Toggleing Owner and Permissions in File Browser?

Hi; What are the commands to bind to an accelerator key so that I can toggle or turn on and off quickly ownership and permissions under the names of files? Of course it can be done by Preferences --> List Columns, but all suggestions on how I can do this with a single key stroke for a quick look

Re: gflexiserver or gXnest or whatever ??

Hi; In gnome 2.10 (FC4) I had a facility/launcher that allowed me to nest a second user while I was already logged in as another user. I can't find it in Gnome 2.14. If it has been removed --ahhh!? I used to use it a lot. Regards Bill ___ gnome-list

Icon Browser not working

Hi; My icon browser for FC5, Gnome 2.14, leaves all my icons dimmed and won't load them into a launcher unless they are for the selected window theme. More explicitly, when I click on an icon in the properties window of a launcher, I get the thumbnail sheet (icon picker) for my window theme. If I

Re: Icon Browser not working - [1/2 SOLVED]

Hi; I could really use some help here. On Wed, 2006-05-04 at 11:42 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > My icon browser for FC5, Gnome 2.14, leaves all my icons dimmed and > won't load them into a launcher unless they are for the selected window > theme. > > More expl

Bug Buddy update loop??

Hi; I am getting the following no winner: I yummed the gnome-bug-buddy; no dependencies were added or requested. When I go to use bug buddy I get the following warning: "Bug Buddy update The bug informatio that is stored on your system is outdated. Chooseing "Upda

GnomeUI-Warning ??

Hi; I am logged in as user1; open gnome-terminal; su to root; run the following: "[EMAIL PROTECTED] user1]# nautilus --no-desktop --browser" and I get: "(nautilus:3207): GnomeUI-WARNING **: While connecting to session manager: Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the

Re: Bug Buddy update loop?? -- Tonight it works ????

On Mon, 2006-10-04 at 16:19 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; I am getting the following no winner: > > I yummed the gnome-bug-buddy; no dependencies were added or requested. > When I go to use bug buddy I get the following warning: > > "Bug Buddy update >

Contact Lookup Applet suggestion.

Hi; I really like the Contact Lookup Applet, but it uses up about 2" of my panel. Does anybody know how to make it stack on top of the calendar- to-do-list drop down on the panel clock? That way I could hide it away and save some panel space, but when I wanted to use it I could just drop the lis

Menu Bar / Tool Bar curiostity question ??

Hi; Just sitting here watching the World Cup game, staring at my desktop. Began to wonder why are the Menu Bar and the Tool Bar always on separate rows? The Tool Bar takes up about 9% of my desktop space when a program is on full size. The Menu Bar uses about 30% of its row while the tool bar u

Am I just being thick -- re: templates ??

Hi; I would like to set up three types of templates for use in the right-click context menu -- 'Create Document'. They are: 1. Text (which would, after renaming and clicking, open the document in gedit) 2. Emacs (which would, after renaming and clicking, open the documen

Re: Removing entries from the GNOME "Applications" menu

Hi Michael; On Tue, 2006-25-07 at 22:37 -0400, Michael Woinoski wrote: > I installed the newest OpenOffice release on on RedHat EL WS 4 and I want to > remove the old OpenOffice menu entries from the GNOME Applications menu. I've > tried the techniques described in the GNOME documentation: > 1.

Workspace Switcher; Metacity; or Gnome -- whichever ??

Hi; I need some advice. I want to put in a feature request but I am not sure where it should go. Workspace Switcher; Metacity; or Gnome -- whatever ?? For over 2 years now I have been trying to somehow solve the following problem: I want 2 or 3 completely different Desk Top environments. Call

Re: Workspace Switcher; Metacity; or Gnome -- whichever ??

Thanks Polonkai for your suggestions; On Wed, 2006-06-09 at 21:49 +0200, Polonkai Gergely wrote: > Hello, > > I do almost the same. However, I'm a "clean" person, and never use icons > on my desktop. > But.. > All my games and "fun stuff" is in a so called drawer. So when I want to > play a game,

Shortcut to Owner and Permissions?

