On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 13:35, Len Lawrence wrote: > > This is what I found: > Double-clicks all over the place - I HATE doubleclicking.
Open Nautilus. Go to Edit | Preferences. Under Icon&list views you find "click behaviour". It affects both Nautilus and the desktop icons. > No sloppy-focus aka focus-follows-mouse. In the menu, go to Gnome control center. Click on Window focus, and you'll find what you're looking for. > User cannot place images on the root window without going > through Nautilus/MetaCity. They get hidden by the window > manager's own backgrounds. Now, for years I have been > compiling a collection of scanned calendar images (landscapes) > and astronomical vistas which I have been able to use as > wallpaper at whim, using my own little menu program. I resent > being forced to jump through hoops to do something simple - it > is so Redmond don't you agree. You can copy your images to ~/.gnome-desktop > The font rendering leaves a lot to be desired. This is the > first time fonts have ever been a problem, always crisp and > clear in both RedHat and Mandrake. No doubt one can improve > them. I agree completely on this. > Icons all over the desktop. I dislike floating icons and > usually remove them immediately, preferring to invoke applications > from the panel (with a single click!). And, this is the worst > bit. The icons are all owned by root! A user cannot edit the > preferences, or delete the icon. I haven't actually done this, but you could remove your icons from ~/.gnome-desktop. Mine are owned by my user. For pity's sake, what are the > Gnome developers smoking? Ask them, it's sure to be good ;) > There appears to be no way to specify the number of workspaces; > I normally have 6, the default is 4. I suspect that there is > somewhere that this can be done, as root no doubt. Right click on the workspace switcher, click Prederences. You can have as many as you wish. > Sorry for the rant - hope I have not offended anyone. Not at all, mate. I have my own issues with the desktop, but I suspect it's more a Mdk than a Gnome problem for me. Keep rockin'. Meliton.
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