Re: Some questions about GNOME

[mike <mike redtux demon co uk>]

On Wed, 2002-12-04 at 13:52, Julien Olivier wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I don't know if that's the right list but I have some questions about GNOME
> desktop:
> 
>  - Is it possible/will it be possible have an option to align icons on a
> "grid" on the desktop ?
> 
>  - Why is the Desktop location (.gnome-desktop) hidden ? Why not defaut to
> ~/Desktop or simply ~/ ? Will there be a shortcut to it in upcoming GTK files
> dialog ?

It has always been hidden in Gnome - the issue of what is right is being
discussed on https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/xdg-list


>  - Is there / will there be an applet to hide/show all the windows ? I think
> it's very useful feature.
> 

It is in the gtk2.1 series (gnome-2.1/2)

> Thanks for answering me and sorry if those questions have already been
> answered here but I'm quite new to GNOME.
> 
> --
> Julien Olivier
> 
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