Re: Menus

[Gleef <dzol virtual-yellow com>]

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Michael Rogers wrote:
> [Sorry about the broken thread, I had to cut& paste this together after 
> changing email accounts]
> 
> >Not exactly related to the issue, but why most of GNOME Control >Center 
> parameters aren't configurable by ordinary users?  I ca never >make it 
> accept changes I make to Media settings, change menus, etc.  >It would 
> appear reasonable to have a per user setup of most >panel/GNOME 
> parameters inder .gnome/
> 
> I can't really see the point of having a system menu. The only buttons 
> which must be userproof are the "run..." and "log out" buttons. 
> Everything else could be user-configurable, based on a system-wide 
> default menu, with a seperate default menu for root, with all the system 
> administration stuff on it. As long as users have the "run..." and "log 
> out" buttons they can rescue themselves from deleting any other menu 
> items. It annoys me that I have to log
> in as root to edit my user account's main menu. I could copy everything 
> to a user menu and edit that instead, but then what's the point of the 
> system menu?

So a systems adminsitrator can make sure you have certain things available
in your menu.  GNOME is not just for the home user.

If you want to make the stuff from the System menu available and
completely customizable, open up the foot (eew, squoogy), right click on
"System menus" and select "Add this to your personal menu".  Then right
click on the foot, select "Properties..." and turn System menu off.  You
then have a fully customizable user menu, with all the stuff that was in
your system menu.  The system menu is still there, quietly in the
background, so you don't have to worry about it unless you need it again.

Best of Luck,
-Gleef