Is nautilus actually drawing the desktop ? It 'd pay to go through gconf-editor and have a look to see how gnome is currently setup in regards to the desktop Dale.
On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 19:27, Michael wrote: > Hi, > > In an act of purist optimism I thought I'd resubmit a question I asked ages > ago. I didn't get one response last time so I'm not expecting any better > this time. > > I cannot add or even see any icons on my gnome desktop. I have a Desktop > directory in my /home but I am unable to change the blank desktop in any > way. When I right-click on the desktop I don't even get a menu. I have > checked file ownerships and privileges. Any new user I create has this poblem. > > ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS? > > Also, what gnome based application is there for user/group management. I > mean, to add/create users and alter their profiles NOT at a command-line > based level. > > Michael. > >
