one more dumb gnome question -- well, actually, two or three

[Rick Forrister]

On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:07:22 -0500
dep <dep at linuxandmain.com> wrote:

> okay. bonus point time.
> 
> i cannot make the frigging panel autohide. looking at gnome list 
> archives, i see that it *can* be done, but going through the control 
> center i also cannot find the place to do it. anybody know how this 
> is done?

Right click on the panel.  Select "Properties" -> "Hiding Policy" & set to automatic.

> 
> desktop icons. i want there to be none. i've gotten it down to two -- 
> the little house thing and the trashcan. the latter i can live 
> entirely without; the former i'd like to move elsewhere, onto the 
> panel or something. seeking "panel manual" i got nautilus (which on 
> first blush causes me to think that eazel should not have just gone 
> out of business but its principles beaten as well) and my home 
> directory -- no documentation of any sort. anybody know how to do 
> this?

This is a function of Nautilus as others have pointed out.  To get rid of all icons on the desktop, just start Nautilus, click on "Preferences", select "Windows and Desktop", and uncheck "Use Nautilus to draw desktop".  You will then have no icons on the desktop at all.  If you wish, you can then put the Nautilus icon on the panel, which is a bit more convenient.


best
     rickf