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gnome3

Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:49 pm

Strange problem:
when i do
startx
with "exec gnome-session" in .xinitrc
wicd starts.
How so?
I checked: ~/.config/autostart

i did "find ~ -name wicd"
"find ~ -name auto"
and
"locate auto | grep me"
"locate wicd | grep me"
Nix.

I searched within the menu of gnome for something whick looks like autostarting apps.
I removed all(!) hidden files (like in "mkdir ~/Backup && mv .[a-zA-Z0-9] ~/Backup".

I searched the web for autostart in gnome3, and autostart+gnome3+wicd,
but the best it has to offer is ~/.config/autostart

wicd is set to not be started via "sysv-rc-conf"

ah, now i recall i read something bout dconf-editor or so...

side note: the siduction icon theme looks good with gnome3 (LinuxLex). It looks good anyway, but i was so happy being able to change something.... :lol:

Re: gnome3

Tue Jan 10, 2012 12:39 am

You'd have more luck with
Code:
find ~ -name "*wicd*"


And maybe even better luck with
Code:
rm ~/.config/autostart/wicd-tray.desktop

Re: gnome3

Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:03 am

I would have deleted that file if it would exist:
Code:
# find /home/xepanche/ -name "*wicd*"
/home/xepanche/.wicd
/home/xepanche/Backup/.wicd
# rm -r /home/xepanche/.config/autostart/.wicd-tray.desktop
rm: cannot remove `/home/xepanche/.config/autostart/.wicd-tray.desktop': No such file or directory
#

Code:
# ls /home/xepanche/.config/autostart/
nautilus-autostart.desktop
#

Re: gnome3

Wed Jan 11, 2012 1:59 am

Re side note:
That iso is worth investigating (I got the xfce one), a good preview of xfce in sid, quite good in itself. The linux-lex theme is very appealing but quite large (40-60MB, is installable in squeeze), probably enough to top the 700 for a refracta snapshot. Not impressed with GDM3, it's noticably more cpu-hog (VB hangs at 100% on my single-core amd machine) Snapshot worked on it after install (need Debian live-boot, live-config).

Re: gnome3

Wed Jan 11, 2012 6:48 am

dzz wrote:Not impressed with GDM3, it's noticably more cpu-hog (VB hangs at 100% on my single-core amd machine) .

Could that have to do with being in a VB maybe? Usually gdm3 doesn't even register on top and ps_mem reports that it uses maybe 3mb of memory.

Re: gnome3

Wed Jan 11, 2012 9:38 pm

The other thing which bugs me bout gnome3 are the huge icons (not only huge, they also look fuzzy and hence like ****).


siduction is good, i agree. I comes with lots of tools i need anyway (just like refracta), and hence is perfect for a live-rescue/troubleshoot-CD.

Re: gnome3

Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:47 am

now this is a big deal :D

edit /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css
find the following and change them to the values shown (original values are much larger)

Code:
.icon-grid {
     spacing: 18px;
     -shell-grid-item-size: 82px;
}

.icon-grid .overview-icon {
     icon-size: 48px;
}


save it, close it, restart gnome-shell by pressing alt+f2 and typing in r and hitting enter


ps - this is for the activities >> applications icon size and spacing - hope that is what you wanted
Last edited by meandean on Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:52 am, edited 1 time in total.

Re: gnome3

Thu Jan 12, 2012 5:51 am

I am getting a bit aggravated with gnome 3. Some of my original tweaks no longer works, more and more bloat is being pushed into the shell, and trying to find a good theme for gtk2 and gtk3 is aggravating.

I am thnking something similar but without all the gnome bloat would be cool. Starting to get an itch... :)

Re: gnome3

Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:48 am

meandean wrote:now this is a big deal :D

edit /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/gnome-shell.css
find the following and change them to the values shown (original values are much larger)

Code:
.icon-grid {
     spacing: 18px;
     -shell-grid-item-size: 82px;
}

.icon-grid .overview-icon {
     icon-size: 48px;
}


save it, close it, restart gnome-shell by pressing alt+f2 and typing in r and hitting enter


ps - this is for the activities >> applications icon size and spacing - hope that is what you wanted


foo.
and whats better: looks like there is lots of stuff to play with.
thanks
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