gnome configuration

[Sam Steingold <sds goems com>]

gnome-core-1.0.3-9
gnome-games-1.0.2-3
gnome-libs-1.0.3-5
gnome-libs-devel-1.0.3-5
gnome-linuxconf-0.19-1
gnome-objc-1.0.1-2
gnome-pim-1.0.3-2
gnome-utils-1.0.1-4

I am an "old time unixoid" (I have a lengthy compiled .emacs; I never
use Customize &c), so I am used to editing my config by hand and saving
it so that I don't have to redo the same thing over and over again.

I like gnome gnome and I hope to use it for the years to come.
I wish it were more friendly to me though. :-)

1. menu-based configuration is OKay, but apparently it is not "well
   saved".  when my window manager crashes, the gnome pager exits.  When
   I restart WM, I have to reconfigure the pager.  what **FILE** do
   these settings go to anyway?

2. a look at my home directory almost gave me a heart attack! :-)
   I have there:
        - an *EMPTY* directory "~/.gnome_private",
        - ~/.gnome-desktop, which is (apparently) created by gmc
   and which, again, I do not want (no, I do **NOT** want these stupid
   icons on my desktop!)
        - ~/.gnome-help-browser - why isn't it ~/.gnome/help-broser?
        - ~/gnome, with files, inter alia:
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           458 Mar 21 14:37 gnome-terminal-9vOfKN
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           458 Mar 21 14:37 gnome-terminal-T2jwvN
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           460 Mar 21 14:37 gnome-terminal-sBkyQL
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           547 Feb 27 17:52 gtop-3LugGi
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           547 Mar 21 14:37 gtop-tAYCUO
     1 -rw-rw-r--   1 sds           546 Feb 18 15:48 gtop-teytqG
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           408 Jan 28 09:47 .xsm2HI6or
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           406 Feb  3 11:58 .xsm6YDy6c
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           406 Mar 21 15:20 .xsm8rIU2q
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           408 Jan 28 15:39 .xsmQFRtrC
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           410 Jan 23 02:00 .xsmYbzmzy
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           406 Feb 18 13:53 .xsmc9QaIe
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           408 Jan 21 13:44 .xsmcFbbd0
     1 -rw-------   1 sds           406 Feb  3 17:24 .xsmcMpHMy
        who is supposed to remove this junk?
        
3. gmc would have been quite useful if it didn't crash so often and if I
   could make it lauch gnuclient instead of emacs.  Also, I see no
   reason to require me to confirm exit *twice*.  

Thanks.



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