On Sun, 2002-06-02 at 10:07, Nick Elder CLUG wrote: > On Saturday 01 June 2002 11:49 pm, Chris Bayley wrote: > > I have a fairly fresh install of Mndk8.2 X/Gnome etc. > > When Gnome starts the mouse is slow and I use gnome control center to > > speed it up, I also set a pretty wallpaper. > > I log (with save settings checked) when I log in again the wallpaper is > > back to defaults and the mouse slow again. If I open Gnome control > > center again my good settings are still there and I only apply them > > again. > > Try clicking the 'start menu'-configuration-gnome-save current session. > then try logging out of gnome and then back in again to see if it has > remembered it. Nope still doesn't. > > Can anyone help me identify which process is at fault - are the gnome > > the settings supposed to be copied to X for every login ? > > > > Also the default desktop icons for the removable media have been blown > > away - how do restore them ? > Try right clicking the desktop and selecting reset desktop background. (I > think that may bring them back (I don't want to do this on my desktop at the 'Recreate Default Icons' restores a set of gnome default icons which is different to those installed by mandrake for each newly created user.
> moment)) But anyway to mount floppy and CD drive a right click on the desktop > and then selecting 'Disks' is easy as and tidier anyways. Then later click on I don't have 'Disks' - I have "Rescan Desktop Directory' and 'Rescan devices' the function of which are unclear to me but neither create the temp drive icon. There is in my /home/blah/Desktop icons which represent the all the removable drives but if drag them to the desktop or copy them to .gnome_desktop they simply appear as files. > the temporary drive icon that appears on the desktop and select unmount when > you are finished with the media. If the CD is the media in use unmount will > probably open the CD draw automatically- neat A! AlWAYS unmount media > especially the floppy or you will find the data on the floppy has > dissapeared! (bloody annoying) > > When you have your desktop set how you want it I recommend that you make a > backup directory in you home directory and copy all the .gnome-something > files from your home directory in to it so that if gnome screws or you mess > it up you can easily copy the good files back in to the home directory to > restore the desktop. But so far I haven't had gnome mess up in drake 8.2 yet > touch wood. > > BTW my current desktop can be viewed at: > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~nicke/linux/desktop/screenshot.jpg > > > > TIA > > Chris > > good luck, > Nick Elder > Thanks for your input! Regards Chris
