The following resets the default background and makes it a mandatory change:

gconftool 2   direct   config source 

xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory   type string   set 

/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename 

/usr/share/backgrounds/images/corporate_logo.jpg

The second example is to set the number of workspaces available to the user. In 

this instance, we set two workspaces, since this user only has access to and 

uses two applications. With one in each workspace, each application can be run 

in its own work space.

gconftool 2   direct   config source 

xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory   type int   set 

/apps/metacity/general/num_workspaces 2

The number of configuration options that are available to the gconftool 2 tool are 

vast and too new numerous to list in this book. To display the current options that 

are set for a desktop, enter the following command:

gconftool 2  R /desktop

Although we do not cover all options, we show how we customize our desktop 

and explain each of the commands that are used. To list all the settings used on 

the default panel, enter the following command:

gconftool 2  R /apps/panel

The following output shows the global variables for the GNOME panel settings. 

Instead of listing all settings as we did in the previous command, enter the 

gconftool 2 to look at specific areas, for example:

gconftool 2  R /apps/panel/global

This displays the following global default values:

screenshot_key = Print

panel_hide_delay = 500

enable_animations = true

drawer_autoclose = true

keep_menus_in_memory = true

window_screenshot_key = Print

panel_minimized_size = 3

tooltips_enabled = true

menu_key = F1

confirm_panel_remove = true

panel_animation_speed = panel speed medium

highlight_launchers_on_mouseover = true

run_key = F2

enable_key_bindings = true

panel_show_delay = 300

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