Hi; I would like to write a script (binding it to a shortcut key -- eg. Ctrl-3 would be nice) that allows me to toggle on and off file and folder ownership and permissions while in the list view of my Nautilus browser. gconf-editor lists the following variables/constants/commands?? /apps/naut

Just a couple of clicks, but ...

Hi; I am trying to set up my context menu (right-click) so that it creates a new document the way I want. In my /home/user/Templates file I have 4 templates: 1) OOCalc.ods -- open with "SpreadSheet", 2) Text -- open with "Gedit", 3) OOW.odt -- Opens with "Gedit", 4) Emacs -- Opens with "Gedit".

gnome and using gterminal

Hi I can't find the 'run in terminal' checkmark in the Gnome 2.16.0 launcher. I have a text program that I would like to launch and run into a gterminal. How do you do it now that the checkbox is gone? -- Regards Bill ___ gnome-list mailing list gn

Dumb gnomeradio question ??

Hi; Do I need a radio tuner card to get gnomeradio going? Or can it run through my TV tuner card which uses 'line' for sound? >From what I have read, it seems as long as I have v412. which is in /usr/lib/pwlib/devices/videoinput/v4l2_pwplugin.so but no /dev/radio. I am quite confused. -- Re

Re: Dumb gnomeradio question ?? -- update

On Thu, 2006-11-09 at 23:46 -0500, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > Do I need a radio tuner card to get gnomeradio going? Or can it run > through my TV tuner card which uses 'line' for sound? > My understanding is that most TV tuner cards have FM. Am using ATI TV Won

Transferring current path in nautilus, file browser to command line ??

Hi; I know there is a way or a command or something, which can be used to insert the current path into a terminal command. But, I forget and can't find it again. e.g. Using the file browser I find a file I am looking for, say /usr/applicationfile/foo. Now in the gterminal (open at the same tim

Re: Transferring current path in nautilus, file browser to command line ??

Hi; It was over a year ago when I last used it --- FC4 I think. On Sat, 2006-11-25 at 19:31 +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > On date Saturday 2006-11-25 12:30:53 -0500, William Case, wrote: > > Hi; > > > > I know there is a way or a command or something, which can be u

Re: Transferring current path in nautilus, file browser to command line ??

Hi Sven; Thanks! > > Dragging and dropping the file or dir from nautilus to gnome-terminal > will do this, or a copying and pasting. > > ___ That's a new thing to me. But it sure does the job. I hate it when gnome conquers the obvious. -- Regards

Re: Transferring current path in nautilus, file browser to command line ??

Thanks Sven; On Sat, 2006-11-25 at 21:13 +0100, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Sat, 2006-11-25 at 13:53 -0500, William Case wrote: > > I.E. I believe there was an environmental constant something like > > NAUTILUS_CURRENT_WORKING_DIRECTORY that was used. In any case, I am > >

Configuring Gucharmap-gnome ??

Hi; Does anyone know how to go about configuring Gucharmap-gnome? I would like to set it up so that it always opens with 'Latin' Script and/or Unicode block sorted manually to reflect the most likely to be used unicode blocks first. In addition, but not as important, I would like to change the d

Why doesn't this sudo script using zenity work??

Hi; I have tried several variations of the following script and googled for some clues. No joy. #! /bin/bash # Open nautilus as root # sudo nautilus --no-desktop --browser if zenity --entry \ --title="Browse files as root" \ --text="Enter your _password:" \ --entry-text "" \

Re: Why doesn't this sudo script using zenity work??

Thanks Stefano; I had forgotten the '|' pipe. However, On Fri, 2006-12-01 at 12:05 +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > On date Friday 2006-12-01 05:02:30 -0500, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > Because you need sudo to read the password passed by zenity on stdou

Re: Why doesn't this sudo script using zenity work??

