enabled on the property settings and adding it to your startup applications list:

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gsettings set org.mate.caja.icon-view default-use-tighter-layout true

[Stephen12]

Thank you, but I've already done the other thing — just changed font family and size.

[Stephen12]

By the way, the solution offered above is not effective, each time I start the system I need to restart this option again. Changing font size doesn't help.

[Stephen12]

Recently I've checked this problem again. The option successfully works if one sets a tick only for one time and then reboots the system. Then everything's fine.