another thing friends, SOMETIMES if i delete all the gconfd realted files (.gconf,.desktop etc ) the desktop is restored. so i feel gconfd is the problem but dunno how........ thanx Richa ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: APR Trainees <apr.trainees@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Apr 13, 2005 12:12 PM Subject: gnome desktop crashing! To: gtk-app-devel-list@xxxxxxxxx, gconf-list@xxxxxxxxx, gnome-redhat-list@xxxxxxxxx, "gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx" <gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx> hi friends, I used gconftool-2 to first shutdown the gconfd and then made changed to the applet id list to add an applet to the panel on startup........ however when i do this form the root and rebbot thje machine again.........the desktop goes haywire .Its completely destroyed.cant see anything but some gray and black and red patches (which look like a part of some error messages also!!) as if its hanged. could some1 shed some light on why its happening! i'm using redhat. thanx, Richa _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list