Thanks Stefano; It now works. On Sat, 2006-12-02 at 20:16 +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: > Hi William. > > On Friday 2006-12-01 11:15:33 -0500, William Case wrote: > > Tried: > > Nothing shows up on my desktop. > > How did you try it? Wrote it as a script i

Re: Typing special characters

Hi; I apologize if this seems to hijack someone else's thread but I think it is a related question. On Thu, 2007-01-25 at 06:47 -0500, Diego Escalante wrote: > I use Control+Shift+U, release, then type the number and press space. > That works for me too. Now, I would like to bind a particular c

There has gotta be an easy answer - binding commands to keys ??

Hi; I would like to bind a particular unicode to a specific key or modifier + key (eg. Super + y = ctrl+shift+u2714). How would I do that in gconf-editor metacity keybinding_commands? If I can write a bash script to do it, can I bind the script? Or, How do I write + + U + 2714 so that an applica

Re: There has gotta be an easy answer - binding commands to keys ??

Hi Sven; Thank you for your time and trouble. On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 21:21 +0100, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Fri, 2007-01-26 at 14:36 -0500, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > I would like to bind a particular unicode to a > > specific key or modifier + key (eg. Super +

gnome-dictionary -- adding a second language (Canadian French) ??

Hi; I am a Canadian anglophone who works *almost* always in English, but would like to add a French database to gnome-dictionary. Therefore, I am looking for suggestions for the best single online French (Canada) Dictionary. I have googled and there are hundreds available -- but some of them hav

Re: gnome-dictionary -- adding a second language (Canadian French) ??

Thanks for the quick reply Kent; On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 12:08 -0400, Kent Eschenberg wrote: > William Case wrote: > > I am a Canadian anglophone who works *almost* always in English, but > > would like to add a French database to gnome-dictionary. > > You might try contacti

Two nit-pic evo/gnome problems ??

Hi; 1) I pulled a copy of the Evolution Tasks icon off of the menu to the desktop. Now that I am finished with using it on the desktop, I can't delete it. I keep getting "Error "Not on the same file system" while deleting "/home/bill/...ks.desktop". What does that mean? How do I remove the Icon

Re: Two nit-pic evo/gnome problems ??

Hi; Solved On Fri, 2007-03-30 at 12:01 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > 1) I pulled a copy of the Evolution Tasks icon off of the menu to the > desktop. Now that I am finished with using it on the desktop, I can't > delete it. I keep getting "Error "Not

Replacement for 'Zenity' ??

Hi; Just installed Gnome 2.18 with a new Fedora 7 installation. I have used 'Zenity' in the past for quite a few scripts. Has it been downgraded and is there a replacement that might be around for a while? -- Regards Bill ___ gnome-list mailing list

Re: Replacement for 'Zenity' ??

Thanks Todd; I got it. On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 17:41 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote: > William Case wrote: [snip] > It's in the repo, yum install zenity should work. 2.18.2 is what's > current. Did I miss something in the release notes or elsewhere that > it's deprecated?

changing su (root password) to sudo (user password) -- just wondering ??

Hi; Is there a relatively simple way to change admin/system programs called by gnome launchers so that they ask for / accept the users password and the sudoers file and configuration instead of only the root password? -- Regards Bill ___ gnome-list m

Re: changing su (root password) to sudo (user password) -- just wondering ??

Thanks Ben; On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 14:27 -0300, Ben Steeves wrote: > On 6/12/07, William Case <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi; > > > > Is there a relatively simple way to change admin/system programs called > > by gnome launchers so that they ask for / acce

Re: changing su (root password) to sudo (user password) -- just wondering ??

Hi Sven; On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 22:59 +0200, Sven Arvidsson wrote: > On Tue, 2007-06-12 at 10:52 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Is there a relatively simple way to change admin/system programs called > > by gnome launchers so that they ask for / accept the users password and >

Need info now: Bouncingcow screensaver !?

