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.

1. About openSUSE Desktop Essentials
   
   
2. Logging into the openSUSE GNOME Desktop
   • The openSUSE GNOME Login Screen
     
     
3. A Guided Tour of the openSUSE GNOME Desktop
   • The openSUSE GNOME Desktop
   • The Desktop Background
   • The Desktop Panels
     
     
4. 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
     
     
5. Installing and Customizing openSUSE Desktop Themes
   • What is a Desktop Theme?
   • Changing the openSUSE Desktop Theme
   • Downloading and Installing a Theme
     
     
6. 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
     
     
7. 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
     
     
8. Configuring openSUSE Workspaces
   • Adding the Workspace Switcher to an openSUSE Desktop Panel
   • Changing the Number of openSUSE Desktop Workspaces
9. Configuring the openSUSE Desktop Menu System
   • Customizing a openSUSE Desktop Menu
   • Moving Menu Items
   • Adding and Deleting a Menu Item
     
     
10. openSUSE Desktop Visual Effects
    • Introducing Compiz Fusion
    • Changing the Default Visual Effects Settings
    • Advanced Desktop Effects Settings
      
      
11. 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
      
      
12. Browsing My Computer, Files and Folders on the openSUSE Desktop
    • Accessing Nautilus
    • Nautilus and the Computer Icon
    • Adding Emblems to Files and Folders
    • Changing File and Folder Permissions
    • Renaming and Deleting Files and Folders
      
      
13. 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
      
      
14. openSUSE Desktop - Starting Applications on Login
    • Understanding Sessions
    • Configuring Desktop Startup Programs
    • Listing the Currently Running Programs
    • Saving the Current Session
      
      
15. openSUSE Desktop Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Changing a Shortcut
    • Disabling a Keyboard Shortcut