On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 09:15:11AM -0400, Jerry Geis wrote: > >>* How can I remove the four items on screen? > *>>* Applications, > *>>* Places > *>>* home > *>>* trash > * > >Mate allows me to remove those things using dconf-editor. I have check >boxes for computer-icon-visible, home-icon-visible, network-icon-visible, >trash-icon visible and volumes-visible under org-mate-caja-desktop. > > >The same set of checkboxes are also available under gnome-nautilus-desktop. > > Frank - this suggestion worked. I got rid of the icons on the screen... > > Do you have any "tricks" for getting rid of the "Applications" and "Places" > > in the top menu bar? or remove the menu bar all together. > > Or at minimal - if you click on them - no further menus are given. While I don't know how to do that, I thought I'd also throw in another thing you may wish to investigate: right-click on the desktop brings up a menu with a few items on it, one of which is "open in terminal". -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- The Lord is like a strong tower. Those who do what is right can run to him for safety. --------------------------- Proverbs 18:10 (niv) -----------------------------