Newbie questions

[Skip Evans <evans ncseweb org>]

Hello,

I'm brand new to Gnome, but I've used KDE on Solaris
and HP/UX from time to time over the years back when I
was a developer.

I now work for a small non-profit, and am trying to get 
rid of Windows and go Linux. I've installed Redhad 9 
today and so far really like it, except for a couple of 
things with the Gnome desktop that are baffling me a bit.

If anyone on the list could answer a few questions I'd 
sure appreciate it.

1) When I open an application, it does not create a 
button on the toolbar below. And when I minimize the 
application it flies off into the bottom right hand 
corner and dissapears, apparently closing! I can't get 
it back unless I reopen it! I've opened a shell and 
done a ps waux | grep (user name) and apparently the 
processes are still running, I just can't get at them 
on my desktop.

2) When I change the names of the workspaces on the 
toolbar, the system does not save the new names.

3) Lastly, I can't find in the interface where to set 
up a samba mount to our Windows server. Is there a GUI 
tool for this or do I need to go command prompt?

Any help with these three, especially number 1, would 
be greatly appreciated.

Thanks much!
--
Skip Evans
Network Project Director
National Center for Science Education
420 40th St, Suite 2
Oakland, CA 94609
510-601-7203 Ext. 308
510-601-7204 (fax)
800-290-6006
evans ncseweb org
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