This package contains the daemon which is responsible for setting the various parameters of a GNOME session and the applications that run under it. It handles the following kinds of settings:
* Keyboard: layout, accessibility options, shortcuts, media keys * Clipboard management * Theming: background, icons, GTK+ applications * Cleanup of unused files * Mouse: cursors, speed, accessibility options * Startup of other daemons: screensaver, sound daemon
It also sets various application settings through X resources and freedesktop.org XSETTINGS.