[ale] duh [was: gnome 2.4 workspace switching]

james at sumners.ath.cx james at sumners.ath.cx
Mon Oct 4 13:33:44 EDT 2004


1) Set nautilus to not manage the desktop
2) Remove nautilus from the session

It is all configurable with the gconf editor under the "System Tools"
menu.

On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 01:27:34PM -0400, J.M. Taylor wrote:
> This shows how much I avoid the GUI world like the plague and sit quietly
> in my little shell.  Obviously, the edge flipping is a window manager
> issue, not a gnome thing.  Off to get my good old familiar WM and live
> happily ever after.
> 
> OTOH, if somebody can tell me how to get rid of these stupid icons on my
> desktop, or where they live (i've checked .gnome, .gnome2, desktop,
> .gconf) so i can delete them, I will be eternally indebted.  If I wanted
> to use nautilus to view my files, or clutter up my desktop with icons, I
> would bloody well set it up myself....*grumble*
> 
> jenn, curmudgeon
> 
> -- 
> Jenn Taylor
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