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* Changing '''default window size''' (Panel launcher) |
* Changing '''default window size''' (Panel launcher) |
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** Right-click on launcher, ''Properties'', change ''command'' to <tt>gnome-terminal --geometry= |
** Right-click on launcher, ''Properties'', change ''command'' to <tt>gnome-terminal --geometry=150x50+100+100</tt>. |
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* Changing '''default window size''' (Application Menu) |
* Changing '''default window size''' (Application Menu) |
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** Same as above, but need to edit Application Menu (use ''Main Menu - System View''). |
** Same as above, but need to edit Application Menu (use ''Main Menu - System View''). |
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* Changing '''default window size''' (Terminal preferred application) |
* Changing '''default window size''' (Terminal preferred application) |
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** Open ''GNOME Configuration Editor''. Go to ''desktop/gnome/applications/terminal'', edit value ''exec-args''=<tt>-x --geometry= |
** Open ''GNOME Configuration Editor''. Go to ''desktop/gnome/applications/terminal'', edit value ''exec-args''=<tt>-x --geometry=150x50+100+100</tt>. |
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** This is same as changing the settings in ''System → ''Preferred Applications → Terminal''. |
** This is same as changing the settings in ''System → ''Preferred Applications → Terminal''. |
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Revision as of 12:12, 27 August 2008
Introduction
This page stores useful information related to the Gnome desktop environment for Linux.
Configuration
- Check the nice utility GNOME Configuration Editor (eg. gconf-editor /apps/gnome-terminal )
- Editing a file Open With list in Nautilus: right click on file → properties → go to Open With panel. Add new applications and/or select default application.
Desktop Theme
Apple OS X Tiger-like theme
Startup programs
- To edit startup programs in Gnome, go to menu System → System → Sessions &rarr Startup programs.
- One can also create a script to wait a certain amount of time before launching the program (script command sleep).
Applications
Gnome DO
- My Gnome+launcher bookmarks on Delicious.
- Added 2 new repositories (to get latest version on openSUSE):
- To index Firefox bookmarks, they must be exported to .html. Type about:config in Firefox address bar, and change the settings browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML ← true.
- To add kde3 applications to catalog:
sudo ln -s /opt/kde3/share/applications/kde /usr/share/applications/kde
Gnome Terminal
- Changing default window size (system-wide)
sudo gedit /usr/share/vte/termcap/xterm
- A few lines from the top, edit :co to change the default width, and :li to change the default height.
:co#80:it#8:li#24:\
- Changing default window size (Panel launcher)
- Right-click on launcher, Properties, change command to gnome-terminal --geometry=150x50+100+100.
- Changing default window size (Application Menu)
- Same as above, but need to edit Application Menu (use Main Menu - System View).
- Changing default window size (Terminal preferred application)
- Open GNOME Configuration Editor. Go to desktop/gnome/applications/terminal, edit value exec-args=-x --geometry=150x50+100+100.
- This is same as changing the settings in System → Preferred Applications → Terminal.