Editing Gnome for single click

Cybe R. Wizard cyber_wizard at mindspring.com
Fri Jan 8 15:15:23 UTC 2010


On Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:51:04 -0600
Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Dotan Cohen wrote:
> >>> install it) I need the name of the executable run when that menu
> >>> item
> >> In kde on Karmic, do Kmenu->Computer->System Settings->Mouse then
> >> under the general tab you can select either single click or double
> >> click to open files and folders.  that should do it for you using
> >> the new Kmenu. There are other ways to access System Settings in
> >> kde, including a SS icon that can be added to sys tray.  System
> >> Settings is what you want to set up your keyboard, mouse,
> >> joystick, etc and setup shortcuts, standard and global for the
> >> keyboard.  Have fun.
> >>
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Leonard, but that only affects KDE apps. I am looking for
> > the same setting for Gnome apps.
> >
> >
> >
> I have Ubuntu Karmic installed(gnome too) and the kubuntu desktop and 
> what I suggested has always worked for me.  Maybe I didn't get your 
> point clearly?  However, can you offer a gnome app(which I should
> have or will install) so that I can check if it will start with
> single click. As I understood from your earlier post, you don't want
> to install gnome which I presumed meant you had kubuntu or
> kubuntu-desktop installed. Help me to understand the issue.  Thanks
> 
Just picking up this thread.

Dotan, have you been pointed to gconf-editor?  Try editing
apps/nautilus/preferences/click_policy.


Cybe R. Wizard
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