gnome

Table 3.6. gnome keys

KeyTypeDefaultDescription
/schemas/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/start_screensaverbooltrueRun screensaver at login
/schemas/apps/gnome_settings_daemon/screensaver/show_startup_errorsbooltrueDisplay a dialog when there are errors running the screensaver
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/feature_state_change_beepboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/timeout_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/timeoutint200 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/bouncekeys_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/bouncekeys_delayint0Ignore multiple presses of the _same_ key within @delay milliseconds
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/bouncekeys_beep_rejectboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/mousekeys_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/mousekeys_max_speedint10How many pixels per second to move at the maximum speed
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/mousekeys_accel_timeint300How many milliseconds it takes to go from 0 to maximum speed
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/mousekeys_init_delayint300How many milliseconds to wait before mouse movement keys start to operate
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/slowkeys_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/slowkeys_delayint0Do not accept a key as being pressed unless held for @delay milliseconds
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/slowkeys_beep_pressboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/slowkeys_beep_acceptboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/slowkeys_beep_rejectboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/stickykeys_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/stickykeys_two_key_offboolfalseDisable if two keys are pressed at the same time.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/stickykeys_modifier_beepboolfalseBeep when a modifier is pressed
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/keyboard/togglekeys_enableboolfalse 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/accessibility/startup/exec_atslist[]List of assistive technology applications to start when logging into the GNOME desktop
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/browser/execstringmozillaDefault browser for all URLs
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/browser/needs_termboolfalseWhether the default browser needs a terminal to run
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/browser/nremotebooltrueWhether the default browser understands netscape remote
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/help_viewer/execstringnautilusDefault help viewer
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/help_viewer/needs_termboolfalseWhether the default help viewer needs a terminal to run
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/help_viewer/accepts_urlsbooltrueWhether the default help viewer accepts URLs
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/terminal/execstringgnome-terminalTerminal program to use when starting applications that require one
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/terminal/exec_argstring-xArgument used to execute programs in the terminal defined by the 'exec' key.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/defaultstring  Fallback window manager if user window manager can't be found. This key has been deprecated since GNOME 2.12.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/currentstring  Window manager to try first. This key has been deprecated since GNOME 2.12.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/number_of_workspacesint  The number of workspaces the window manager should use This key has been deprecated since GNOME 2.12.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/applications/window_manager/workspace_nameslist  A list with names of the first window manager workspaces. This key has been deprecated since GNOME 2.12.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/draw_backgroundbooltrueHave GNOME draw the desktop background
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/picture_optionsstringwallpaperDetermines how the image set by wallpaper_filename is rendered. Possible values are "none", "wallpaper", "centered", "scaled", "stretched".
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filenamestring File to use for the background image
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/picture_opacityint100Opacity with which to draw the background picture
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/primary_colorstring#76848FLeft or Top color when drawing gradients, or the solid color.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/secondary_colorstring#7F7F7FRight or Bottom color when drawing gradients, not used for solid color.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/background/color_shading_typestringsolidHow to shade the background color. Possible values are "horizontal-gradient", "vertical-gradient", and "solid"
/schemas/desktop/gnome/file-views/icon_themestringcrux_tealTheme used for displaying file icons
/schemas/desktop/gnome/font_rendering/dpifloat96 Resolution used for converting font sizes to pixel sizes, in dots per inch
/schemas/desktop/gnome/font_rendering/antialiasingstringgrayscale The type of antialiasing to use when rendering fonts. Possible values are: "none" - no antialiasing. "grayscale" - standard grayscale antialiasing. "rgba" - subpixel antialiasing. (LCD screens only).
