Desktop Hints

Allow icons to represent the programs you use most often for a convenient point-and-click system.

When you log into a Solaris console, choose Options -> Session -> GNOME X.X Desktop. Once inside a default GNOME desktop, add icons representing applications to an edge panel. Drag your mouse to the panel, right-click, and then select Add to Panel -> Launcher. The Create Launcher window will pop up.

To illustrate how to configure a number of applications, examine the setup for the programs listed below. Click here to see what a complete point-and-click system looks like.

OpenOffice , a MSWORD compatible reader/writer
Pine , a mail tool
Mathematica , a math tool
Matlab , another math tool
Mozilla , a web browser
Xterm ssh session , a connection tool

All icons, except the ones used for xterm connections, are part of the Solaris 9 distribution and can be found under /usr/share/pixmaps. You can also create new icons with tools like 'gimp'.

To change your background, click on Applications -> Desktop Preferences -> Background. The background in the example is a No Picture choice. Click on Top Color, select a color from the range, then click on Bottom Color and select a second color.