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