Hi,
Read this to the end, this is interesting.
I've just had time to look at the 3 replies to my question. Firstly, I had to install gconf-editor and when I ran that there was nothing in the window that opened except for one proxy setting that I had set manually (via CLI) quite some time ago. I am using Debian with gnome but I can't decipher what version of gnome. It's part of Debian-stable (Woody).
Nautilus is not installed. Well I can't fire up "nautilus" anyway. I should also add that I used to be able to access my desktop, add remove icons etc I could previously browse my directories with an icon that was on the Desktop (the very desktop I can't see now).
Someone directed me to "Start->System Settings->Users and Groups" for my "how can I manage users" question. I should have pointed out at the start that I am using linux so there is no "Start" menu. Also, no "System Settings" or "Users and Groups" off any of the menus. I just want a Debian package for gnome that lets me manage users. KDE has kuser for example (I don't know if it's graphically orientated).
Holy crap! Apparently my file browser is "GNU Midnight Commander", which I started via Paw->Programs->File Manager and all my icons came back! Man, who writes this junk software? No wonder KDE is so popular. Problem solved, so long suckers. I mean thanks.
Michael.
At 03:56 a.m. 8/06/2004 +1200, you wrote:
Michael, 2004-06-07 19:27:46: > 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.
Adding to Dale's reply...
Can you open nautilus windows at all? (E.g., by selecting "Browse Filesystem" from GNOME's "Applications" menu, or by typing 'nautilus' in a terminal window.)
Does nautilus show up in the System Monitor ("Applications -> System Tools -> System Monitor"), or when you 'ps -A | grep nautilus'?
If so...
Using gconf-editor ("Applications -> System Tools -> Configuration Editor"), drill down to "/apps/nautilus/preferences" and make sure the "show_desktop" option is selected. Now type this in a terminal window:
nautilus &
With luck, that'll get you your desktop. Now, close any extraneous apps, and log out of GNOME. A dialog box will probably appear, asking if you want to "Save current setup". Select that option, restart GNOME, and cross your fingers :)
If none of this helps:
What GNU/Linux distro are you using? Which version of GNOME?
If we can't sort it out here, another place to try: http://gnomesupport.org/forums/
Tim -- Timothy Musson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~trmusson/ . . . . . . . . . . . .3327 BYTES FREE
