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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Fedora 17 - Customize Gnome

After installation, there’s a number of things I like to tweak for a comfortable working environment, as well as modify what software is installed. Please note that this is Gnome specific.

Tweak User Interface with gnome-tweak-tool

gnome-tweak-tool can be used to modify several settings. Before we can use it, we have to install it.

As root,

yum install gnome-tweak-tool


Open gnome-tweak-tool, found in Activities -> Applications -> Advanced Settings, and let’s start changing things!

Desktop

  • Turn Have file manager handle the desktop on
    • This turns the desktop back on, including Computer, Trash, and other such icons
Files

  • Turn Always show location entry, instead of the pathbar on
    • In the Nautilus file manager, this allows you to type in the path to display, instead of clicking.
Shell

  • Turn Show date in clock on
    • This displays the date on the top of the screen, along with the clock
  • Change Arrangement of buttons on the titlebar to All
    • This brings back the maximize and minimize buttons. 
Theme

  • Turn Menus Have Icons on
    • This shows icons next to menu items. I prefer them.
  • Turn Buttons Have Icons on
    • This shows icons next to buttons. These two options make the user interface slightly more efficient, in my humble opinion.
Windows
  • Chage Action on title bar middle click to Toggle shade
    • When the title bar of a window is middle clicked, it will shade the window. Shading will remove the contents from view, leaving just the menu bar. Similar to rolling up a window shade to see outside.


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