Hi; Only the Bouncing Cow screensaver will do. Used to be able to set the speed of the bouncing. It is currently far too fast. No one would believe that the cow(s) is using a trampoline. It must be slowed down. How ?? -- Regards Bill ___ gnome-

Re: Need info now: Bouncingcow screensaver !?

Hi again Ritesh; It seems we are both on the same mailing lists. I do appreciate your help. On Fri, 2007-06-22 at 01:44 +0530, Ritesh Khadgaray wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 13:12 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > > > Only the Bouncing Cow screensaver will do. Used

Re: Need info now: Bouncingcow screensaver !?

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 16:45 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi again Ritesh; > [snip] > rpm doesn't give me the location but I had already found it with > 'locate'. Will see if I can edit it. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] screensavers]# gedit ./xscreensaver-bouncingcow.desktop

Re: Need info now: Bouncingcow screensaver !? -- TYPOs

On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 17:19 -0400, William Case wrote: > On Thu, 2007-06-21 at 16:45 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Hi again Ritesh; > > > [snip] > > rpm doesn't give me the location but I had already found it with > > 'locate'. Will see if I can e

xchat-gnome commands ?

Hi; My xchat-gnome no longer seems able to find the commands.conf file. All the command short cuts I have entered used to work, now I only get the basic commands. I checked the gconfig-editor; it's listed there as /home/user/.xchat-gnome/commands.conf -- I think that is as it should be, at lea

Re: xchat-gnome commands ?

Hi; Lots of little things going wrong with xchat-gnome (eg. won't open a chat). Do I need to install x-chat as well? On Mon, 2007-07-09 at 23:11 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > My xchat-gnome no longer seems able to find the commands.conf file. All > the command short cu

Re: Launching Nautilus as su?

Hi Giorgos; On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 18:17 +0300, Giorgos wrote: > Hi! :-) > > THANKS to Adam and Tim for their help! ;-) > > I didn't made it! I tried the suggested options among some similar ones (eg. > gk, gnomesu etc.). > > All of them are failing after su pwd confirmation. I think maybe is a

Re: Launching Nautilus as su?

On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 22:33 +0100, Simos Xenitellis wrote: > Στις 21-07-2007, ημέρα Σαβ, και ώρα 13:32 -0400, ο/η William Case > έγραψε: > > Hi Giorgos; > > > > On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 18:17 +0300, Giorgos wrote: > > > Hi! :-) > > > > > > THANKS

Re: Launching Nautilus as su?

On Sat, 2007-07-21 at 23:06 +, George Fragos wrote: > Giorgos gmail.com> writes: > > > > Place the following three line in a file called "Open as Administrator". > Place > the file in ~/.gnome2/nautilus-scripts and give it execution permission. > > for uri in $NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_UR

Stupid brain cramp re: "run in terminal"

Hi; I am trying to create a menu launcher for vim. I want the command to be something like 'vim --run-in-terminal' but I can't remember or find the command equivalent to 'run-in-terminal'. Help or reminder appreciated. -- Regards Bill ___ gnome-list

using zenity to write a sudo script ??

Hi; I can't get the following script (or various variations thereof) to work. There must be something simple I have missed. I have yelped, gnomed and googled. #! /bin/bash # Open nautilus as root from user account # file name: RootBrowse sudo -K if zenity --entry \ --title="Browse file

Re: [Bulk] Re: using zenity to write a sudo script ??

Thanks Daniel and Olav; On Sat, 2007-12-22 at 19:28 +1000, Daniel James wrote: > You will probably need to use sudo -S > > sudo will not read from stdin by default.. > Yes. My starting script had sudo -S. My apologies, I sent a copy of a version of my script written at the height of frustrati

Re: [Bulk] Re: using zenity to write a sudo script ??

