Re: Gnome Hint: disable

[Hugo Gayosso <hgayosso gnu org>]

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I did the ~/.gnome/Gnome stuff and the hints stopped appearing, but the
control-center still doesn't show the configuration option.

It doesn't show either 'Session' or 'Files'.


Greetings,
On 15-Mar-2000 Loban Rahman wrote:
> Well I am officially stumped. I have the same versions you do, but my
> control center setup is quite different.
> 
> Alrighty, alternate ways :
> 
> 1. Choose Settings -> Session -> Startup Hint from the main menu.
> 2. Change the settings to your preference.
>  
>       OR
> 
> 1. Open up the ~/.gnome/Gnome file in a text editor.
> 2. Find the section that looks like this (it's near the top):
>       [Login]
>       RunHints=true
>       HintsAreFortune=false
>       HintsAreMotd=false
>       MotdFile=
> 2. Change the settings to your preference.
> 
> Personally, I like keeping the gnome hints and enabling the HintsAreFortune
> option. That way I can read fortunes why I wait for my session to fully
> start up.
> 
>       = L
> 
>> > > > > In gnome 1.1.5, how can I disable the Gnome Hint.  There's no 
>> > > > > option the control panel for that.
>> > > >
>> > > > Actually, there is. It's under the Session -> Startup Hint capplet.
>> > > 
>> > > huh?
>> > > I couldn't find 'Session', let along 'Startup Hint capplet'.
>> > > 
>> > > gnome-libs-1.0.56-1
>> > > gnome-core-1.1.5-1
>> > > gnome-applets-1.1.5-1
>> > 
>> > ???  It ought to be!  What version of gnomecc (in the control-center 
>> > package) do you have. Mine is 1.0.51.  Look again, maybe you missed it. 
>> [snip] 
>> >    Files
>> >       - Default Editor
>> >       - ...
>> >    ...
>> >       - ...
>> >    Session
>> >       - Startup Hint       <<=== You want this!
>> >       - Startup Programs
>> >    ...
>> >       - ...
>> 
>> Likewise, "Huh?" :)
>> 
>> gnome-core-1.1.5
>> gnome-applets-1.1.5
>> gnome-libs-1.0.56
>> gnomecc-1.0.51 (from control-center-1.0.51)
>> 
>>    + Desktop
>>      Mime Types
>>    + Multimedia
>>    + Peripherals
>>      Startup Programs
>>      URL Handlers
>>    + User Interface
> 
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