Questions about using gsettings, the command-line version of dconf-editor, to read or modify the dconf database. Using gsettings, the schemas and keys of various programs can be viewed and altered. Sometimes hidden settings (that are not in the gui of a program) can be discovered this way.
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Is there a way to fetch a gtk app's gsettings values?
For example, I have Devhelp installed. According to the source code, Devhelp
creates a gsettings id called org.gnome.devhelp.fonts, I would like to know
if it's possible to read the value for ...
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Enabling Compiz Pugin using gsettings
I am in the process of developing my first compiz plug-in and have run across some basic problems during installations. A responder on the compiz forums suggested I begin by modifying an existing ...
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gtk-key-theme Emacs: what keystroke is for select-all?
I prefer emacs keystrokes, but select-all doesn't seem to be part of the emacs vocabulary, or at least, the gtk-key-theme for emacs. M-w isn't working to copy the selected region.
What's the ...
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Manage Custom Shortcuts
I have a bunch of customs shortcuts:
But since the migration to the new configuration tool gnome-control-center keyboard (since gtk-3/Gnome-3/Unity/Ubuntu 12.04) I can not sort these shortcuts ...
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How can I get Summary and Description of Schema using gsettings
I prefer to use gsettings over dconf-editor because dconf-editor lacks of command-line options to go to a schema directly (eg. I have to do "org - click - gnome -click - settings-daemon - click - ...
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Change Unity's indicator messages envelope color from blue
How can I change the "You've got mail" messaging indicator envelope color? Is there a setting similar to as in allowing any indicators?
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change gsettings without running X and Unity
I am trying to change some gconf settings in Ubuntu 12.10. I would like to change the lightdm greeter background.
I have discovered that while logged in to unity as a user while running X server, I ...
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Gsettings not updating correctly
On the very latest 12.10, if I automate a background image change using gsettings, although the command executes with success, the image is "stuck" on the old one.
If I open the appearance system ...
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Can commercial applications use Gsettings?
According to specified technical requirements, a commercial application must be self‑contained in a single directory (which I agree is a good requirement), and use ~/.config/<app-name> for its ...
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How can I install a Gsettings Schema without root privileges?
The typical workflow to install a Gsettings Schema is this:
Create a schema, with the extension .gschema.xml, with contents like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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Gconf, Dconf, Gsettings and the relationship between them
I'm trying to understand how Gconf, Dconf and Gsettings works and what the relationship is between them.
All I know is:
Gconf - XML based database (backend system). the older one.
Dconf - BLOB ...
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Compiz Configuration with Gsettings for Focus policy
It is to my understanding that there are methods to learn of Compiz configuration with regard to its focus policy as followings. ( Perhaps there are more, but I have yet to discovered. )
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compiz-plugins schemas not found with gsettings
I have installed the extra plugins (compiz-plugins) for CompizConfig Settings Manager (compizconfig-settings-manager) and am trying to change these settings from the command line using gsettings.
The ...
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Gsettings and dconf
Hello I need to set a hotkey in ubuntu 12.10, i use:
gsettings(dconf)
gsettings set ...
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Are dconf schema names case-sensitive?
I have found an example of a schema that is referred two in two different ways, differing only in case, which is confusing to me.
Gsettings sees the schema name as com.canonical.Unity.Launcher, and ...
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What is pxgsettings?
Today I opened System monitor to kill an app and found three enigmatic entries labelled pxgsettings and four sh entries. See image below:
Does anyone have a clue what these are?
EDIT
Today (2 days ...
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gsettings and anacron
I wrote a script to change my desktop background. I want this script to run on anacron because I often turn my computer off at night. I've tested parts of the script, and I think the problem is with ...
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How can I use gsettings to do this, instead of dconf?
I'm currently doing the following to add a terminal launcher icon to a gnome-panel, but I suspect there's a more correct way to do this, using gsettings instead of using dconf directly.
# add ...
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gsettings key not listed in dconf
I wonder why in my beta of 12.10. the gsettings key com.canonical.indicator.session is not listed in dconf-editor. I can switch the value via gsettings set com.canonical.indicator.session ...
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emacs-style keybindings for Ubuntu 12.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
There's an issue with an Alpha/Beta Release of Ubuntu, what should I do?
I'm using Ubuntu 12.10 beta 2. I've tried changing my GTK key theme to use emacs-style ...
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How to read default key value with dconf or gsettings?
I would like to know the default value of a dconf/gsettings key.
My question is a followup of the question below:
Where can I get a list of SCHEMA / PATH / KEY to use with gsettings?
What I'm trying ...
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How to make 'systray-whitelist' changes permanent?
I am writing a Qt C++ app. The notifications from
trayIcon->showMessage(title, message)
show up fine after I run the following command and logout/login:
gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel ...
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Array manipulation in gsettings' set command
Is there an easy way to do array manipulation in gsettings? I am comparing gsettings to OS X's defaults command that offers the defaults domain --array key overwrite-value and defaults domain ...
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Updating wallpaper with smooth transitions
I'd like to write a program which displays dynamically-generated slideshows on the desktop, replacing the wallpaper. The point is to display live photo-streams from the web, updating the wallpaper ...
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How can I change the HUD key from the command line?
I know I can change the HUD shortcut key by going into System Settings... > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Launchers > Key to show the HUD.
I need to do this from the command line, so I can put it in a ...