/schemas/desktop/gnome/font_rendering/hintingstringmedium The type of hinting to use when rendering fonts. Possible values are: "none" - no hinting, "slight", "medium", and "full" - as much hinting as possible; may cause distortion of letter forms.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/font_rendering/rgba_orderstringrgb The order of subpixel elements on an LCD screen; only used when antialiasing is set to "rgba". Possible values are: "rgb" - red on left, most common. "bgr" - blue on left. "vrgb" - red on top. "vbgr" - red on bottom.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/accessibilityboolfalseWhether Applications should have accessibility support
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/enable_animationsbooltrueWhether animations should be displayed. Note: This is a global key, it changes the behaviour of the window manager, the panel etc.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_tearoffboolfalseWhether menus should have a tearoff
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/can_change_accelsboolfalseWhether the user can dynamically type a new accelerator when positioned over an active menuitem
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_stylestringbothToolbar Style. Valid values are "both", "both-horiz", "icons", and "text"
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/menus_have_iconsbooltrueWhether menus may display an icon next to a menu entry
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/menubar_detachableboolfalseWhether the user can detach menubars and move them around
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_detachableboolfalseWhether the user can detach toolbars and move them around
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/toolbar_icon_sizeint This specifies the size of icons displayed in toolbars
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/cursor_blinkbooltrueWhether the cursor should blink
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/cursor_blink_timeint1200Length of the cursor blink cycle, in milliseconds
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/icon_themestringgnomeIcon theme to use for the panel, nautilus etc.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_themestringClearlooksBasename of the default theme used by gtk+.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_key_themestringDefaultBasename of the default theme used by gtk+.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/font_namestringSans 10Name of the default font used by gtk+.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk-im-preedit-stylestringcallbackName of the GTK+ input method Preedit Style used by gtk+.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk-im-status-stylestringcallbackName of the GTK+ input method Status Style used by gtk+.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/document_font_namestringSans 10Name of the default font used for reading documents
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/monospace_font_namestringMonospace 10Name of a monospaced (fixed-width) font for use in locations like terminals.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/use_custom_fontboolfalseWhether to use a custom font in gtk+ applications.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/status_bar_meter_on_rightboolfalseWhether to display a status bar meter on the right
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/file_chooser_backendstringgnome-vfsModule to use as the filesystem model for the GtkFileChooser widget. Possible values are "gnome-vfs" and "gtk+".
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/menubar_accelstringF10Keyboard shortcut to open the menu bars.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/show_input_method_menubooltrueWhether the context menus of entries and text views should offer to change the input method
/schemas/desktop/gnome/interface/show_unicode_menubooltrueWhether the context menus of entries and text views should offer to insert control characters
/schemas/desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_command_lineboolfalse Prevent the user from accessing the terminal or specifying a command line to be executed. For example, this would disable access to the panel's "Run Application" dialog.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_save_to_diskboolfalse Prevent the user from saving files to disk. For example, this would disable access to all applications' "Save as" dialogs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_printingboolfalse Prevent the user from printing. For example, this would disable access to all applications' "Print" dialogs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/lockdown/disable_print_setupboolfalse Prevent the user from modifying print settings. For example, this would disable access to all applications' "Print Setup" dialogs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/repeatbooltrue 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/clickbooltrue 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/rateint30 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/delayint500 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/click_volumeint0 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/bell_modestringonpossible values are "on", "off", and "custom".
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/bell_pitchint400 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/bell_durationint100 
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/bell_custom_filestring File name of the bell sound to be played
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/remember_numlock_statebooltrueWhen set to true, GNOME will remember the state of the NumLock LED between sessions.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/overrideSettingsbooltrueVery soon, keyboard settings in gconf will be overridden (from the system configuration) This key has been deprecated since GNOME 2.12, please unset the model, layouts and options keys to get the default system configuration.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/modelstring keyboard model
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/layoutslist[]keyboard layout
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/kbd/optionslist[]Keyboard options
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/update_handlerslist[]A collection of scripts to run whenever the keyboard state is reloaded. Useful for re-applying xmodmap based adjustments
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/known_file_listlist[]A list of modmap files available in the $HOME directory.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/defaultGroupint-1Default group, assigned on window creation
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/groupPerWindowbooltrueKeep and manage separate group per window
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/handleIndicatorsboolfalseSave/restore indicators together with layout groups
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/layoutNamesAsGroupNamesbooltrueShow layout names instead of group names (only for versions of XFree supporting multiple layouts)
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/keyboard/general/disable_sysconfig_changed_warningboolfalseSuppress the "X sysconfig changed" warning message
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/preview/xint-1The Keyboard Preview, X offset
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/preview/yint-1The Keyboard Preview, Y offset
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/preview/widthint-1The Keyboard Preview, width
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/preview/heightint-1The Keyboard Preview, height
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/left_handedboolfalseSwap left and right mouse buttons for left-handed mice
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/single_clickbooltrueSingle click to open icons
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/motion_accelerationfloat-1Acceleration multiplier for mouse motion. A value of -1 is the system default.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/motion_thresholdint-1Distance in pixels the pointer must move before accelerated mouse motion is activated. A value of -1 is the system default.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/drag_thresholdint8Distance before a drag is started
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/double_clickint400Length of a double click
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/locate_pointerboolfalseHighlights the current location of the pointer when the Control key is pressed and released
