Can't get rid of Gnome Desktop

[sofar]

On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:43:00 -0500, "Andrew Conkling" <andrew.conkling at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 3/1/06, Robin Haswell <rob at digital-crocus.com> wrote:
>> Yeah that sounds more like it.
>>
>> -Rob
> 
> Actually, Robin, whan you mentioned is a separate thing.  It will
> prevent Nautilus from starting the desktop when you open the
> filemanager, whereas the FAQ just mentions how to get xfdesktop back.
> Your suggestion is also a desired thing and IMO should be included in
> the FAQ.

no, the FAQ clearly reads:

"or use gconfig-editor and unset the flag that tells nautilus to handle the desktop."

That clearly states that you can tell nautilus not to manage the desktop, and how.

Auke



> 
>> sofar wrote:
>> >
>> > On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:26:59 +0000, Robin Haswell
> <rob at digital-crocus.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >>Hm this isn't the correct method. You should unset
>> >>/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop using gconf-editor. If the FAQ
>> >>says otherwise it should be changed.
>> >
>> >
>> > here is what the Xfce ML says that is sent out every 2 weeks to this
> list:
>> >
>> > + My desktop or desktop menu has disappeared!?
>> >
>> > It appears that xfdesktop is no longer in control of the desktop.
> Often
>> > xfdesktop has died, or some other program took over the desktop. Make
>> > sure that xfdesktop is still running first. Nautilus takes over the
>> > desktop by default too. Please start nautilus with the --no-desktop
>> > flag, or use gconfig-editor and unset the flag that tells nautilus to
>> > handle the desktop. Start xfdesktop again and you should be OK again.
>> >
>> >
>> > Auke
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>JoeHill wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:22:08 +0530
>> >>>Biju Chacko got an infinite number of monkeys to type out:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>$ pkill -9 nautilus && xfdesktop &
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>That did the trick, thanks!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>>Save session when you log out. Also, please read the FAQ.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>I did before I posted. Sorry, I missed it, it's late, I'm tired...
> :-)
>> >>>
>> >>
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