Customizing the Desktop Background
To access the Desktop Background preference
tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Desktop Preferences -> Display -> Desktop Background.
You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
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Select an image for the desktop background. The image is superimposed
on the desktop background color. The desktop background color is visible if
you select a transparent image, or if the image does not cover the entire
desktop background.
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Select a color for the desktop background. You can select
a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect
is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color.
You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within
the file manager.
Table 7–2 lists the background preferences
that you can modify.
Table 7–2 Desktop Background Preferences
Dialog Element
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Description
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Desktop Wallpaper
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Choose an image to display on the desktop background.
To choose an image, click on the Select picture button.
An image selector dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to choose an image.
When you choose an image, click OK.
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Style
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To specify how to display the image, select one of the
following options from the Style drop-down list:
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Centered: Displays the image in the middle
of the desktop background.
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Fill Screen: Enlarges the image to cover
the desktop background and maintains the relative dimensions of the image.
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Scaled: Enlarges the image until the
image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the
image.
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Tiled: Enlarges the image until the image
meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the image.
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Add Wallpaper
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Click on Add Wallpaper to display the Add Wallpapers dialog. Choose the wallpaper that you want to appear as the background,
then click OK.
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Remove
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Choose the Desktop Wallpaper that you want to remove,
then click Remove.
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Desktop Colors
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To specify a color scheme, use the options
in the Background Style drop-down list, and the color
selector buttons.
You can specify a color scheme in one of the
following ways:
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Choose Solid color from the Background Style drop-down list to specify a single color for the
desktop background.
To choose the color that you require, click on the Color button. The Pick a Color dialog is displayed.
Choose a color, then click OK.
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Choose Horizontal gradient from the Background Style drop-down list. This option creates a gradient
effect from the left screen edge to the right screen edge.
Click on the Left Color button to display the Pick a Color dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the left edge.
Click on the Right Color button. Choose the color
that you want to appear at the right edge.
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Choose Vertical gradient from the Background Style drop-down list. This creates a gradient effect
from the top screen edge to the bottom screen edge.
Click on the Top Color button to display the Pick a Color dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the top edge.
Click on the Bottom Color button. Choose the
color that you want to appear at the bottom edge.
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