New icons always at top left of window

When I create a new file or folder its icon is always created at the top left corner of the enclosing Finder window, even if there's already something there. In previous versions the icon would be positioned in white space somewhere, which was much more useful for me. I don't want to keep my icons sorted or otherwise automatically arranged, I'd like this behaviour classed as a bug and fixed.
I've tried this on other machines and it seems to be the default behaviour.

Hi, ueli — and Rev. Andy and Pam, should you happen to revisit this thread —
b>(1) Apparently, you're not alone. Other have expressed problems with this issue — several posts in Will Mardis' "Icons of downloaded files overlap is an example. But I've never experienced it (I seldom use icon, or list, view), so I'll reply as if it were brand new...
b>(2) Font compatibility?Is there any chance that a font compatibility issue is involved? You can check this using /Applications/Font Book, looking for duplicate fonts demarked by a "•" beside them and using Edit »» Resolved Duplicates. File »» Validate Font may also be helpful. From within Font book, Help »» Font Book Help explains...
b>(3) View option settings?
I've just tried to replicate the behavior that I think is being described — and I can't.
I'll explain — just in case there's something helpful hidden subtly among my attempts that's helpful to you:
(a) I created a new folder named "Testing" inside ~/Documents/ with "list view" selected
(b) Since you've all mentioned icon behavior, I set its View »» View options as follows:
• Icon size: 48 x 48; text size: 12 pt.; Label position: bottom
• Show item info and Show icon preview are selected; Snap to grid and Keep arranged by: aren't.
(c) I created three very simple TextEdit documents named Testing 123, Testing 456, and Testing 789.
(d) I saved the first two directly into the "Testing" folder; the third I saved into ~/Documents/, then dragged it into "Testing."
(e) I checked the folder after each "save." After the first file — which was naturally placed in the top-left-hand corner of Testing's Finder window — the other icons were placed ("in white space") at appropriate distances to its right. None overlapped, "took over" the left-hand-side, etc.
(4) How are you doing this differently — if you are? Can you replicate what I've described — or help me to understand the problem definition more clearly?
I honestly don't understand why some folks would experience this consistently, others, intermittently, and yet others not at all — unless it's solvable. Perhaps Mac OS X Feedback or BugReporter (requires free ADC membership) would be appropriate.
HTH!
Warm regards,
Dean

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