Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-08-25 Thread sajolida
ghostla...@autistici.org: > Awesome explanation. Thanks heaps. Looks like the dotfiles option is the > most straightforward. I do this through a ~/.xsessionrc in my Dotfiles with gsettings lines like this one: gsettings set org.gnome.pomodoro.preferences long-break-duration 300

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-08-24 Thread ghostlands
Awesome explanation. Thanks heaps. Looks like the dotfiles option is the most straightforward. Re: upgrade hazards, maybe dconf locks could help: https://help.gnome.org/admin/system-admin-guide/stable/dconf-lockdown.html ghostlands On 2016-08-24 14:18, intrigeri wrote:

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-08-24 Thread intrigeri
ghostla...@autistici.org: > Why is it not already possible for the persistence feature to save/reference > the > .config directory and everything in it (and whatever other config directories > in the > home directory)? And of course load these saved settings at startup? This would persist not

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-08-24 Thread ghostlands
I'd like to butt in with a question here, with apologies for whatever obvious things I may be missing (that I hope someone is also willing point out): Why is it not already possible for the persistence feature to save/reference the .config directory and everything in it (and whatever other

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-27 Thread Ulrich Viefhaus
> I didn't test using ~/.dconf as you are suggesting, but only by reading > your documentation, it's not clear to me how it works. Dotfiles only > work for *files* (and not for *folders*). So which file should be > included in the Dotfiles? Also, will this file store all changes made to > the

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-27 Thread sajolida
u: > Ulrich Viefhaus: > >> I added a branch to my personal repo with additions to the >> documentation, covering this conversation. >> A new advanced topic for changing gnome settings is added that contains >> the most common commands for the gnome configuration tool and a warning, >> that

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-22 Thread u
Hi, Ulrich Viefhaus: > I added a branch to my personal repo with additions to the > documentation, covering this conversation. > A new advanced topic for changing gnome settings is added that contains > the most common commands for the gnome configuration tool and a warning, > that changing

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-22 Thread Ulrich Viefhaus
Hi, I added a branch to my personal repo with additions to the documentation, covering this conversation. A new advanced topic for changing gnome settings is added that contains the most common commands for the gnome configuration tool and a warning, that changing settings could lead to lesser

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-22 Thread u
Hi! Ulrich Viefhaus: (sorry I'm copying your answer *under* the text again :))) >> Do we agree that this setting, when using Nautilus in Debian, for >> example, is saved in a hidden file in the user's home directory whenever >> the user changes it from default? And that nautilus verifies this >>

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-22 Thread Ulrich Viefhaus
Hi u, dconf uses more than one settings database but the user-db in the user directory is preferred. It is stored in the .dconf folder of the home directory. The settings are saved, as long as you have configured your persistent storage to include the dot-files in your home directory. Nautilus is

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-21 Thread u
Hi, Ulrich Viefhaus: (copied your answer to the bottom of the email to increase readability.) > Am Donnerstag, den 21.07.2016, 21:54 +0200 schrieb intrigeri: >> Tom Servo wrote (21 Jul 2016 17:47:29 GMT) : >>> A couple of updates ago (maybe just one), the default ordering in Nautilus, >>> the

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-21 Thread Ulrich Viefhaus
Hi Tom, you could change that setting in each Tails session via the following command in a terminal: gsettings set org.gnome.nautilus.preferences default-sort-order type gsetting should be contained in gsettings-backend that is provided by dconf or gconf:

Re: [Tails-dev] Changing default order in Nautilus

2016-07-21 Thread intrigeri
Hi Tom, Tom Servo wrote (21 Jul 2016 17:47:29 GMT) : > A couple of updates ago (maybe just one), the default ordering in Nautilus, > the file explorer, was changed to alphabetical. > This is not ideal for me, since I need to change it to "by Type" each time I > enter > a new directory. I like