[GRLUG] gedit crash problem

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 07:37 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-01-09 at 06:46 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > On Sun, 2012-01-08 at 17:56 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
> > > On Sun, 2012-01-08 at 13:56 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 2012-01-07 at 23:11 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote
> > > > >  Snippets is still
> > > > > checked--so somehow Fedora Add-Remove Software is not completely wiping
> > > > > gedit stuff. Is there some config file I should change or delete to try
> > > > > to totally clean out old gedit settings? (Would that help anything?)
> > > > Adding removing packages never touches user configuration; that is a
> > > > feature.   I believe gedit still uses GConf [vs. the new DConf] so if
> > > > you use gconf-editor and delete the /apps/gedit-2 key (or its content)
> > > > and then start gedit you will probably go back to a default
> > > > configuration.
> > > > If the Fedora gedit has been ported to DConf then use dconf-editor to do
> > > > the same thing.
> > > I installed dconf-editor, but it shows no key for gedit.
> > 
> > Ok, so run gconf-editor and it will be there.
> > 
> > DConf is the configuration system replacing GConf.  Not everything has
> > migrated yet.  Fedora is bleeding edge so I thought the gedit there
> > might have already moved over.  Most GNOME stuff is rapidly moving from
> > the old GConf to the newer DConf.  Until everything is moved you need to
> > look in one and then the other [if it isn't in the first; always check
> > DConf first as old settings may linger (ignored) in GConf once the
> > application moves to DConf].
> > 
> OK. Thanks. I was assuming the migration would be all or nothing.

Nope the movement from the GNOME2 stack to the GNOME3 is [or can be]
incremental.

Gtk2 -> Gtk3 [this also changes how themes are managed]
GConf -> GSettings & DConf
Applets -> Extensions
Addition of Zeitgeist support

For awhile there will be a mix of old and new.

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