From:	 tet@accucard.com
To:	 mjhammel@graphics-muse.org
Subject: GNOME icons
Date:	 Thu, 17 May 2001 13:06:18 +0100


> One other note for both GNOME and KDE: would someone please explain
> to me how to remove those icons on the root windows for both KDE
> and GNOME! Those silly things were introduced by Microsoft years
> ago and are, in the humble opinion of one old timer, an abomination.

In GNOME, drag a box round the offending icons with the left button,
then right click on one of them and select "Delete". Log out, and select
the "Save desktop state" box (or whatever it's called), and your icons
will be gone forever.

It's the first thing I do if I'm lumbered with a GNOME system. Like you,
I feel both GNOME and KDE are missing the point somewhat, and they can
take my fvwm configuration away when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
I've yet to find anything else that lets me manage my desktop as efficiently.

Tet