[desktop-discuss] do I have to run gnome-cleanup?

[Liane Praza]

At least once every 6 months, usually more frequently, after I
live-upgrade, something wonky happens to my desktop.  Sometimes I
lose desktop icons entirely.  This time (70->74 upgrade) the icons
and their text are much bigger than previously, and my window title
bars are messed up.  (Controls aren't left and right justified.)

I haven't done it yet this time, but gnome-cleanup usually does the
trick -- at the expense of having to re-create my launchers, etc.

Is there some way that the system settings can get updated without
losing my personal customizations?  Or, is there a way to make my
personal customizations so that un-related changes don't override
the system settings?

I really don't customize that much on my desktop, so I'm a bit
surprised I keep running into this.  (Or that I'm the only one.)

thanks,
liane