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Users can also use the Menus & Toolbars preference tool to deselect the Show Icons
in Menus option.
Turning Off the Splash Screen
When users log in to the desktop environment, a splash screen is displayed by default.
Icons are displayed on the splash screen while the user logs in. You can turn off the
splash screen to reduce CPU usage during login.
To turn off the splash screen, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/gnome-session/options/show_splash_screen
false
Turning Off Panel Animation
When users show or hide panels, the panels can show or hide in an animated style. To
turn off panel animation, use the following command:
gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/panel/global/enable_animations false
Users can also use the Panel preference tool to deselect the Drawer and Panel Animation
option.
Improving File Manager Performance
The Nautilus file manager includes some features that you can modify to improve per-
formance.
Modifying Performance Preferences
The file manager includes performance-related preferences. Each of these preference
can take any of the following three values.
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