Gnome is my favorite desktop environment. Gnome tries to strike a balance between flexibility and ease of configuration. I think Gnome makes the right trade-offs, but I always find myself tweaking a few parameters which are not available through the preferences menu.
The Gnome tweaker of choice is gconf-editor. Install gconf-editor and run it. (In Fedora 7 gconf-editor is available through the package manager.) You will be presented with various parameters arranged in a hierarchy.
Now we can have some fun! Most changes made will take effect immediately.
Emacs key bindings are a must. I cannot stand the default key bindings. If you too are an Emacs fan, go to /desktop/gnome/interface and change gtk_key_theme to Emacs. I dislike my desktop being cluttered up by icons. Go to /apps/nautilus/desktop. I turn off trash_icon_visible, home_icon_visible, and computer_icon_visible.
Play around, but be careful. There is a distinct possibility of shooting yourself in the foot.
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