OpenSUSE Desktop Essentials

The objective of the book is to provide the reader with the necessary information to use, customize and configure the openSUSE implementation of the GNOME desktop.

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About openSUSE Desktop Essentials Logging into the openSUSE GNOME Desktop The openSUSE GNOME Login Screen A Guided Tour of the openSUSE GNOME Desktop The openSUSE GNOME Desktop The Desktop Background The Desktop Panels Changing the openSUSE GNOME Desktop Background Changing the openSUSE GNOME Desktop Background Selecting a Background from the Wallpaper List Creating a Solid or Graded Background Specifying a Background Image Installing and Customizing openSUSE Desktop Themes What is a Desktop Theme? Changing the openSUSE Desktop Theme Downloading and Installing a Theme Configuring openSUSE Desktop Fonts Font Options on openSUSE Changing Font Settings Font Rendering Settings Advanced Font Rendering Viewing Fonts in the Font Folder Adding New Fonts Configuring the openSUSE Desktop Panels What are Desktop Panels Changing the Position of a Panel Adding and Deleting Desktop Panels Changing the Appearance of a Desktop Panel Adding Items to a GNOME Destop Panel Adding Menus to a Panel Changing the Number of openSUSE Desktop Workspaces Configuring openSUSE Workspaces Adding the Workspace Switcher to an openSUSE Desktop Panel Changing the Number of openSUSE Desktop Workspaces Enhance your openSUSE Desktop with gDesklets Installing gDesklets Launching gDesklets Moving a Desklet Setting the Properties of a Desklet Raising Desklets to the Front of the Desktop Install New gDesklet Packages Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the openSUSE Desktop Accessing Nautilus The File Manager and the Computer Icon Adding Emblems to Files and Folders Changing File and Folder Permissions Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders Configuring the openSUSE File Manager Changing the File Manager Background Pattern and Color Displaying Icons or Lists Configuring the List View Configuring the Icon View Changing File Manager Behavior openSUSE Desktop - Starting Applications on Login Understanding Sessions Configuring Desktop Startup Programs Listing the Currently Running Programs Saving the Current Session openSUSE Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts Changing a Shortcut Disabling a Keyboard Shortcut Remote Access to the openSUSE Linux Desktop Activating Remote Desktop Access Configuring the openSUSE Firewall to Allow Remote Desktop Access Accessing a Remote openSUSE Linux Desktop Accessing a Remote openSUSE Linux Desktop from a Windows System Establishing a Secure Remote Desktop Session Establishing a Secure Remote Desktop Session from a Windows System Creating Additional Desktops

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