[lug] making gnome re-read config

[Jason Davis]

I just pkill the needed app

pkill nautilus
pkill gnome-panel


that gets most things


On Mon, 2006-01-09 at 21:00 -0700, D. Stimits wrote:
> I'm trying to find out how to make gnome re-read its config file without 
> ending the gnome session (using Fedora Core 4). The goal is to edit the 
> background image in the XML file, and have it update that image based on 
> something like an alarm clock or cron. So far kill -HUP, -SIGUSR1, and 
> -SIGUSR2 do not do this...they end the session entirely. Obviously the 
> manager application knows a way, but maybe it's API related and not a 
> signal. Anyone have any hints on what would cause gnome to re-read its 
> config for an individual user without ending the session, and without 
> user intervention (other than setting up the alarm clock program)?
> 
> D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net
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