Thanks Stefano; On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 11:50 +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: [snip] > > #! /bin/bash > > # Open nautilus as root > > # file name: RootBrowse > > > > sudo -K > > zenity --entry \ > > --title="Browse files as root" \ > > --text="Enter your user _password:" \ > > --entry-tex

Re: [[Bulk] Re: using zenity to write a sudo script ?? [SOVED]

Hi; Solved the problem with a forgotten adjustment. I am putting it on the mailing list in case anyone else has the same problem with zenity. On Wed, 2007-12-26 at 13:04 -0500, William Case wrote: > Thanks Stefano; > On Tue, 2007-12-25 at 11:50 +0100, Stefano Sabatini wrote: &

Still having problem with gdm login default keyring ??

Hi; I am using Fedora 8 SELinux and from the first installation I have been unable to get 'keyring' to default to my user password for evolution. I get the following message and a password dialogue: "The application 'evolution' (/usr/bin/evolution) wants access to the default keyring, but it is

Changing Panel Names for Gnome Menu Launcher ??

Hi; I would like to change the names for the menu launcher that comes pre-set on my upper panel. Currently I have "Applications Places System". This launcher takes up 2.5" on my upper panel. I would like to change the headings to "Apps Places Sys". That would probably give me 1/2 to 3/4 inche

TomBoy -- lost "Start Here" ??

Hi; PEBCAK: I removed the "Start Here" title and now Alt-F11 no longer works for me. How do I restore the "Start Here" note. I have tried every way I can think of. -- Regards Bill; Fedora 9, Gnome 2.22.2 Evo.2.22.2, Emacs 22.2.1 ___ gnome-list mail

Re: TomBoy -- lost "Start Here" ?? [SOLVED]

On Sun, 2008-06-15 at 15:45 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > PEBCAK: I removed the "Start Here" title and now Alt-F11 no longer > works for me. How do I restore the "Start Here" note. I have tried > every way I can think of. > Didn't really wan

Epiphany crashes on some sites ??

Hi; I am having a problem with epiphany 2.22.2 crashing when I go to some sites. e.g. Gnome bug tracking, Red Hat Bugzilla. I have FireFox 3.0 installed. Is anyone else having this problem? Do you know if it has been reported as a bug? Is this a Gnome bug or a Fedora bug? -- Regards Bill; Fe

Short cut key for NAUTILUS_SCRIPT_SELECTED_FILE_PATHS ??

Hi; Looking for suggestions: I would like to find a means (a pre-written script??) to insert at the command line of another application (gedit, emacs, etc) the path for a file selected in nautilus. I can get the full path into a command line by dragging and dropping the file icon on the command

Re: GDM 2.22 : cannot define multiple login servers anymore?

Hi; 2 ¢ On Sat, 2008-07-19 at 22:07 -0700, Rob wrote: > Hello, > > After I upgraded my Fedora distro from 7 to 9, I got the new > Gnome GDM version (2.22), for which the gdmsetup is missing. > I found discussions, where people also complain about missing > this setup utility. > > However, I cou

Can't add trashcan to desktop ??

Hi; Could be the same problem as jt. But trashcan disappeared off my desktop a couple of days ago and gconf-editor => nautilus won't put it back. I have added the trashcan to my bottom panel but would prefer it on my desktop. -- Regards Bill; Fedora 9, Gnome 2.22.3 Evo.2.22.3.1, Emacs 22.2.1

Re: Can't add trashcan to desktop ??

Thanks bulislaw; On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 01:49 +0200, bulislaw wrote: [snip] > > > Right click on the desktop (or other location)->add (im not sure my > translation to English) activator, next change type to location, and in > location field put: trash:///, name it like you want ;) > That got my t

Re: Can't add trashcan to desktop ??

Ah!ritz; That's the rub. On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 16:06 +0530, ritz wrote: > Hello > > On Sun, 2008-08-03 at 20:38 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Thanks bulislaw; > > On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 01:49 +0200, bulislaw wrote: > > [snip] > > > > > > >

Back at the trash can problem ??

