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Oracle
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Solaris 11.3 Desktop Administrator's Guide
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Chapter 1 Administering the Oracle Solaris Desktop
Desktop Overview
Chapter 2 Managing User Preferences With GConf
GConf Overview
GConf Repository Components
Configuration Sources
GConf Schema
Schema Definition Files
GConf Daemon
Working With the GConf Command-Line Tool
Setting Preference Values
General Preferences
HTTP Proxy Preferences
Number of Workspaces
Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
Keyboard Shortcut Preferences
Specifying Panel and Panel Object Preferences
How to Set Preferences for Individual Panels and Panel Objects
Look-and-Feel Preferences
Font Preferences
Background Preferences
Splash Image Preferences
Restoring Default Preference Values
Chapter 3 Customizing Menus
Menus Overview
Working With Menu Definition Files
Working With Directory Entry Files
Working With Desktop Entry Files
Editing Menus
Adding and Modifying System Menus
How to Add a Menu
How to Add an Item to a Menu
How to Edit the Properties of a Menu
How to Edit a Menu Item
How to Delete an Item From a Menu
Creating and Modifying User Menus
Merging Menus
Merging User and System Menus
Chapter 4 Installing Themes
Themes Overview
Theme Index File
Installing a Controls Option
Installing a Window Border Option
Installing an Icons Option
Installing Icons for Themes
How to Install an Icon for a Theme
Creating a Custom Controls Option
How to Create a Custom Controls Option
Chapter 5 Customizing Fonts
Fonts Overview
fontconfig Library
Adding Fonts
How to Add a Font for All Users
How to Add a Font for an Individual User
Legacy X11 Font System
How to Install Bitmap Fonts by Using the Legacy X11 Font System
Substituting Fonts
Chapter 6 Working With MIME Types
MIME Types Overview
About the MIME Database
MIME Database Contents
Refreshing the MIME Database
Understanding MIME Type XML Files
Modifying MIME Types
How to Add or Modify MIME Types
Registering Applications for MIME Types
How to Register Applications for MIME Types
How to Associate a MIME Type With an Application
Chapter 7 Managing Screensavers
Setting Screensaver Preferences
Setting Default Screensaver Preferences for All Users
Restoring Default Screensaver Settings for a User
Modifying Screensaver Preferences
Modifying Look and Feel of Your Screensaver
How to Add a Screensaver Display
Disabling a Screensaver Display
Chapter 8 Managing Sessions
Session Manager Overview
Setting Session Defaults
Restoring the Default Session Settings
Saving the Current Session as the Default Session
Chapter 9 Overview of the Yelp Help Browser
Online Help Source Documents
Open Source Metadata Framework Files
Rarian Cataloging System
Chapter 10 Improving the Performance of the Oracle Solaris Desktop System
Reducing CPU Usage
Using Theme Options
Turning Off the Display of Icons in Menus
Turning Off Panel Animation
Using a Solid Color for the Desktop Background
Improving File Manager Performance
Turning Off the Side Pane
Turning Off the Toolbar
Turning Off the Location Bar
Locking the Desktop Background and Hiding Desktop Icons
Using the Appropriate Window Manager
Reducing X Window System Network Traffic
Reducing Color Usage and Improving Display Quality
Chapter 11 Disabling Features in the Oracle Solaris Desktop System
Setting Lockdown Preferences
Disabling Lock Screen
Disabling Log Out
Disabling Command-Line Operations
Disabling Panel Configuration
Chapter 12 Working With the X Window System
X Window System Overview
Understanding the X Server Process
Working With X Servers
Working With X Clients
Configuring an X Server in Oracle Solaris
Working With Xorg Configuration Files
Working With SMF Configuration Properties
Working With HAL fdi Files
Accessing X11 Display
Providing Other User Accounts With Access to Your Display
Displaying a Client From a Remote Machine
Setting Up Remote Desktop Access Using VNC
How to Set Up VNC to Provide a Guest Graphical Login
How to Start VNC Manually
Appendix A Hidden Directories
Glossary
Index
Index A
Index B
Index C
Index D
Index E
Index F
Index G
Index H
Index I
Index K
Index L
Index M
Index N
Index O
Index P
Index R
Index S
Index T
Index V
Index W
Index X
Index Y
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Oracle
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Solaris 11.3 Desktop Administrator's Guide
March 2018
Describes how to administer the Oracle Solaris Desktop and its components.
