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Peasantoid

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Registered: 2009-04-26

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[solved] Getting rid of gnome-settings-daemon

I want to get rid of that ghastly GNOME daemon. I'm sure I don't really need it; but it takes care of my keyboard layout and GTK theme for me. (It also tries to take over my desktop picture — SO ANNOYING.) How can I replicate its functionality somewhere else?

In case it helps...
* Keyboard model: "Generic 105-key (intl) PC"
* Layout: "USA Macintosh" (with right-alt dead keys enabled)
* GTK theme: customized Clearlooks (modified using gnome-appearance-properties dialog) with custom font
* Custom mouse cursor...

Unfortunately, I've become so used to having it (the daemon) around that I don't know how to configure my GTK/keyboard/fonts without it.

GNOME does not want to let me go, it seems.

Last edited by Peasantoid (2009-05-21 04:29:31)

tjwoosta

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Re: [solved] Getting rid of gnome-settings-daemon

keybindings, fonts and wallpaper settings depend on the wm you are using

gtk theme can be changed with an app like lxappearance or manually with the .gtkrc-2.0 file, everything is covered in the wiki
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/How … _look_nice

EDIT:
gtk fonts are controlled with either an app like lxappearance or .gtkrc-2.0, while wm fonts depend on which wm you are using.

also if you want to change the gtk theme for apps that use root privelages you will probably need to do it seperatly as root.

Last edited by tjwoosta (2009-05-21 03:08:49)

Peasantoid

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Re: [solved] Getting rid of gnome-settings-daemon

Okay, I figured all this stuff out.

* Took the gtkrc file out of the Clearlooks theme and modified it to what I had before.
* Ran `setxkbmap -option compose:ralt`. This is actually a better dead-keys layout than what I originally had (it's way more intuitive).
* Stuck the mouse cursor in my .gtkrc-2.0.

iphitus

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Re: [solved] Getting rid of gnome-settings-daemon

gtk-chtheme is a great tool for choosing font+gtk theme.

When using that can set icon theme in ~/.gtkrc.mine. eg

gtk-icon-theme-name = "Fedora"

(yeah I pinched the Fedora icon theme...)

Peasantoid

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Re: [solved] Getting rid of gnome-settings-daemon

Mhm, thanks iphitus. Although I really do prefer editing stuff by hand...