Mate config questions.
I set up Mate under Ubuntu 18.04 and I have some config questions.
1) I want to disable the graphical file manager -- I have no use for it and it
just clutters my screen with lots of file icons (and binds itself to my
pointer, preventing me from accessing root window bindings for my window
manager (fvwm)). As a temp fix, I renamed the file manager executable in
/usr/bin, but that will be undone the next time apt-get dist-upgrade installs
a updated version of the graphical file manager. Under Gnome 2 the "trick" is
to use gconf-editor to edit the required_components under session under gnome
under desktop (setting the File Manager property to "/bin/true"). This does
not work for Mate. What is the trick for Mate?
2) I won't be using Mate's system menu. Instead I will be using my own menu
system. I would like to gain access to the Logout and Shutdown dialogs from
the session manager (mate-session?). With Gnome 2, this is doable with dbus
messages:
dbus-send --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager /org/gnome/SessionManager org.gnome.SessionManager.Logout "uint32:0"
dbus-send --dest=org.gnome.SessionManager /org/gnome/SessionManager org.gnome.SessionManager.Shutdown
What is the corresponding "magic" for Mate?
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