From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 13 10:00:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0217916A4CE for ; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:00:59 +0000 (GMT) Received: from relay.pixi.com (relay.pixi.com [206.127.224.101]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABD8A43D4C for ; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:00:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from knowtree@aloha.com) Received: from carter.pixi.com ([206.127.224.102]:2495 "EHLO carter.pixi.com") by relay.pixi.com with ESMTP id S11281AbUJMKA4 (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:56 -1000 Received: from Internal (206.127.224.85) by carter with SMTP; Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:01:01 GMT X-Titankey-e_id: <3e4b7896-e1fd-421c-9642-abd0d58ef477> Received: from vaiosr7k.ozland (atm-251-63.pixi.com [206.127.251.63]) by koa.aloha.com (8.12.10/8.12.2) with ESMTP id i9D9xCBH004535; Tue, 12 Oct 2004 23:59:17 -1000 (HST) From: Gary Dunn To: Gary Kline In-Reply-To: <20041007073658.GA45887@thought.org> References: <20041007073658.GA45887@thought.org> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Evolution/0.13 (Preview Release) Date: 13 Oct 2004 00:00:02 -1000 Message-Id: <1097661608.2639.33.camel@vaiosr7k.ozland> Mime-Version: 1.0 cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: GNOME questions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:00:59 -0000 On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 21:36, Gary Kline wrote: > > To the Gnome wizards out there, > > I've been experimenting with different window managers > and need some tips on how making Gnome more comfortable > feel. Here are some miscellaneous questions: > > How do I create different sized xterms and/or gnome terms > of different sizes in different workspaces? gnome-terminal can save settings in classes, and a class can be specified on the launch command line. If you want them to open when Gnome starts, add them in the session startup control. > Is it possible > to have an xload app of a given size (or other GUI apps) > and have them appear on various workspaces, or *all* > workspaces? Finally, how can I set up the Fn keys to > perform certain tasks, for example, have F2 minimize a > window/xterm/app, and have F3 put the same application > in front? I think these are not so much Gnome attributes, they belong to the underlying window manager. Sawfish, for example. > > Both Gnome and KDE are nice front ends, but a bit heavy > on the graphical interface side for a CLI hacker like > me. Feedback welcome! A GUI is to the OS what a CPU case is to a motherboard. I am a Gnome fan because it has the potential to bring OSS OSes to the masses. I have always been a Mac fan, and like a well-designed GUI on my workstation. But when I work on my servers I just ssh in and type away. Go figure. -- Gary Dunn knowtree@aloha.com Honolulu