oops! On Thu, 2004-06-10 at 08:31 -0400, Shaun ONeil wrote: > two gconf keys do this for me, > > /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop = false > /desktop/gnome/background/draw_background = false > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This should be show_desktop, ie: $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop -t bool false I hate mornings .. Shaun