Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:26:00 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Gary Dunn <knowtree@aloha.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: GNOME questions Message-ID: <20041013162600.GA15017@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <1097661608.2639.33.camel@vaiosr7k.ozland> References: <20041007073658.GA45887@thought.org> <1097661608.2639.33.camel@vaiosr7k.ozland>
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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 > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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