Tim: >> Yes, it can be done within gconf (Gnome configuration editor). >> Tickboxes for the icons can be found in its /apps/nautilus/desktop >> branch of the tree. Aaron Konstam: > This is made easier if yo install: gconf-editor Yes, most definitely. ;-) As when I typed "gconf", before, I really should have typed "gconf-editor". Lazy typing fingers strike again! It appears as "Configuration Editor" in the Gnome Applications / System Tools menu. -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ rm -rfd /*^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Huname -ipr 2.6.21-1.3228.fc7 i686 i386 Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.