Preferences Hide and Seek

If you're a GNOME user who's tired of hard-to-find or completely hidden options, Preferences Hide and Seek is the utility for you. Designed to make it easier for users to access the buried application options within gconf, this software groups together the existing GNOME options and facilitates the creation of a simple data file to expose additional GConf-based options as well.

Among the many features of Preferences Hide and Seek are the ability to create an advanced preferences dialog for any GConf-based application with ease, as well as the ability to use a single application mode to simulate a standard dialog. The software supports a variety of GConf key types, including boolean, integer, float, and string, as well as settings for minimum and maximum numeric range for certain key types.

Additionally, the software provides multiple options for how string keys can be presented to users, including file or folder name selection, drop down menus, font selection, and color selection. Integer enumerations can similarly be presented as a drop down menu, and radio buttons support integer, float, and string key types. Finally, check buttons, radio buttons, and drop down menus can also control the sensitivity of other objects in the system.

To use Preferences Hide and Seek, you'll need GConf version 2.4 or higher. The latest release of the software adds support for several options new in compiz 0.3.2 and GNOME 2.16. So if you're looking to get more out of your GNOME system, Preferences Hide and Seek is definitely worth a try.