You can customize many of the characteristics of the GNOME Desktop. The customization of each aspect of the GNOME Desktop is controlled by a dedicated software tool that is called a preference tool. This section describes how to configure the GNOME Desktop in the following chapters.
Starting Preference Tools
Read this chapter to find out how to start the preference tools in the GNOME Desktop.
Using Preference Tools
Read this chapter to find out how to use the preference tools to customize the GNOME Desktop. This chapter describes all the options in each of the preference tools.
This chapter describes how to start your preference tools, and where to find the preference tools in the GNOME Desktop menu structure.
You can start the preference tools in the following ways:
Choose Preferences from the Main Menu. Choose the tool that you require from the submenus.
Double-click on the This Computer object on the desktop. A file manager window opens at the This Computer location. Double-click on the Preferences object in the file manager window to display your preference tools. Double-click on the tool that you require.
Table 9–1 lists the preference tools in the GNOME Desktop, and where you can find each preference tool in the menu structure.
Table 9–1 Location of Preference Tools in GNOME Desktop Menu Structure
Preference Tool |
Menu Path |
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Preferences -> Display -> Background |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> CD Database Server |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> CD Device Options |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> File Associations |
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Preferences -> Folders |
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Preferences -> Display -> Font |
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Preferences -> PDA Devices |
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Preferences -> Internet |
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Preferences -> Keyboard -> Accessibility |
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Preferences -> Keyboard -> Behavior |
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Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layout |
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Preferences -> Display -> Menus & Toolbars |
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Preferences -> Mouse |
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Preferences -> Keyboard -> Multimedia Keys |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> Panel |
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Preferences -> Password |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> Preferred Applications |
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Preferences -> Printers |
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Preferences -> Display -> Screen Resolution |
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Preferences -> Display -> Screensaver |
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Preferences -> Advanced -> Sessions |
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Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts |
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Preferences -> Sound |
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Preferences -> System |
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Preferences -> Display -> Theme |
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Preferences -> Display -> Window Behavior |
This chapter describes how to use the preference tools to customize the GNOME Desktop.
The desktop background is the image or color that is applied to your desktop. You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:
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.
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 Nautilus
file manager.
Table 10–1 lists the background settings that you can configure.
Table 10–1 Settings for Desktop Background
The CD Database
preference tool
enables you to configure a CD database that your system can query. A CD database
contains information about CDs, such as the name of the artist, the title,
and the track list. When an application plays a CD, the application can query
the CD database about the CD, then display the information.
Table 10–2
describes the elements on the CD Database
preference
tool.
Element |
Description |
---|---|
Send no info |
Select this option if you do not want to send any information to the CD database server. |
Send real info |
Select this option to send your name and hostname information to the CD database server. |
Send other info |
Select this option to send another name and hostname to the CD database server. Enter the name in the Name field. Enter the hostname in the Hostname field. |
FreeDB round robin server |
FreeDB is a CD database. The FreeDB round robin server is a load-sharing configuration of FreeDB servers. Select this option to access the FreeDB CD database from this server. |
Other FreeDB server |
Select this option to access the FreeDB CD database from another server. Select the server that you require from the server table. |
Update server list |
Click on this button to update the list of available FreeDB servers in the server table. |
Other server |
Select this option to use another CD database. Enter the name of the server on which the database resides in the Hostname field. Enter the port number on which you can access the database in the Port field. |
Use the File
Associations
preference tool to configure the following:
You can specify how files of various types are displayed and edited. For example, you can specify an icon to represent a particular type of file. For another example, you can specify that if a file is a plain text file, the file is launched in a text editor.
The file manager and other GNOME applications check the contents of a file to determine the type of a file. If the first lines do not determine the type of the file, then the application checks the filename.
A Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a string that identifies a particular location in a file system or on the Web. For example, the web address of a web page is a URI. A service is a protocol or task that a URI requests. For example, the http://www.gnome.org URI requests the http service.
You can associate an application with a service, so that the application performs the task required by the service. For example, you can associate your preferred web browser with the http service.
Table 10–3 describes the elements
on the File Associations
preference tool.
Element |
Description |
---|---|
Table |
To view the contents of a category of file types, click on the right arrow next to the category name. The category expands, and displays a description of each file type, and the file extension that is associated with the file type. To select a file type that you want to work with, click on the file type. |
Add File Type |
Click on this button to add a file type. For more information, see To Add a File Type. |
Add Service |
Click on this button to add a service. For more information, see To Add a Service. |
Edit |
To edit a file type, a service, or a file type category, select the item that you want to edit, then click Edit. |
Remove |
To delete a file type or a service, select the item that you want to delete, then click Remove. |
To add a file type, perform the following steps:
Start the File Associations
preference tool.
Click on the Add File Type button. The Add File Type dialog is displayed.
