Oracle® Solaris 11 Desktop Accessibility Guide

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Updated: July 2014
 
 

Customization Options

The following methods enable you to customize the appearance of the Oracle Solaris Desktop:

  • Themes – Enable you to change the appearance of the desktop in an effective and consistent manner. See Using Themes to Customize the Desktop for more information about themes and how to use them to achieve the required desktop environment.

  • Desktop and application-specific configuration settings – Enable you to customize individual components of the desktop to achieve the required display settings. You can use this method as an alternative to using themes.

The following table summarizes the changes that you can make to the Oracle Solaris Desktop . This guide does not provide detailed instructions for customizing the desktop. For detailed instructions on how to customize the desktop using the customization tools provided by the desktop, refer to the Help for each tool or the Oracle Solaris Desktop User Guide .

Table 5-1  Quick Reference to Customizing the Appearance of the Desktop
Setting
Method
Overall appearance of the desktop and using high-contrast colors, low-contrast colors, or large print
The Theme tab in the Appearance preference tool
Desktop background appearance

  • The Background tab in the Appearance preference tool

  • The Edit → Backgrounds and Emblems menu item in the File Manager application
Font on the desktop background and in all desktop applications
The Fonts tab in the Appearance preference tool
Default font settings of the Text Editor or Terminal application.
The application's Edit → Preferences menu item
Amount and type of window and workspace animation
The Visual Effects tab in the Appearance preference tool
Animation used to show and hide desktop panels
The General tab in the panel's Properties dialog
Fonts and colors in received email messages

  • The Formatting options on the Display tab in the Thunderbird preferences dialog

  • The General tab on the Mail Preferences page in the Evolution preferences dialog
Fonts and colors on web pages
The Content tab in the Firefox preferences dialog
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