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Add some new FAQs for the new Nautilus.

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Joe Marcus Clarke 2004-04-05 07:39:06 +00:00
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" [
<!ENTITY base CDATA "../..">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml,v 1.63 2004/04/04 22:07:06 adamw Exp $">
<!ENTITY date "$FreeBSD: www/en/gnome/docs/faq2.sgml,v 1.64 2004/04/05 07:15:15 marcus Exp $">
<!ENTITY title "FreeBSD GNOME Project: GNOME &gnomever; FAQ">
<!ENTITY % gnomeincludes SYSTEM "../includes.sgml"> %gnomeincludes;
<!ENTITY % includes SYSTEM "../../includes.sgml"> %includes;
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<li> <a href="#q15">Nautilus-cd-burner does not let me burn CDs.
How can I fix this?</a>
<li> <a href="#q16">How do I add new GDM sessions?</a>
<li> <a href="#q17">How do I disable spatial Nautilus?</a>
<li> <a href="#q18">How do I disable desktop icons for
"Computer," "Home," and "Trash?"</a>
<li> <a href="#q19">How do I mount my removable media in
Nautilus?</a>
</ol>
<h2>Full Text </h2>
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<p>After creating this file, restart GDM, and there will be a
<b>KDE</b> link under the <em>Sessions</em> menu.</p>
</li>
<!-- Q17 -->
<li style="padding-bottom: 0.5em"><a name="q17"></a>
<p><b>How do I disable spatial Nautilus?</b></p>
<!-- A17 -->
<p>As of GNOME &gnomever;, Nautilus operates in what is known as
a "spatial" mode. This means that each item is opened in
a new window. This may not be desirable to all users. If
you wish to revert back to the old Nautilus file system
browser, launch <b>Applications &gt; System Tools &gt;
Configuration Editor</b>, and go to the
<tt>/apps/nautilus/preferences</tt> key. Check the
<tt>always_use_browser</tt> checkbox, then restart
GNOME.</p>
</li>
<!-- Q18 -->
<li style="padding-bottom: 0.5em"><a name="q18"></a>
<p><b>How do I disable desktop icons for "Computer,"
"Home," and "Trash?"</b></p>
<!-- A18 -->
<p>If you do not want your desktop cluttered with the
default icons for "Computer," "Home," and "Trash," you can
disable any or all of them. To
do this, launch <b>Applications &gt; System Tools &gt;
Configuration Editor</b>, and go to the
<tt>/apps/nautilus/desktop</tt> key. From here, you can
enable or disable the icons, and even rename "Home" and
"Trash."</p>
</li>
<!-- Q19 -->
<li style="padding-bottom: 0.5em"><a name="q19"></a>
<p><b>How do I mount my removable media in
Nautilus?</b></p>
<!-- A19 -->
<p>In order for removable volumes (e.g. CD-ROMs, floppy
drives, etc.) to be visible in Nautilus, you must first
set the <tt>vfs.usermount</tt> sysctl to <tt>1</tt>. To
do that, add the following to <tt>/etc/sysctl.conf</tt>
then reboot:</p>
<pre>
vfs.usermount=1
</pre>
<p>Next, each user mountpoint must be added to
<tt>/etc/fstab</tt>. For example, if user <tt>marcus</tt>
wants to be able to mount a CD under
<tt>/home/marcus/cdrom</tt>, the following must be in
<tt>/etc/fstab</tt>:</p>
<pre>
/dev/acd0 /home/marcus/cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0
</pre>
<p>Each additional user would require a similar entry.
<b>Note:</b> the user must own the mountpoint. In the
example above, <tt>/home/marcus/cdrom</tt> must be owned
by the user <tt>marcus</tt>. Once all of that is setup, a
CD-ROM icon will appear under the Computer location in
Nautilus. Double-clicking on that icon will mount the CD,
and place an icon on the desktop.</p>
</li>
</ol>
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