On Sat, 2005-01-15 at 12:37 -0700, stuporglue wrote: > I'm playing with Ubuntu, and using the default gnome setup. The gnome > desktop takes a long time to update. If I download things to the > desktop, they won't show up for maybe 1/2 hour or so. They're there if > I look with terminal, but not on the desktop, or with Nautilus. > > I can force a refresh by right clicking the desktop, and selecting > "Change Desktop Background" at which time, everything shows up. > > Any ideas on how to make updates happen instantly/more frequently?
Nautilus depends on gam_server for this, which is a user-mode replacement for the old and crappy fam server. However, even gam doesn't work so well to monitor for file changes. The only solution is to refresh (hit F5). gam is getting better, though. Michael > > Thanks! > Michael > > -------------------- > BYU Unix Users Group > http://uug.byu.edu/ > > The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their > author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. > ___________________________________________________________________ > List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list -- Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
