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gconf: manually editing gnome panels

Posted: Sat Dec 09, 2006 10:26 pm
by ^rooker
I lost some icons on my gnome panel and I tried to restore them manually.
Here's some stuff I've learned while trying to do that:
  • 1) Settings for those panels are stored in ~/.gconf/apps/panel
    2) field values are stored in "%gconf.xml" files. Subfolders represent hierarchy entries.
    3) Editing manually (vim) is a pain in the ass. I've used "gconf-editor" instead.
    You cannot delete keys using gnome-edit, you must delete the corresponding subfolders in the gconf file structure.
    4) Removing key entries (folders) manually, still show up in "gconf-editor" - until next reboot.
Panels are stored in this key: /apps/panel/toplevels/