Main Desktop behavior options

To change aspects of the main Desktop's behavior, double-click on the Main Desktop Behavior icon in the Preferences Editor.

You can configure the following:

Desktop as root window: sets whether or not the main Desktop occupies the Root window. If set to ``True'', the Desktop fills the entire screen.
Default desktop display mode: specifies whether icons are displayed as images or names
Desktop opening display method: if you change the way icons are displayed on the main Desktop from the View menu, specifies whether future desktops display icons the same way (``Always inherit'') or display according to the value set in the ``Default desktop display mode'' field (``Never inherit'')
Desktop traversal mode: determines if opening a new desktop reuses the current window, or displays a new window