Re: GNOME1.0 Probable Bugs & Questions

[Tim Lewis <talewis worldnet att net>]

Hello Gerald,
Type 'econf' at the terminal to bring up E's configuration program.  I
temporarily made a launcher from the panel to execute e-conf when I want
it.  This is done by right-clicking on the panel and selecting 'Add new
launcher'.  Enter 'e-conf' to the 'Command' field, give it an icon and
comment, if you like, and you should be good to go until the new RPMs
come out.

BTW, make sure /usr/bin is on your PATH.

Tim


Gerald Gutierrez wrote:
> 
> > > --- 2) Also, when I tried to add a menu entry using the menu editor with
> > > the title "KDE / KMail", instead of taking that string verbatim and
> > > putting it in the menu, it created the KDE directory and put KMail inside.
> > > Then the program goes haywire, everytime I hit save it creates another KDE
> > > directory. When I restart the menu editor any item I click on kills the
> > > program.
> >
> > This is something quirky with GTK+ I believe.  GTK+ often uses the / to
> > mark a folder.  The menu editor isn't picking this up.  Try escaping the /
> > (ie instead of "KDE / KMail" use "KDE \/ KMail").
> 
> Mark? Make?
> 
> If GTK+ is creating a folder ( which seems to be the case when I venture
> into .gnome), then this sounds like a 'bug' with GTK+. Does it strike
> anyone as odd that part of the behaviour of a widget toolkit is to create
> directories? The resulting behaviour on the menu editor ( and other
> applications? ) don't contribute to 'user friendliness' either. Should
> this be flagged as a bug?
> 
> > E doesn't setup virtual desktops in the default setup.  It has a 2x2
> > pager.  Use e-conf to add virtual desktops.
> 
> What I meant was "virtual screens". I just realized that I should actually
> be using "Goto Desktop Area X Y" instead of "Goto Desktop" in the hotkey
> setup. No problem. Thanks.
> 
> > As I recall this was a minor foulup in the inst portion of control-center.
> > You're not missing anything though.  The control-center tool to config E
> > is just E-Conf in the CC.  As far as insisting on E, it doesn't.  There is
> > a Window Manager capplet in control-center that you can use to change WMs.
> > GNOME just has E set as the WM in the default session.
> 
> Where is this capplet. I don't see it anywhere. I heard that the
> control-center RPM is messed up. Perhaps this is the reason why I don't
> see it?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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