Keys are a way of looking up a value. Every preference stored in
GConf is assigned to a key. Applications which
use GConf access the values of keys to determine
how to look and behave. When you change something in the
Preferences of an application, you are changing the
value associated to a key in GConf.
To copy a key name to the clipboard, select the key name you want to
copy in the modification pane. Choose . You can paste the
key name into any other application.
To view recent key names, choose . This action will
open the results pane at the bottom of the current window. You can move
through the results list by scrolling up and down with the scroll bar or
the arrow keys. The information for the selected key or folder will appear
in the rest of the window.
Viewing recent keys is useful if you need to get back to a key you
just changed and don't remember where it is.
The icons next to the key name show what kind of value that key can
take. See Section 7 ― Icons and Key Types for more information on each icon. To
modify the value of a key, perform the following steps:
Use the tree pane to display the key that you want to modify
in the modification pane.
Select the key to modify in the modification pane.
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To change the value of an integer key or a string key, click
in the Value column of the key. Type the new value
for the key. Alternatively, right-click on the key and select
from the popup menu.
To change the value of a Boolean key, click in the
Value column of the key to select or
deselect the check box. Alternatively, right-click on the
key and select from the
popup menu.
To change the value of a list key, right-click on the key and
select from the popup menu. The
Edit Key dialog provides a list of the
values associated to that key. You can use this dialog to edit each
particular value in the list, add or remove values from the list, and
move each value up or down in the list.
Your system administrator may have locked down certain keys by
providing mandatory values. If the selected key has a mandatory value
set, you will not be able to edit the value. The documentation pane
will display the label This key is not writable
if you are not allowed to edit the value of that key.
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