Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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The
GNOME
Desktop
your default browser to ‘Firefox’, this application is started when you click a link
in an e-mail. These settings only apply to GNOME applications, however.
in an e-mail. These settings only apply to GNOME applications, however.
3.2.13
Sessions
The ‘Sessions’ dialog enables you to control the behavior of your desktop right
from the login. In the ‘Session Options’ tab, determine whether you want to see
the GNOME splash screen while the desktop is loading after login. If ‘Prompt
on logout’ is checked, a confirmation dialog appears at the end of a session, ask-
ing you to confirm the logout action. Check ‘Automatically save changes to ses-
sion’ if you want to have the exact state of a session restored for the subsequent
login. With ‘Startup Programs’, configure any additional programs that should be
started on login (certain applets or terminals, for example). The ‘Current Session’
tab lists all programs that are currently started once a session begins. Remove ap-
plications or change the order in which they are started as desired.
from the login. In the ‘Session Options’ tab, determine whether you want to see
the GNOME splash screen while the desktop is loading after login. If ‘Prompt
on logout’ is checked, a confirmation dialog appears at the end of a session, ask-
ing you to confirm the logout action. Check ‘Automatically save changes to ses-
sion’ if you want to have the exact state of a session restored for the subsequent
login. With ‘Startup Programs’, configure any additional programs that should be
started on login (certain applets or terminals, for example). The ‘Current Session’
tab lists all programs that are currently started once a session begins. Remove ap-
plications or change the order in which they are started as desired.
3.3
File Management with Nautilus
Nautilus is the file manager and viewer of GNOME. The following section pro-
vides an overview of the basic functions of Nautilus as well as a few tips on its
configuration. More information can be found in the help pages for Nautilus.
vides an overview of the basic functions of Nautilus as well as a few tips on its
configuration. More information can be found in the help pages for Nautilus.
3.3.1
Navigating in Nautilus
The standard window of Nautilus is shown in Figure 3.2 on the following page.
The default view of a folder’s content is the icon view just featuring an icon and
the filename for each file. If configured accordingly, a preview of the file’s content
can be provided, as described in Section 3.3.4 on page 60. When you double-click
a folder icon, a new Nautilus window opens, displaying the folder’s content.
The default view of a folder’s content is the icon view just featuring an icon and
the filename for each file. If configured accordingly, a preview of the file’s content
can be provided, as described in Section 3.3.4 on page 60. When you double-click
a folder icon, a new Nautilus window opens, displaying the folder’s content.
If you prefer browser-like file navigation, switch to the Nautilus browser inter-
face. Right-click the folder to browse and choose ‘Browse Folder’. A new Nautilus
window opens, providing the normal functionality, but with a browser’s look
and feel. To navigate folders and files, you can now use the ‘Back’, ‘Forward’, and
‘Up’ buttons as you would do in a Web browser. The functionalities and config-
uration options described below (Section 3.3.2 on the following page and Section
3.3.4 on page 60) also apply to the file browser interface.
face. Right-click the folder to browse and choose ‘Browse Folder’. A new Nautilus
window opens, providing the normal functionality, but with a browser’s look
and feel. To navigate folders and files, you can now use the ‘Back’, ‘Forward’, and
‘Up’ buttons as you would do in a Web browser. The functionalities and config-
uration options described below (Section 3.3.2 on the following page and Section
3.3.4 on page 60) also apply to the file browser interface.
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