GNOME 2.0 System Admin Guide - Provisional TOC
- From: "Eugene O'Connor" <Eugene Oconnor Sun COM>
- To: <gnome-doc-list gnome org>
- Cc: <desktop-devel-list gnome org>
- Subject: GNOME 2.0 System Admin Guide - Provisional TOC
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:25:31 +0-100
The following is a provisional TOC for the GNOME 2.0 System Admininistrators
Guide - any suggestions/comments welcome ...
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GNOME 2.0 System Admininistrators Guide - Provisional TOC
Introduction
GConf Database
- Introduction (preferences database, keys)
- Structure of GConf Database (three tiers: mandatory, default,
user-configured)
- Schemas
- gconftool Command Line Interface
- To Set Mandatory Application Preference Values
- To Set Default Application Preference Values
- To Set System Preferences
- Proxy
- Print Manager
- Number of Workspaces
- Panels (number of, properties of)
- Panel Launchers
- Desktop Background Objects
- Accessibility
- Startup Applications [1]
- Shortcut Keys
- To Set Look-and-Feel Preferences
- Font
- Desktop Background
- Splash Image
Menu Structure
- Introduction
- Menus and vfolders (introduce .desktop files, .directory files, and
categories)
- Editing Menus
- To Add an Item to Menu
- To Delete an Item from a Menu
- Extending vfolder
- Structure of a .desktop File
- To Add Help Links to a .desktop file (xref to Appendix C)
- To Pregenerate Help
Themes
- Types of Theme (Gtk+, Nautilus, Metacity)
- How to Install a Gtk+ Theme
- How to Install a Nautilus Theme
- How to Install a Metacity Theme
- Developing Themes (brief overview)
MIME Types
- To Modify Default MIME Types
Setting Screensavers
- To Set Screensaver Preferences
- To Modify Screensaver (i.e. "hacks")
Session Management
- Logon Scripts
- Logoff Scripts
Troubleshooting
- To Restore a User to Default Settings
Appendix A - Special Directories
- List of the .* directories (eg .nautilus) and their function
Appendix B - "Kiosk Mode"
- How to set up GNOME with limited functionality [2]
Appendix C - Help File Format
[1] Are startup applications specified in gconf? If not, this information
should go in the Session Management chapter.
[2] Hopefully, this appendix will become a series of cross-references to
other parts of the SAG.
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