Do not allow unused space on the desktop but still sort the icons manually

[gugalcrom123]

I use Cinnamon and I want to still be able to sort desktop icons manually, but to not allow for whitespace on the desktop. Is that possible?

[Moonstone Man]

I use Cinnamon and I want to still be able to sort desktop icons manually, but to not allow for whitespace on the desktop. Is that possible?

I think you need to tell us what "not allow for whitespace on the desktop" is supposed to mean. You also need to tell us at least what version of Linux Mint is being used too.

[rene]

Also, if you sort manually, is "not allowing" not a matter of simply not having?

[gugalcrom123]

I use Linux Mint 20.1 and I simply want to be able to sort my icons in a custom order, while still automatically removing whitespace.

[rene]

Maybe KM will understand. You supposedly mean you do not want empty vertices in the desktop icon-grid. I still don't get why simply not leaving any such is not the answer when you place/sort the icons manually.

[gugalcrom123]

I move/delete files often.

[rene]

Ah, okay, admittedly that makes some sense then. No, if your desired order is not one of the available auto-arrange orders you'll not be able to have that be automated. There's no "squeeze empty space (vertically)" option. Nor horizontally. Nor diagonally. Nor... well, you get the point: it's too interpretable to be a standard option. "In any desktop that I'm aware of" I should really say, but, no.

[gugalcrom123]

Ok. I'll try to find an order that is okay to me.