Re: [Evolution] Configuring Evolution

[CLOSE Dave <Dave Close us thalesgroup com>]

I asked: 

> There are a number of parameters which I'd love to tweak for Evolution
> but I don't see any way to change them through the UI. For example,
> I'd like to be able to change the length of lines used when wrapping
> text. Does Evolution have any "hidden" configuration interface
> comparable to Firefox's about:config. Are these parameters stored in
> Gconf and, if so, are they documented somewhere?

BTW, I now understand that the line length is not changeable per the
FAQ. I am very disappointed in the development team's apparent disregard
for user preference.

Lailah replied:

> Did you try  Dconf / Gconf editors?  There's some hidden settings. ;-)

By my reference to Gconf, I'm clearly aware of it. But finding anything
in there seems to require some guidance. If there are hidden settings,
what are they? Where are they documented?

I followed-up with:

> And at least one of [the Gconf parameters] mentioned in the FAQ
> doesn't seem to work for me. I have,

>  $ gconftool-2 -g /desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_style
>  text

> But I still get icons on the toolbar. Of course, I'm running KDE on
> Fedora 16 so maybe there is some reason Evolution ignores the setting
> in this situation?

Matthew Barnes replied:

> Make sure gnome-settings-daemon is running.  It feeds display and font
> settings like toolbar-style to GTK+ applications.

It is certainly installed but may not be running. I find no man page nor
any entry in a KDE menu to start it. What's the trick?
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