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How to run “gsettings” command inside a kickstart file?
I want to create an unattended installation cd of Ubuntu 12.04 with several customizations. I've written a kickstart file to do so, and it works perfectly. (I know that preseed technology exists, but ...
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Error accessing Gio.Gsettings on application made in quickly
I am trying to develop an application using the quickly/pygtk stack. I got my Gsettings schemas all set up in ~/app-name-here/data/glib-2.0/schemas/net.launchpad.app-name-here.gschema.xml correctly ...
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System appearance changed after recompiling GSettings schemas
A program I was installing required me to recompile my GSettings schemas. I noticed that after that, the appearance of some programs has changed.
Applications using GTK+ 2 don't use the system theme ...
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System settings show correct or desired settings but will not work and appear to not be read by system
I restarted my computer with 12.04 and after logging in it took a lot longer to boot into the desktop than normal.
Then the settings even though still set correctly if you look into system settings ...
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How to use gsettings from /opt
I have to use gsettings from /opt so that ubuntu maintainers will accept my application.
I may not use /usr or any of the underlying directories so /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas is not an option.
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Where can I get a list of SCHEMA / PATH / KEY to use with gsettings?
After doing some research, I found that I can quickly set configuration options using the gsettings command in the terminal, instead of installing dconf-editor or gconf-editor or CCSM.
But we need ...
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Editing gsettings; add icon to launcher by command
Although there are several posts on the Internet on the subject, I did not find a solution yet:
my goal is to find a command that adds an icon (.desktop file) to the Unity launcher and shows it ...
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How to detect ur audio system
My speakers were working all right some two days ago before i installed updates. Now it is not. I tried detecting the audio settings (all the three) but cannot get the sounds back. How can i set it ...
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How do I change the window theme using bash?
In Ubuntu 12.04, how will I be able to set the gnome window theme with a bash command?
This no longer works (it used to in the previous releases)
gconftool-2 --set --type string ...
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Panel notifcation - how can i update gsettings to add 'skype'
gsettings get com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist
shows
['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', 'Wine', 'hp-systray', 'scp-dbus-service']
How can I make it be
['JavaEmbeddedFrame', 'Mumble', ...
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“rm” doesn't accept internal command as a paramter
Why doesn't this work?
rm $(gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.background picture-uri | awk '{gsub("file://","");print $0}')
rm: cannot remove ...
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How to remove 'system settings' from title bar of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I want to remove System settings, Displays, software up to Date from the unity bar (title bar) of the new Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu 11.10 resets to default settings after reboot
I upgraded to kernel 3.2 last night. Now:
Gnome 3 resets to default after reboot and/or log out.
Cannot change theme, font, etc through gnome tweak tool.
cannot add any keyboard shortcuts that ...
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Where are the dconf profiles?
The dconf System Administrator Guide says that "dconf stores its profiles in text files in /etc/dconf/profile/" but on my 11.10 Ubuntu laptop, there is no /etc/dconf directory.
Have profiles been ...
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How can I install gsettings schema via a gnome shell extension?
I started to write my own Gnome Shell Extensions and can't find any answer to this question -> is there any way, how to install gsettings schema on machine just via extension code (e.g. not copying ...
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Command to change Gnome 3 setting system-wide (for all users)?
I´m looking for a command to set / change Gnome 3 parameter for all users. Gsettings works fine but only for one user.
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How can I make the battery icon appear in my gnome-3 panel only when charging or discharging?
I am using ubuntu 11.10. There was an option for the same in 11.04.
I found a suggestion listed here. Unfortunately, it does'nt work.
$ GSETTINGS_BACKEND=dconf gsettings set ...
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Why Gsettings isn't enough to reset my nautilus settings?
I'm trying to narrow down a bug (to eventually report it or give up if it'll turn out that resetting a simple setting will be enough to get rid of it)
I noticed that with a brand new user the bug ...
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How to show spreedX client ApplicationIndicator?
For my job I require the use of the spreedX client which allows me to share my desktop when using the Spreed web conferencing environment (www.spreed.com). In pre-Unity Ubuntu versions, this ...
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How do I change dconf keys without a gui (for a post-install script)?
I have installed dconf-tools. In this case I am manipulating the display of a name in the panel on the session indicator.
I can change this in dconf-editor gui with no problem, I go to ...
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How to use 'dh_installgsettings'?
My app use systay.
I know I should use gsettings to set the 'systray-whitelist' key.
Now I would like to package my app.
After I googled, I guess dh_installgsettings can help me.
So I put a file ...
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How can I change default settings for new users?
Every key in the DConf database has a default value that is used when user accounts are created. How can I change these default values?
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How to set gtk-style and background in GDM3
I'm triyng to set a different GTk-theme and background for GDM3 (using ubuntu 11.04 and GNOME3 PPA).
As far As I have seen, the GTK-theme used by gdm is exactly the one stored into Gsettings > ...
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Creating Ubuntu Live CD with customized Unity launcher
I would like to create a custom Ubuntu image based on Natty using Ubuntu Customization Kit. I also want to customize the icons appearing on the Unity Launcher.
I can change the icons on my desktop ...
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Selecting classic mode on login still shows Launcher
I was running Unity in Natty when I tried to activate the Rotate and Cube effects. That broke Unity and I had to restore the Unity original configuration by invoking
gsettings reset ...
