I have not tried it, but to add to the discussion: http://www.wse.jhu.edu/newtnotes/main_file.php/sysadmin/55 ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Richard <hebertrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 05:40:44 -0700 Subject: Re: empty "Start Here" folder!! Important Note on Menu Editing > On 23 Apr 2003 22:22:45 -0700 > Michael Knepher <limbo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have to step on the soapbox to give a few warnings about this. > Havoc Pennington stepped in, now ,i feel i must. > First this is dangerous.Kind of...Several people close > to me have reported that they lost all content of the menus > temporarily. Second it breaks other functionality from the Start-Here > button. the closest i gotto have this fixed is by > editing the new default-modules.conf like in the post but in the > following way > > A) Save default-modules.conf as something else as backup > > ( i kept it as a .back and as a .old to make sure , yes im careful :) > > B) Rename the file with menu editing to default-modules.conf > > B) In /etc/gnome-vfs-2.0/modules/default-modules.conf > > modify the lines in the # vfolder desktop method section to look > like > > start-here: libdesktop.so > system-settings: libdesktop.so > server-settings: libdesktop.so > > Even then when you use the Start Here button on the desktop the > System Settings section in the nautilus screen dont work anymore. > So it works , kind of , and you should know that it breaks that part > at least ( Debatable since all in there is still accessible from the > menus on the panel ) and that you should be careful. I repeat > several people have told me this wiped the menu content until they > logged out then back in . I did try all kinds of combinations to get > that functionality back but since im no programmer, the rest i have > no idea how to fix : ) > > Have fun > > Richard Hebert > > > On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 20:41, Elton Woo wrote: > > > How do I recover the contents of the "Start Here" folder? I have the latest > > > updates from RHN, but I have NOT installed anything from rawhide... > > > My last logout, I admit was done by "CTRL-ALT-BKSP", but that shouldn't > > > be reason for me to lose the contents of the folder, should it? > > > > > > The only "exotic" changes that I have made to the system was to change > > > the "no menu-editing default-modules.conf". IIRC, this was a problem in > > > the Phoebe beta.... I thought this was fixed... > > > > If it were fixed, it would be on by default. ;o) > > > > From a previous message from hebertrich@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: > > > > I do have to add that i have discovered that this little change > > did affect and render unworking the start here button, sending > > us to an empty folder . > > Found a trick to make it usable again .. > > make this change to the renamed default-modules.conf file.. > > Please do make backups of all files you edit. > > > > start-here: libdesktop.so > > > > > > > > Elton > > > -- > > > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_4504.html > > > "You only live once, so let's make life EASIER for each other." > > > LINUX Registered User #193975. AMD-K7 ATHLON CPU power on board. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list ------- End of Original Message -------
