Re: how/where to find Gnome Preferences Tool?

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Hello Ken,

for how to use preferences in Gnome or how to use gnome-tweaks, you could
explore forums
like
ubuntu.com or askubuntu.com

There are minimum differences, when you use Gnome in different distros.

This way gnome-tweaks works.
You only need to know the version
for searching in forums.



rpr // via gnome-list <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 4. Apr. 2021,
20:15:

> Ken, that Desktop User Guide is very old (see the last modified times
> of files in https://people.gnome.org/~bmsmith/) and it does not refer
> to GNOME 3 desktop environment used in Fedora 33.
>
> -- rpr.
>
> On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 18:23, ken <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Looking at and following the Desktop User Guide, I was trying to create
> a new theme (and do a few other things explained there).  I already have
> and have been using the tweak tool quite a bit, but what is explained in
> that userguide does not correspond at all to the what's in the tweak
> tool... iow, it doesn't seem to be the same app, the Preference Tool,
> mentioned in the userguide.
> >
> >
> > On 4/4/21 6:44 AM, Carl-Valentin Schmitt wrote:
> >
> > I think Ken means the package
> >
> > gnome-tweak-tool
> >
> > You need to install this package
> > before you can adjust Gnome.
> >
> > Greetz. Val.
> >
> > ken <[email protected]> schrieb am So., 4. Apr. 2021, 11:20:
> >>
> >> Though I've seen the Preferences Tool mentioned in several gnome docs
> >> (including the userguide.pdf), I haven't been able to find it on my
> >> system (Fedora 33) or in the repos so I can download and install it.
> >> Does it still exist...? or is it perhaps included in a package by some
> >> other name?
> >>
> >> tia.
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> gnome-list mailing list
> >> [email protected]
> >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > gnome-list mailing list
> > [email protected]
> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
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<div dir=3D"auto">Hello Ken,<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">f=
or how to use preferences in Gnome or how to use gnome-tweaks, you could ex=
plore forums</div><div dir=3D"auto">like</div><div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"=
http://ubuntu.com">ubuntu.com</a> or <a href=3D"http://askubuntu.com">askub=
untu.com</a></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">There are m=
inimum differences, when you use Gnome in different distros.</div><div dir=
=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">This way gnome-tweaks works.</div><di=
v dir=3D"auto">You only need to know the version</div><div dir=3D"auto">for=
 searching in forums.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><b=
r></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">rpr // via gnome-list &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">g=
[email protected]</a>&gt; schrieb am So., 4. Apr. 2021, 20:15:<br></div><=
blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px=
 #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Ken, that Desktop User Guide is very old (see=
 the last modified times<br>
of files in <a href=3D"https://people.gnome.org/~bmsmith/" rel=3D"noreferre=
r noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://people.gnome.org/~bmsmith/</a>) and=
 it does not refer<br>
to GNOME 3 desktop environment used in Fedora 33.<br>
<br>
-- rpr.<br>
<br>
On Sun, 4 Apr 2021 at 18:23, ken &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]=
" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<=
br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Looking at and following the Desktop User Guide, I was trying to creat=
e a new theme (and do a few other things explained there).=C2=A0 I already =
have and have been using the tweak tool quite a bit, but what is explained =
in that userguide does not correspond at all to the what&#39;s in the tweak=
 tool... iow, it doesn&#39;t seem to be the same app, the Preference Tool, =
mentioned in the userguide.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On 4/4/21 6:44 AM, Carl-Valentin Schmitt wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I think Ken means the package<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; gnome-tweak-tool<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; You need to install this package<br>
&gt; before you can adjust Gnome.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Greetz. Val.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; ken &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=
=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>&gt; schrieb am So., 4. Apr. 2021, =
11:20:<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; Though I&#39;ve seen the Preferences Tool mentioned in several gno=
me docs<br>
&gt;&gt; (including the userguide.pdf), I haven&#39;t been able to find it =
on my<br>
&gt;&gt; system (Fedora 33) or in the repos so I can download and install i=
t.<br>
&gt;&gt; Does it still exist...? or is it perhaps included in a package by =
some<br>
&gt;&gt; other name?<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; tia.<br>
&gt;&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt;&gt; gnome-list mailing list<br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"n=
oreferrer">[email protected]</a><br>
&gt;&gt; <a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list" rel=
=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.gnome.org/mailman=
/listinfo/gnome-list</a><br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; _______________________________________________<br>
&gt; gnome-list mailing list<br>
&gt; <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noref=
errer">[email protected]</a><br>
&gt; <a href=3D"https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list" rel=3D"=
noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/lis=
tinfo/gnome-list</a><br>
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