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08-03-2003, 10:48 AM
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Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: RedHat 8
Posts: 36
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Tear off menu in Gnome?
I use Gnome as root, but I have noticed that there is no
tear off feature in the menu. I like that Linux has that feature
but after changing some colors and themes to make Gnome
look a little better, its not there, not even in submenus.
I'm not sure if I even had it, I know KDE uses it, but its not on
their main menu, only the submenus.
Is there a file I can edit to make all the menus capable of
being torn off and kept on the desktop?
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08-03-2003, 02:14 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Durham, England
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 1,565
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Yes, but firstly don't run gnome as root.
Tear off menus are a setting in gconf, so run gconf-editor and have a look around. The keys are documented.
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08-04-2003, 12:58 AM
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Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Distribution: RedHat 8
Posts: 36
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Do you mean dont run Gnome as root when I do this, or
dont run Gnome as root because its unstable or sucks or
something?
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08-04-2003, 05:16 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Durham, England
Distribution: Fedora Core 4
Posts: 1,565
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Don't log in as root because stuff will break and it's insecure. Generally Linux software is written on the assumption that it will be run as a standard user.
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08-04-2003, 06:34 AM
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Senior Member
Registered: May 2003
Location: Malaysia
Distribution: Slackware, LFS, CentOS
Posts: 1,307
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Not running root permanently is a security concern... you might never know what you might accidently type....
rm -rf /home instead of rm -rf /home/yourlogin/somedir
or worst, rm -rf /
Basically creating a normal user prevents major cockups.
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