Hi; I have no trash can on my desktop. I have done the following: re-installed Fedora 9 (for other reasons than the trashcan problem) removed ~/.gconf in order to start fresh loged in as user to get a new default ~/.gconf directory removed the trash can applet that was on my lower panel (grefer

Re: Back at the trash can problem ?? -[SOLVED]

Hi; For anyone who is interested in the solution. On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 22:41 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > I have no trash can on my desktop. > > Any fresh suggestions will be gratefully received. > I had installed a new wide LCD a month ago. My trashcan was a

Re: Back at the trash can problem ?? -[SOLVED]

Hi ritz: On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 09:44 +0530, ritz wrote: > Hello > > On Fri, 2008-08-22 at 16:26 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > > > For anyone who is interested in the solution. > > > > On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 22:41 -0400, William Case wrote: > &

Gnome Intermediate Manual ??

Hi; I would like to learn more about the inner workings of Gnome and friends (e.g. Nautilus, Metacity etc.). I have been using Gnome as my desktop for three years. I am familiar with a lot of the basics, but I don't want to start programming Gnome. Put another way, I want to get deeper into Gnom

Dumb little nautilus question ??

Hi; I use nautilus with the tree side panel open as my file browser. I would like to set up the command line so that when nautilus opens, the cursor in the tree is on 'Home Folder' but also the 'File System' folder is expanded so that if I want a directory other than /home/user I can go to it imm

Where can I find a devilspie mailing list or forum??

Hi; I am using devilspie with the gnome frontend. I have several questions about its use. (I do have it working). The questions I have are most appropriate on a specialized mailing list but I don't seem to be able to find one. I have found 3 or 4 good devilspie tutorials and wiki's but no actu

Changing program startup order ??

Hi; I would like to change the startup order of one of my gnome programs; namely XChat-Gnome -- set as a startup in Sessions Manager. Currently it is one of the first programs to start at login. I would like to make it one of the last. How and where do I change the order for startups? -- Regar

How do I change the full and empty icons in Trash bin?

Hi; I had the icons for full and empty changed in an earlier version of Fedora. Now I forget how I did it. Google and yelp don't seem to help. Any advice gratefully received. -- Regards Bill Fedora 10, Gnome 2.24.3 Evo.2.24.5, Emacs 22.3.1 ___ gno

Zenity -focus ?

Hi; I am using zenity for a small sudo script. When the enter text window opens it asks for my password. I mouse click on the text field and enter the password and everything works. However, how can I write my zenity script so that the cursor is already in, and the focus is on, the text field?

Where is Gnome logout script/program?

Hi; I want to build myself a logout script that cleanly closes Firefox and Epiphany before logging out of a session. I will bind the script to a logout icon. I do not want to destroy Firefox's and Epiphany recovery ability except for the occasions when I would have deliberately closed those prog

Changing the launcher command/address field ??

Hi; I just wrote a typo in a new launcher's address field. To correct it I had to create a new launcher and trash the original. Properties did not give me access to the command/address field to make the correction. I have been throwing out launchers and re-creating new ones every time I want to

Where are gnome menu configuration files ??

Hi; I am about to replace Fedora 11 with Fedora 12. I have re-configured my gnome panel menu (Applications Places System) so that various applications' launchers appear under sub-menus different from the default. The last couple of times that I have done a Fedora new version install I have lost

Re: Where are gnome menu configuration files ??

Thanks Calum; On Mon, 2009-11-30 at 18:16 +, Calum Benson wrote: > On 24 Nov 2009, at 20:05, William Case wrote: > > > What files should I be sure to backup and/or what files do I have to > > restore to get MY menu configuration back? > > ~/.local/share/appli

Setting Compiz as the default startup window manager ?!?

