On 10/09/2014 12:52 PM, Mark LaPierre wrote: > I now have a desktop at a usable resolution. Thank you there!! you're welcome, I'm not that much of an expert on this, but there weren't many other responses so I figured I'd pass you a google link, about the best I can do, I'm afraid. > But, there's always a but, the text displayed on that screen is not > usable. The text on the top bar that should say: > Applications Places System > says: > A P S m > > The icon that is supposed to say "Computer" says "C m" > > There's a dialogue box in the middle of the screen with various and > assorted consonants spread about. I have no idea what it's supposed to say. > > Any clue as to how I can fix this? Sounds like a color issue, or possibly a font issue, I would try changing to a different theme, and then playing with the colors. Google for "CentOS gnome themes" for help with this. Peter