If you can modify what is presented there, maybe you can go at it from another angle.
Are you mounting a shared drive with the same credentials for everyone? If so, maybe a saved bookmark or even mounting the folder automatically at startup. http://deathofagremmie.com/2012/05/01/mounting-a-synology-diskstation-on-ubu ntu-12.04/ If it is separate share with different credentials for each user how about writing a script that prompts for username/pwd and pointing to that via an icon on the menu bar. sue From: Mark Kline <[email protected]> Reply-To: Vermont Area Group of Unix Enthusiasts <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 12:18 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Connect to Server... default values Yes, it does appear a bit unlikely that we can make the changes desired. However, I'm not looking at changing the sidebar, but a window that comes up from an item in the Places menu, so I'll cling to hope that someone might have a solution. Thanks, I\/I ark Mark Kline, M.Ed. Technology Coordinator Waterbury-Duxbury School District, Vermont 802-244-6100 (CBMS) 802-244-7195 (TBPS) On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:32 AM, Brett Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > This link seems to indicate what you wish to change is hard-coded and > would require source patching: > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=800595 > > Granted, the link is a year old though... > > -- > Brett Johnson > simpleroute | 1690 Williston Road | South Burlington, VT 05403 > tel: 802-881-0010 <tel:802-881-0010> | email: [email protected] | web: > simpleroute.com <http://simpleroute.com> > > > > > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Mark Kline <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Howdy, >> > >> > Do any of you *nix gurus happen to know if it's possible to change the >> > default value(s) in the dialog that comes up when you choose Places > >> > Connect_to_Server... in Ubuntu 12.04? >> > >> > What am I asking!?! Of course it's possible! >> > I guess the question should be: Do any of you gurus happen to know how to >> > change the default value(s) in the dialog that comes up... >> > >> > It defaults to "Public FTP". I'd like to change that to "Windows Share", >> > which would help our kids out. >> > >> > Also, it would be great if we could auto-populate the boxes for "Server:" >> > and "Domain Name:". If that would be done in a different place or manner, >> > does anyone know how to do that? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > I\/I ark >> > >> > Mark Kline, M.Ed. >> > Technology Coordinator >> > Waterbury-Duxbury School District, Vermont >> > 802-244-6100 <tel:802-244-6100> (CBMS) >> > 802-244-7195 <tel:802-244-7195> (TBPS) CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information protected under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the message. Please consider the environment before printing this message.
