GConf Keys

GConf keys are required to have long and short descriptions for each key. Many keys have no interface through the application, so for someone administering the key values from another application each description field will be the only interface available to them.

Guidelines

Example 2.8. Example descriptions for GConf Keys from gnome-terminal

KeyShort DescriptionLong Description
background_typeBackground typeType of terminal background. May be "solid" for a solid color, "image" for an image, or "transparent" for pseudo-transparency.
delete_bindingEffect of the Delete keySets what code the delete key generates. Possible values are "ascii-del" for the ASCII DEL character, "control-h" for Control-H (AKA the ASCII BS character), "escape-sequence" for the escape sequence typically bound to backspace or delete. "escape-sequence" is normally considered the correct setting for the Delete key.