Gnome3-Hints

Version 7.1 by christoph_lechleitner@iteg_at on 2012-06-14 02.21:15

Some of the tips may apply to only Gnome 3.0 and 3.2, be aware of the switch from gconf to gsettings (or whatever).

How to switch modal dialogs from attached to decorated+movable (gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, attach_modal_dialogs)
How to include the 2nd monitor in workspace switching (gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, workspaces_only_on_primary)
How to reduce the time after which Alt-Tab shows the window list (watch out for the comment about POPUP_DELAY_TIMEOUT in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/altTab.js)
To give workspaces names: gconf-editor, /apps/metacity/worspace_names, name_1, name_2, ...
Install Gnome Extensions (System Monitor, etc.)
Restart the gnome shell without logging out: Alt+F2; r