Gnome3-Hints
Last modified by christoph_lechleitner@iteg_at on 2012-07-31 06.41:55
Some Gnome 3 Hints
General Tips
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).
HowTo ...
- How to switch modal dialogs from attached to decorated+movable in Gnome 3.2
3.2: gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, attach_modal_dialogs
3.4: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides attach-modal-dialogs false (or use dconf-editor) - How to include the 2nd monitor in workspace switching (
3.2: gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, workspaces_only_on_primary
3.4: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides workspaces-only-on-primary false (or use dconf-editor) - 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
Extensions
- Panel settings, incl. auto-hide: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/208/panel-settings/