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Some Gnome 3 Hints

General Tips

Some of the tips may apply to only Gnome 3.0 and 3.2, be aware of the switch from gconf to gsettings gsettings (or whatever).

HowTo ...

• How to switch modal dialogs from attached to decorated+movable in Gnome 3.2

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  3.2: gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, attach_modal_dialogs

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• 4: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides attach-modal-dialogs false (or use dconf-editor)

• How to include the 2nd monitor in workspace switching (
  3.2: gconf-editor, /desktop/gnome/shell/windows, workspaces_only_on_primary
  3.4: gsettings set org.gnome.shell.overrides workspaces-only-on-primary false (or use dconf-editor)

• How to reduce the time after which Alt-Tab shows the window list (watch out for the comment about POPUP_DELAY_TIMEOUT in /usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/altTab.js)

• To give workspaces names: gconf-editor, /apps/metacity/worspace_names, name_1, name_2, ...

• Install Gnome Extensions (System Monitor, etc.)

• Restart the gnome shell without logging out: Alt+F2; r