Hi; I want to set Compiz as my default startup window manager. Putting fusion-icon in startup menu causes Metacity to be started first then be replaced by Compiz. gconf-editor tells me under '/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/current' that "Window manager to try first. This key has be

Nautilus keeps showing me a LAN Network I don't have ?!?

Hi; A long dead (WindowsXP + Linux) network keeps showing up. The']$ nautilus --no-desktop network:' command produces a nautilus window titled 'Network' showing an icon for 'Windows Network' When clicked on, 'Windows Network' warns "Unable to mount location Failed to retrieve share list

Re: Nautilus keeps showing me a LAN Network I don't have ?!?

On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 10:04 -0800, N B Day wrote: > On Sun, 2010-01-10 at 19:24 -0500, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > > > A long dead (WindowsXP + Linux) network keeps showing up. > > > > The']$ nautilus --no-desktop network:' > > >

Re: [Bulk] Re: Shutdown or Reboot

On Thu, 2010-02-11 at 18:08 +0100, Christoph Pleger wrote: > Hello, > > > My gut feeling would be to direct you towards policykit, isn't that > > what's in charge of this sort of behaviour? > > Isn't that command defined somewhere in a file as a part of the gnome > menu? I have been looking for

Re: Remote login

Hi; On Sat, 2010-02-13 at 21:44 +0200, David Harel wrote: > > Duncan Garland wrote: > > Hi, > > > > No replies in two weeks. Was it a stupid question? Is this the wrong list? > > > Not a stupid question at all. > > Am I completely on the wrong track trying to use a vnc viewer to remotely > > v

Frustration -- can't find icon picker application ??

Hi; What is the name of the little application that pops up when you are trying to pick a new icon in a launcher ? Where would I find it in Configuration Editor? More to the point -- the browse drop down menu has about 25 addresses in it, mostly repeats. How would I remove most of those unne

Re: Frustration -- can't find icon picker application ?? [SOLVED]

On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 13:23 +0100, Calum Benson wrote: > On 26 Jun 2010, at 23:14, William Case wrote: > > > Hi; > > > > What is the name of the little application that pops up when you are > > trying to pick a new icon in a launcher ? > > Assuming you mea

Re: Frustration -- can't find icon picker application ?? [SOLVED]

Hi Calum; On Tue, 2010-06-29 at 01:37 +0100, Calum Benson wrote: > On 28 Jun 2010, at 17:56, William Case wrote: > Well, to be honest, it took me a while to find it too... I had no idea > (nor could I have guessed) it was called history-desktop-icon either. > I eventually resorted

Nautilus side panel for only one URI

Hi; I have no side panel as my default configuration for nautilus. I would like to figure out or someone to suggest how to write a launcher command so that nautilus opens with the side panel set to 'tree' when I use the launcher to open nautilus as a directory browser without changing my default

How can I stop Epiphany from running the recovery dialogue ??

Hi; I keep Epiphany's book mark window loaded but as a panel icon. Whenever I logout with the icon still viable (which is often, I forget about it) I get an unnecessary recovery dialogue on logging back in. How can I turn this warning off? -- Regards Bill Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2 Evo.2.20.2, Emac

Where to send a Request for Enhancemnet ?

Hi; Checked the Gnome Bugzilla site. Read the reference page. Seemed like Gnome Bugzilla was for Bugs only. I wat to file a request for enhancement of screenruler. -- Regards Bill Fedora 13, Gnome 2.30.2 Evo.2.20.2, Emacs 23.2.1 ___ gnome-list mailin

Re: Where to send a Request for Enhancemnet ?

