GNOME questions
Gary Kline
kline at tao.thought.org
Wed Oct 13 09:26:16 PDT 2004
On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 12:00:02AM -1000, Gary Dunn wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 21:36, Gary Kline wrote:
> >
> > To the Gnome wizards out there,
> >
> > I've been experimenting with different window managers
> > and need some tips on how making Gnome more comfortable
> > feel. Here are some miscellaneous questions:
> >
> > How do I create different sized xterms and/or gnome terms
> > of different sizes in different workspaces?
>
> gnome-terminal can save settings in classes, and a class can be
> specified on the launch command line. If you want them to open when
> Gnome starts, add them in the session startup control.
>
In what specific file? Say that I want two xterms with
a -14-- point type, one anchored at +0-0 and the other
anchored at +0+0. Also, let's say that I want one to
be initialized with '-iconic' and the other to be displayed.
Where is the session startup control? (i have looked for
docs on by-hand configuration; haven't found it.)
>
> >
[ ... ]
> > Both Gnome and KDE are nice front ends, but a bit heavy
> > on the graphical interface side for a CLI hacker like
> > me. Feedback welcome!
>
> A GUI is to the OS what a CPU case is to a motherboard. I am a Gnome fan
> because it has the potential to bring OSS OSes to the masses. I have
> always been a Mac fan, and like a well-designed GUI on my workstation.
> But when I work on my servers I just ssh in and type away. Go figure.
>
In just the past few years the number of Gnome-specific
apps have mushroomed--it's great that FBSD is getting
more user-friendly--but without these hooks I get a slew
of output to stderr. That's why it's time to move on,
move up. Given my familiar set of xterms in various
workspaces, switching would be much easier.
gary
>
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