Customizing YDL

[Ben Hall]

Thanks, but I'm looking to do this for _all new users_  (default user..)
not just me.  I'm looking into putting in a small lab of Linux systems
and cannot configure each desktop (as the accounts already exist in
Solaris/NIS.)

FWIW, I got rid of the unwanted applets by uninstalling the RPM (this is
what is commonly referred to as the brute-force method. ;)  I also found
that you could disable the screensaver by editing an XML file in
/etc/gconf somewhere...

Ben


On Wed, 2003-07-30 at 19:50, Greg Hamilton wrote:
> I use Gnome.
> 
> > 1) Get rid of the some applets (and maybe add my own)
> A right mouse button click on the on any panel item will display a 
> menu. Select 'remove from panel'.
> 
> > 2) Set a default wallpaper
> Right click on the desktop. Last option in the menu is 'Change Desktop 
> Background'
> 
> > 3) Set default desktop icons
> Open the main menu using the main menu icon in the panel (the icon with 
> the  YDL logo). Select Preferences/Themes to display currently 
> installed themes. Select the details of a theme. Change whatever. 
> You'll be prompted to save your changes as a new theme. Old theme 
> remains unchanged.
> 
> > 4) Set default panel icons (get rid of Presentations, add the terminal
> > etc.)
> To add new items click on a free spot on the panel (ie. not an icon or 
> applet). Select 'add to panel'
> 
> > 5) Stop Gnome from asking to shut down/reboot on exit
> dunno
> 
> > I'm mostly looking at changing this stuff for Gnome, but KDE would be
> > nice too. I was expecting this to be in /etc/skel, but it's not.  I 
> > then
> > looked in the rest of /etc, but couldn't find anything helpful (which
> > doesn't mean it's not in there.;-)
> Don't know about KDE. I have it installed just in case I get curious 
> but I really like Gnome. It has the little footprint. Four toes. Cute 
> little footprint. There it is. On the screen. Right now. Little 
> footprint. Must sleep now.
> 
> > Thanks for any help,
> >
> > Ben
> >
> >
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