On Wed, 2010-07-07 at 15:38 -0500, Adam Rigg wrote: > On 07/07/2010 01:56 PM, William Case wrote: > > Checked the Gnome Bugzilla site. Read the reference page. Seemed like > > Gnome Bugzilla was for Bugs only. I wat to file a request for > > enhancement of screen

Moving windows with Alt+F7

Hi; If I use the Alt-F7 key, I can grab a window and move it either using my mouse or arrow keys. I would like to be able to fine tune this window movement. Right now the arrow keys move a window by about 25? pixels with each button press. I would like to get at the program that does this so I

Turning Epiphany recovery off

Hi; This is a repeat request for help from five days ago. I keep Epiphany's book mark window loaded but as a panel icon. Whenever I logout with the icon still viable (which is often, I forget about it) I get an unnecessary recovery dialogue on logging back in. How can I turn this warning off? Th

Re: [Bulk] Turning Epiphany recovery off

On Sun, 2010-07-11 at 09:14 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > > This is a repeat request for help from five days ago. > The only suggestion I have had so far is to turn off Firefox recovery in > about:configuration. I want to keep Firefox's recovery facility. It is

How do I get gnote configured to find my previous files?

Hi; I have reinstalled Fedora 14. All if my /home directory was backed up on another disk. I have copied (restored) the backup to my new /home. Gnote doesn't see my gnotes. They are important to me. How do I configure gnote to look in the right directory -- /home/user/.local/share/gnote. --

Re: How do I get gnote configured to find my previous files?

Sorry for the noise ! On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 22:20 -0500, William Case wrote: > Hi; > I have reinstalled Fedora 14. All if my /home directory was backed up > on another disk. I have copied (restored) the backup to my new /home. > Gnote doesn't see my gnotes. They are important

Anti-Evolution rant.

Hi; Just getting some stuff about the Evolution program off my chest. If I can get some suggestions along the way that would be a bonus. The only use I had for WindowsXP was using Outlook to print out my calendar. My Windows harddisk died a month ago. It was due;it was old. But now I have to co

Re: Anti-Evolution rant.

Hi; On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 14:19 -0400, William Case wrote: > Hi; > Just getting some stuff about the Evolution program off my chest. If I > can get some suggestions along the way that would be a bonus. I have received some suggestions to try Thunderbird off list. I tried Thunderbir

Re: Anti-Evolution rant.

Thanks N B Day; On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 12:03 -0700, N B Day wrote: > On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 14:19 -0400, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > Just getting some stuff about the Evolution program off my chest. If I > > can get some suggestions along the way that would be a bonus. &

Re: [Bulk] Re: Anti-Evolution rant.

On Sun, 2011-03-20 at 14:36 -0400, Genes MailLists wrote: > On 03/20/2011 02:19 PM, William Case wrote: > > > Now I am on a search for a replacement for Evolution that lets me have > > some control over calendar print out forms. Can anybody help? > > > May or may

Not disappointed in Gnome3 -- but I do have some how to questions !

Hi; Using Fedora 15, the CTRL + up/down key to switch between work spaces doesn't seem to work for me. Any suggestions? Is there any way I can set up a right hand hot spot or screen edge so that when the mouse cursor hovers over or near the right edge I get the overview but with the full view of

Re: Not disappointed in Gnome3 -- but I do have some how to questions !

Thanks Magnus Therning; On Mon, 2011-08-15 at 09:02 +0200, Magnus Therning wrote: > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 23:19, William Case wrote: > > Hi; > > > > Using Fedora 15, the CTRL + up/down key to switch between work spaces > > doesn't seem to work for me. Any sugg

using the auto-move-windows extension. Problem with XChat-GNOME

Have used the following command: ]$ gsettings set org.gnome.shell.extensions.auto-move-windows application-list\ "['firefox.desktop:1','evolution.desktop:2','XChat-GNOME.desktop:2']" On login firfox and evolution place themselves on the correct desktop. XChat-GNOME does not. It ignores desktop:2

Quick web searcher using Epiphany and Google.

If I Alt+F2 and enter epiphany I can get epiphany to open in google (my epiphany home page) with the search completed. That is so handy for checking definitions, history and names etc. Is there anything like that I can use in Gnome3. I would want it to look exactly like the 'run' launcher excep

  1   2   >