Document Information
Using This Documentation
Product Documentation Library
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1 Administering the Oracle Solaris Desktop
Desktop Overview
2 Managing User Preferences With GConf
GConf Overview
GConf Repository Components
Configuration Sources
GConf Schema
Schema Definition Files
GConf Daemon
Working With the GConf Command-Line Tool
Setting Preference Values
General Preferences
HTTP Proxy Preferences
Number of Workspaces
Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
Keyboard Shortcut Preferences
Specifying Panel and Panel Object Preferences
Individual Panels and Panel Objects Structure
How to Set Preferences for Individual Panels and Panel Objects
Look-and-Feel Preferences
Font Preferences
Background Preferences
Splash Image Preferences
Restoring Default Preference Values
3 Customizing Menus
Menus Overview
Working With Menu Definition Files
Working With Directory Entry Files
Working With Desktop Entry Files
Editing Menus
Adding and Modifying System Menus
How to Add a Menu
How to Add an Item to a Menu
How to Edit the Properties of a Menu
How to Edit a Menu Item
How to Delete an Item From a Menu
Creating and Modifying User Menus
Merging Menus
Merging User and System Menus
4 Installing Themes
Themes Overview
Theme Index File
Installing a Controls Option
Installing a Window Border Option
Installing an Icons Option
Installing Icons for Themes
How to Install an Icon for a Theme
Creating a Custom Controls Option
How to Create a Custom Controls Option
5 Customizing Fonts
Fonts Overview
fontconfig Library
Adding Fonts
How to Add a Font for All Users
How to Add a Font for an Individual User
Legacy X11 Font System
How to Install Bitmap Fonts by Using the Legacy X11 Font System
Substituting Fonts
6 Working With MIME Types
MIME Types Overview
About the MIME Database
MIME Database Contents
Refreshing the MIME Database
Understanding MIME Type XML Files
Modifying MIME Types
How to Add or Modify MIME Types
Registering Applications for MIME Types
How to Register Applications for MIME Types
How to Associate a MIME Type With an Application
7 Managing Screensavers
Setting Screensaver Preferences
Setting Default Screensaver Preferences for All Users
Restoring Default Screensaver Settings for a User
Modifying Screensaver Preferences
Modifying Look and Feel of Your Screensaver
How to Add a Screensaver Display
Disabling a Screensaver Display
8 Managing Sessions
Session Manager Overview
Setting Session Defaults
Restoring the Default Session Settings
Saving the Current Session as the Default Session
9 Overview of the Yelp Help Browser
Online Help Source Documents
Open Source Metadata Framework Files
Rarian Cataloging System
10 Improving the Performance of the Oracle Solaris Desktop System
Reducing CPU Usage
Using Theme Options
Turning Off the Display of Icons in Menus
Turning Off Panel Animation
Using a Solid Color for the Desktop Background
Improving File Manager Performance
Turning Off the Side Pane
Turning Off the Toolbar
Turning Off the Location Bar
Locking the Desktop Background and Hiding Desktop Icons
Using the Appropriate Window Manager
Reducing X Window System Network Traffic
Reducing Color Usage and Improving Display Quality
11 Disabling Features in the Oracle Solaris Desktop System
Setting Lockdown Preferences
Disabling Lock Screen
Disabling Log Out
Disabling Command-Line Operations
Disabling Panel Configuration
12 Working With the X Window System
X Window System Overview
Understanding the X Server Process
Working With X Servers
Working With X Clients
Configuring an X Server in Oracle Solaris
Working With Xorg Configuration Files
Working With SMF Configuration Properties
Working With HAL fdi Files
Accessing X11 Display
Providing Other User Accounts With Access to Your Display
Displaying a Client From a Remote Machine
Setting Up Remote Desktop Access Using VNC
How to Set Up VNC to Provide a Guest Graphical Login
How to Start VNC Manually
Appendix A Hidden Directories
Glossary
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
W
X
Y