On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 00:40 -0400, Christopher L Tubbs II wrote: > Matthias Clasen wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 16:27 -0400, Christopher L Tubbs II wrote: > > > >>>> 2) I can't seem to configure my "face" image. Putting a ".face" graphic > >>>> in my home directory doesn't work, nor does configuring image with > >>>> System->Preferences->Personal->About Me. > >>> What permissions do you have on your home directory ? > >> The default, created by system-config-users: drwx------ > >> And, .face has: -rw-r--r-- > >> > >> This might not be correct for use with gdm, but at the very least, > >> configuring with "About Me" utility should just work by default by > >> setting the right permissions or prompting if permissions are not correct? > > > > Possibly. Although the 'bad surprise' factor is pretty big if some > > random capplet starts messing with your home direcory. It might be > > better to store the faces somewhere else. > > I think storing faces elsewhere is a good idea... > > Perhaps the simplest idea, though, is to have gnome-about-me ask the > user if they'd like to modify home directory permissions to show face on > desktop, so at least, there's no surprises. I'm just curious. Where would you store them (other than the home directory) that would remain during updates. R. -- "It's a fine line between denial and faith. It's much better on my side" -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
