From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JU8TW-0005cc-E6 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:38 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A5CD5E02B4; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.netspace.net.au (mail-out4.netspace.net.au [203.10.110.77]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58328E02F5 for ; Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:40:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.16.0.52] (ppp246-231.static.internode.on.net [203.122.246.231]) by mail.netspace.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37E7837F57E for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:40:36 +1100 (EST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] killing gnome light - pathetic cry for help. From: Iain Buchanan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: References: <20080225131522.2c1ef2b3@lbg2.evolone.org> <1203999482.8308.182.camel@orpheus> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:10:32 +0930 Message-Id: <1204065632.2748.2.camel@orpheus> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.12.3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: dcf3044b-b4dd-4356-8750-6a5aea483111 X-Archives-Hash: 2f35c91c7dd1bcf4bcaeb450489d893f On Tue, 2008-02-26 at 13:02 +0000, Stroller wrote: > On 26 Feb 2008, at 04:18, Iain Buchanan wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-02-25 at 13:15 -0800, Michael Higgins wrote: > > > >> (And I don't want to trash my .gnome* folders in a WAG at a fix. I > >> have > >> customization that will disappear. Again.) > > > > Make a new user with default .blah files. Does it happen for the new > > user? If so, start singling them out one by one... yes it's tedious. > > Can't he just `rename .gnome .gnome.old .gnome*`? probably, but I can never remember what .dirs are used by what programs, so making a new user is a safe option. Also, I don't know what gconf schemas might be set for this user, and if they're stored in ~/ or not. cya, -- Iain Buchanan furbling, v.: Having to wander through a maze of ropes at an airport or bank even when you are the only person in line. -- Rich Hall, "Sniglets" -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list