Gnome Window Background and Side Panel Changes for Newbie.

[Brian Durant]

 --- ankitmalik <ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org> skrev: 
> 
> Brian Durant Wrote: 
> > I have been looking like crazy, trying to find out
> how
> > to change window backgrounds and set a side panel
> in
> > Nautilus. I am sure it has something to do with
> the
> > GConf editor, but not really sure how to enable
> this
> > in Warty. Every instruction in other distros just
> says
> > to go to the Edit menu for changing the background
> and
> > to the View menu for the side pane, but I don't
> see
> > any such items in those menus. Please help a
> newbie.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Brian
> > 
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> You mean the background for the file manager? 
> 
> Well, that is easy!
> 
> a)Go to Computer > Home .
> b) Go to Edit > Backgrounds and Emblems
> 
> There you go! Check out the 'err... not so cool '
> patterns or add
> yours!
> 
> I didn't get your second question but I think what
> you want is non-
> spatial looks!
> 
> So here it is 
> 
> Go to Applications > System Tools > Configuration
> Editor
> or
> 
> Press ALT+F2 and then run gconf-editor
> 
> 
> In the configuration editor navigate to  apps >
> nautilus > preferences
> 
> Check [Tick] the "always_use_browser" key.
> 
> 
> Here is a hint: I found both these solutions by
> going to Applications >
> Help! 
> 
> So next time, check out the Help Section, it is
> somewhat helpful
> otherwise Ubuntu Forums rock!
> 
> 
> -- 
> ankitmalik

Actually, I ended up having to into GConf -> apps ->
nautilus -> preferences and tick "background set"
before I could get the item at the bottom of the edit
menu in a nautilus window.

Cheers,

Brian

New to Ubuntu, new to GNOME.