I am not a newbie to Linux (Used it since 1995 when I registered algebra.com), but I am a newbie to gnome desktop. I used fvwm-themes before. This fvwm-themes is actually an awesome window manager due to ints infinite configurability, however, it was not as integrated with the latest GNOME features as I would like. So I am testing waters with just pure Gnome desktop. I have questions, such as: 1) How can I start a shell script on start of X session? 2) How can I start a specific app and assign it to a particular desktop number? 3) How can I specify window traits. For example, I always want MPLAYER to be "on top" and "always on visible desktop". How can I specify that without clicking menu all the time. 4) How can I program keyboard shortcuts, for example a function key to run a certain shell script thanks i

["Followup-To:" header set to comp.os.linux.misc.] On 2007-10-13, Ignoramus12693 <ignoramus12693@NOSPAM.12693.invalid> wrote: > I am not a newbie to Linux (Used it since 1995 when I registered > algebra.com), but I am a newbie to gnome desktop. I used fvwm-themes > before. > > This fvwm-themes is actually an awesome window manager due to ints > infinite configurability, however, it was not as integrated with the > latest GNOME features as I would like. > > So I am testing waters with just pure Gnome desktop. > > I have questions, such as: > > 1) How can I start a shell script on start of X session? > > 2) How can I start a specific app and assign it to a particular > desktop number? > Use the Gnome session manager ("Sessions" in the Gnome preferences menu). Choose "Automatically save changes to session" and "Startup programs". > 3) How can I specify window traits. For example, I always want MPLAYER > to be "on top" and "always on visible desktop". How can I specify > that without clicking menu all the time. > > 4) How can I program keyboard shortcuts, for example a function key to > run a certain shell script > Keyboard shortcuts are in the Gnome preferences menu.

On 2007-10-13, Dan Espen <daneNO@MORE.mk.SPAMtelcordia.com> wrote: > Ignoramus12693 <ignoramus12693@NOSPAM.12693.invalid> writes: > >> I am not a newbie to Linux (Used it since 1995 when I registered >> algebra.com), but I am a newbie to gnome desktop. I used fvwm-themes >> before. > > Geez, WAY to much overhead in fvwm-themes for me. > Just plain fvwm2 is fine with me. I actually agree. >> This fvwm-themes is actually an awesome window manager due to ints >> infinite configurability, however, it was not as integrated with the >> latest GNOME features as I would like. > > Really, I must be missing something. Like what? I tried running it with gnome-panel and always had some weird gotchas. If I can resolve them, I can go back to fvwm2. >> So I am testing waters with just pure Gnome desktop. >> >> I have questions, such as: >> >> 1) How can I start a shell script on start of X session? >> >> 2) How can I start a specific app and assign it to a particular >> desktop number? >> >> 3) How can I specify window traits. For example, I always want MPLAYER >> to be "on top" and "always on visible desktop". How can I specify >> that without clicking menu all the time. >> >> 4) How can I program keyboard shortcuts, for example a function key to >> run a certain shell script > > Pretty sure you'll find all that stuff searching thru the various GUIs > in Gnome. But why bother when you apparently already know how to > do all that stuff with fvwm. So, you also think that fvwm is better? I ran it for about 11 years, almost right after I started using linux. I heard that Linux is also still running it. I do like gnome-panel and gnome applets. If I can make these two work together, I will be happy. i