SitemapTable of ContentsCopyrightCreditsAbout the AuthorsContributorsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceWhy Linux Desktop Hacks?How to Use This BookHow This Book Is OrganizedConventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesHow to Contact UsGot a Hack?Safari EnabledChapter 1. Booting LinuxHacks 1-9Hack 1. Give Your Computer the BootHack 2. Kill and Resurrect the Master Boot RecordHack 3. Bypass the Boot ManagerHack 4. Set a Bitmap Boot Screen for LILOHack 5. Create Your Own LILO Boot SplashHack 6. Display a GRUB Boot Splash BackgroundHack 7. Create a GRUB Boot Splash BackgroundHack 8. Jazz Up Your Debian System BootHack 9. Graphics on the ConsoleChapter 2. ConsoleHacks 10-15Hack 10. Redefine Keyboard ActionsHack 11. Energize Your Console with Macro Music MagicHack 12. Take a Screenshot from the Command LineHack 13. Put Your Command Prompt on a DietHack 14. Simplify Changing DirectoriesHack 15. Colorize Files in Your PagerChapter 3. Login ManagersHacks 16-21Hack 16. Switch Users FastHack 17. Double Your KDM (KDE) Login ScreensHack 18. Double Your GDM (GNOME) Login ScreensHack 19. Get Multiple Desktops the Macho WayHack 20. Scrap X11 for Fancy Login ConsolesHack 21. Personalize Your Qingy ThemeChapter 4. Related to XHacks 22-34Hack 22. Take Your Screens BlackHack 23. Spice Up Your Desktop with Creative Mouse CursorsHack 24. Convert CursorXP Themes for Use with LinuxHack 25. Use Windows and Mac FontsHack 26. Never Miss Another ReminderHack 27. Make Applications Trigger On-Screen AlertsHack 28. Heat Up Your Keyboard with HotkeysHack 29. Get Hotter Hotkeys with LinEAKHack 30. Access Windows and Mac OS X from LinuxHack 31. Run Your Desktop over the InternetHack 32. Access Your Programs RemotelyHack 33. Add Depth to Your DesktopHack 34. Give Your Desktop X-Ray VisionChapter 5. KDE DesktopHacks 35-44Hack 35. Make Konqueror a Window into Remote SpacesHack 36. Konquer Remote Systems Without PasswordsHack 37. Ai Karamba! Flashy KDE Gadgets!Hack 38. Start Applications in Weird and Wonderful WaysHack 39. Script Hacks with DCOPHack 40. Create Your Own KDE Right-Click Menu ActionsHack 41. Make KDE Even Easier to UseHack 42. Give Depth to Your KDE WindowsHack 43. Lock Down KDE with Kiosk ModeHack 44. Run KDE on the Bleeding EdgeChapter 6. GNOME Desktop HacksHacks 45-48Hack 45. Randomize Your GNOME WallpaperHack 46. Grow Your GNOME with gDesklets SteroidsHack 47. Create Your Own GNOME Right-Click Actions