Customizing YDL

[Greg Hamilton]

Of course, that wouldn't work here because the accounts already exist.  
My mind is clearly out to lunch. Please disregard any and all further  
posts I make to this mailing list. I've gotta stop sniffing this Ajax.

And also have a look in /etc/gconf. Seems to contain defaults for lots  
of Gnome stuff.

eg.
/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/schemas/apps/panel/default_profiles

Greg

On Friday, August 1, 2003, at 10:12  AM, Greg Hamilton wrote:

> Ahhh, sorry. I understand what you're asking now.
>
> I guess there must be some default files somewhere that Gnome grabs  
> the first time a new user starts a Gnome session. Probably a whole  
> bunch of them. It's going to create .gtkrc, .gnome/..., ..gnome2/...,  
> etc.
>
> You could setup a test account with the desktop environment you're  
> after, then tar.gz all the Gnome config files/dirs. Then write a new  
> user script which runs useradd and then, on successfully creating a  
> new user, untars your default Gnome config into the new home dir  
> you've just created.
>
> Seems a little clumsy I suppose, but it would be really easy.
>
> Greg
>
> On Thursday, July 31, 2003, at 11:01  PM, Ben Hall wrote:
>
>> 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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