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jeff story

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Registered: 2009-05-31

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Gnome Post Install Tips

I just installed a second Arch 64 Gnome.
Thought this might save some time for us Gnome users.

GDM:
I used gdm 2.20 from the AUR "gdm-old 2.20.10-2" rather than gdm 2.30.

Because,

GDM Arch Themes:
I like the gdm arch themes in the AUR "archlinux-themes-gdm-old 1.4-2"   This package installed the new Arch themes incorrectly to be available for me.

To fix it, I gksu Nautilus'd to:

/usr/share/gdm/themes/ <a sub folder> / <various arch themes>

I moved the individual arch theme folders directly under the /usr/share/gdm/themes folder, to work.

Nautilus:
By default, the location option wasn't set to default.

To fix it, open gconf editor, go to /apps/nautilus/prefrences and check the "Always use the location entry"

Hmmm    I'm interested if anyone actually likes the new "obscure, hidden" way to switch this?

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cesura

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Registered: 2010-01-23

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Re: Gnome Post Install Tips

Maybe considering adding this info to the Wiki?

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JohnVV

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Registered: 2009-09-30

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Re: Gnome Post Install Tips

i just like " Configuration Editor 2.30.0"
it dose what i need.

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jeff story

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Re: Gnome Post Install Tips

gconf editor = configuration editor  It's a different name for the same thing.

And yes I agree with you, without it, it would be more difficult.

The point I was making is, you didn't have to do this with gconf editor-configuration editor, in the earlier versions of Nautilus.

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plutus

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Registered: 2010-03-20

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Re: Gnome Post Install Tips

Hmmm    I'm interested if anyone actually likes the new "obscure, hidden" way to switch this?

+1

really hard to understand this one...

Peanut

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From: Norway

Registered: 2009-05-24

Posts: 99

Re: Gnome Post Install Tips

I'm interested if anyone actually likes the new "obscure, hidden" way to switch this?

No, I don't really understand why the option has been removed from "File Management Preferences". It's quite easy to change through gconf-editor, at least if you know what to look for - but I don't see the point of having a graphical configuration utility for nautilus in the first place if they start hiding some of the most used options.

Slightly off-topic: I personally like the "pathbar" in nautilus. If you're using the mouse, it makes tabbed file management easier (middle click a button in the pathbar), and makes it easier to drag and drop the current or any parent directory into eg. a shell. If you use the keyboard, Ctrl+L temporarily reactivates the good ol' location bar anyway, so it shouldn't really matter.

[EDIT]
In case my post made me seem slightly schizophrenic, let me clarify:
I like the nautilus pathbar, my complaint is that the configuration option should be easily available for those of you who don't.

Last edited by Peanut (2010-04-26 22:28:11)