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_fontstring  Font name of the cursor. If unset, the default font is used. This value is only propagated to the X server start of each session, so changing it mid-session won't have an effect until the next time you log in.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_themestring  Cursor theme name. Used only by Xservers that support Xcursor, such as XFree86 4.3 and later.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/cursor_sizeint18 Size of the cursor referenced by cursor_theme.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/sound/enable_esdboolfalseEnable sound server startup.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/sound/event_soundsboolfalseWhether to play sounds on user events.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/thumbnailers/disable_allboolfalseSet to true to disable all external thumbnailer programs, independent on whether they are independently disabled/enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/typing_break/type_timeint60 Number of minutes of typing time before break mode starts.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/typing_break/break_timeint3 Number of minutes that the typing break should last.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/typing_break/allow_postponeboolfalse Whether or not the typing break screen can be postponed.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/typing_break/enabledboolfalse Whether or not keyboard locking is enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/trash/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "trash" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/trash/commandstringnautilus "%s"The command used to handle "trash" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/trash/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/ghelp/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "ghelp" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/ghelp/commandstringgnome-help "%s"The command used to handle "ghelp" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/ghelp/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/info/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "info" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/info/commandstringgnome-help "%s"The command used to handle "info" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/info/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/man/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "man" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/man/commandstringgnome-help "%s"The command used to handle "man" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/man/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "http" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/commandstringepiphany %sThe command used to handle "http" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/http/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "https" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/commandstringepiphany %sThe command used to handle "https" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/https/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/mailto/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "mailto" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/mailto/commandstringevolution %sThe command used to handle "mailto" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/mailto/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/aim/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "aim" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/aim/commandstringgaim-remote uri "%s"The command used to handle "aim" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/aim/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/callto/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "callto" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/callto/commandstringgnomemeeting -c %sThe command used to handle "callto" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/callto/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/h323/enabledbooltrueTrue if the command specified in the "command" key should handle "h323" URLs.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/h323/commandstringgnomemeeting -c %sThe command used to handle "h323" URLs, if enabled.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/url-handlers/h323/needs_terminalboolfalseTrue if the command used to handle this type of URL should be run in a terminal.
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screenbooltrueShow the splash screen when the session starts up
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/auto_save_sessionboolfalseIf enabled, gnome-session will save the session automatically. Otherwise, the logout dialog will have an option to save the session.
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/logout_promptbooltrueIf enabled, gnome-session will prompt the user before ending a session.
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/allow_tcp_connectionsboolfalseFor security reasons, on platforms which have _IceTcpTransNoListen() (XFree86 systems), gnome-session does not listen for connections on TCP ports. This option will allow connections from (authorized) remote hosts. gnome-session must be restarted for this to take effect.
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/splash_imagestringsplash/gnome-splash.pngThis is a relative path value based off the $datadir/pixmaps/ directory. Sub-directories and image names are valid values. Changing this value will effect the next session login.
/schemas/apps/gnome-session/options/logout_optionstringLogoutThis is the option that will be selected in the logout dialog, valid values are "logout" for logging out, "shutdown" for halting the system and "restart" for restarting the system.
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/boot/preferred_bootloaderstring This key stores the bootloader that boot-admin will configure if there are more than one installed, if it's not set or isn't valid, then boot-admin will ask the user
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/users/showallboolfalse 
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/global/show_warningbooltrue 
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/global/last_versionstring0The last GST version that this computer has run
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/global/remote_configurationboolfalseThe GST are able to do remote configuration through SSH, enable this option to use this feature
/schemas/apps/gnome-system-tools/global/remote_hosts_liststringlocalhostComma separated list of hosts that the GST will be able to access when the remote configuration option is enabled
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/Applet/secondaryint0Secondary groups
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/Applet/showFlagsboolfalseShow flags in the applet to indicate the current layout
/schemas/apps/gswitchit/Applet/enabledPluginslist[]The list of enabled Keyboard Indicator plugins
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/enabledboolfalse If true, allows remote access to the desktop via the RFB protocol. Users on remote machines may then connect to the desktop using a vncviewer.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/prompt_enabledbooltrue If true, remote users accessing the desktop are not allowed access until the user on the host machine approves the connection. Recommended especially when access is not password protected.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/view_onlyboolfalse If true, remote users accessing the desktop are only allowed to view the desktop. Remote user's will not be able to use the mouse or keyboard.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/require_encryptionboolfalse If true, remote users accessing the desktop are required to be able support encryption. It is highly recommended that you use a client which supports encryption unless the intervening network is trusted.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/authentication_methodslist[none] Lists the authentication methods with which remote users may access the desktop. There are two possible authentication methods; "vnc" causes the remote user to be prompted for a password (the password is specified by the vnc_password key) before connecting and "none" which allows any remote user to connect.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/vnc_passwordstring  The password which the remote user will be prompted for if the "vnc" authentication method is used. The password specified by the key is base64 encoded.
/schemas/desktop/gnome/remote_access/mailtostring  This key specifies the e-mail address to which the remote desktop URL should be sent if the user clicks on the URL in the Remote Desktop preferences dialog.