Plain GNOME Default Settings (Was: Re: Gnome Desktop 2.0)

["Eugene O'Connor" <eugene oconnor sun com>]

"Andreas J. Guelzow" wrote:
[snip]
> 
> Hi Eugene,
> 
> if we could have an official listing of the `default GNOME settings'
> then Mary Ann, or anybody else in similar situations including those
> that have to create screenshots for application documentation (say
> gnumeric), could make sure that our desktop (or lab desktops) match the
> docs.
> 
> Andreas
> 
[snip]

Here are the plain GNOME default settings that I found on two GNOME 2.4
systems:

Window manager: Metacity 
Theme: Simple
Fonts:
   Application font: Sans 10
   Desktop font: sans 12
   Window title font: Sans 10 (unavailable)
   Terminal font: Monospace 10
   Font Rendering: Best shapes
Menus and Toolbars:
   Button labels: Text below icons
   Detachable toolbars: selected 
   Show icons in menus: selected
Background:
   Background style: Vertical gradient
   Top color: 57 55 75 (RGB)
   Bottom color: 66 82 143 (RGB)
Contents of the desktop environment:
   Panels: Menu Panel and along the top and Bottom Edge Panel
   Desktop: 3 icons (Home, Start Here, and Trash)
Contents of the panels (left-to-right):
   Menu Panel: GNOME icon, Applications, Actions, Home Folder icon,
Terminal 
icon, Clock applet, Volume Control applet, and the window list icon.
   Bottom edge panel: Show Desktop button, Window List applet, and
Workspace 
Switcher applet.

Some people have expressed opinions on what the default settings should
be. I think that the best thing to do here is to log a bug or RFE
against the application that specifies the setting.

Eric, these settings should be documented in the GDP Handbook. If you
like, I can create the file then put it back to CVS and you can slot it
into the Handbook. How does that sound?

Eugene