Enter the properties of the file type in the dialog. The following table describes the dialog elements on the Add File Type dialog:
Option |
Function |
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No Icon |
Choose an icon to represent the file type. To choose an icon, click on the No Icon button. An icon selector dialog is displayed. Choose an icon from the dialog. Alternatively, to choose an icon from another directory, click Browse. When you choose an icon, click OK. |
Description |
Type a description of the file type. |
MIME type |
Enter the MIME type for this type of file. |
Category |
Enter the category to which you want the file type to belong in this preference tool. Click on the Choose to choose a category from the Choose a file category dialog. |
Filename extensions |
Enter the file extensions to associate with the file type. Enter a file extension in the field on the left side, then press Return. To delete a file extension, select the file extension in the field on the right side, then click on the Remove button. |
Viewer Component |
Select the viewer component to use to display files of this type in the file manager. |
Default action |
Select the default application to use to open files of this type. |
Program to run |
Specify a program to associate with the file type. Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then choose the command to run. You can also use the Browse button to choose a command to run. |
Run in Terminal |
Select this option to run the program in a terminal window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in which to run. |
Click OK.
To add a service, perform the following steps:
Start the File Associations
preference tool.
Click on the Add Service button. The Add Service dialog is displayed.
Enter the properties of the service in the dialog. The following table describes the dialog elements on the Add Service dialog:
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Description |
Type a description of the service. |
Protocol |
Enter the protocol for the service. |
Program to Run |
Information to be supplied in a future release. |
Program |
Specify the program to associate with the service. Enter the command to start the program in this field. Alternatively, to choose a command that you entered previously, click the down arrow button, then choose the command to run. You can also use the Browse button to choose a command to run. |
Run in Terminal |
Select this option to run the program in a terminal window. Choose this option for a program that does not create a window in which to run. |
Click OK.
Use the Folder Options
preference tool to set your Nautilus
file manager preferences. You can also set your file manager preferences in
the Folder Options
preferences dialog, which you can open from the file manager application.
For information on the settings in the Folder Options
preferences dialog and Folder Options
preference tool, see Nautilus
File Manager.
Use the Font
preference tool
to select the fonts to use in your applications, windows, terminals, and desktop.
Table 10–4 lists the font settings that you can configure.
Table 10–4 Settings for Fonts
You can use the file manager to preview fonts. To preview fonts, perform the following steps:
Open a file manager window.
Enter the URI fonts:/// in the location bar. The fonts are displayed as icons in the view pane.
Double-click on an icon to display a preview of the font.
The Internet
preference tool enables you to configure how your
system connects to the Internet. You can configure the GNOME Desktop to connect
to a proxy server, and specify the details of the proxy
server. A proxy server is a server that intercepts requests to another server,
and fulfills the request itself, if it can. You can enter the Domain Name
Service (DNS) name or the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy server.
A DNS name is a unique alphabetic identifier for a
computer on a network. An IP address is a unique numeric
identifier for a computer on a network.
Table 10–5 lists the Internet connection settings that you can configure.
Table 10–5 Internet Connection Settings
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Direct internet connection |
Select this option if you want to connect directly to the Internet, without a proxy server. |
Manual proxy configuration |
Select this option if you want to connect to the Internet through a proxy server, and you want to configure the proxy server manually. |
HTTP proxy |
Enter the DNS name, or the IP address of the proxy server to use when you request a HTTP service. Enter the port number of the HTTP service on the proxy server in the Port spin box. |
Secure HTTP proxy |
Enter the DNS name, or the IP address of the proxy server to use when you request a Secure HTTP service. Enter the port number of the Secure HTTP service on the proxy server in the Port spin box. |
FTP proxy |
Enter the DNS name, or the IP address of the proxy server to use when you request a FTP service. Enter the port number of the FTP service on the proxy server in the Port spin box. |
Socks host |
Enter the DNS name, or the IP address of the Socks host to use. Enter the port number for the Socks protocol on the proxy server in the Port spin box. |
Automatic proxy configuration |
Select this option if you want to connect to the Internet through a proxy server, and you want to configure the proxy server automatically. |
Autoconfiguration URL |
Enter the URL that contains the information required to configure the proxy server automatically. |
Use the Keyboard
accessibility
preference tool to set the keyboard accessibility preferences. The Keyboard
accessibility preference tool is also known as AccessX
.
You can customize the settings for the Keyboard
accessibility preference tool in the following functional areas:
Basic
Filters
Mouse
Table 10–6 lists the basic keyboard accessibility settings that you can modify.
Table 10–6 Keyboard Accessibility Settings
For more information on configuring keyboard accessibility preferences, see GNOME 2.2 Desktop Accessibility Guide.
Table 10–7 lists the filter settings that you can modify.
Table 10–7 Filter Settings
For more information on configuring keyboard accessibility preferences, see GNOME 2.2 Desktop Accessibility Guide.
Table 10–8 lists the mouse settings that you can modify.
Table 10–8 Mouse Settings
For more information on configuring keyboard accessibility preferences, see GNOME 2.2 Desktop Accessibility Guide.
Use the Keyboard Behavior
preference tool to select the autorepeat settings for your
keyboard, and to configure sound
settings for your keyboard.
You can customize the settings for the Keyboard
preference tool in the following functional areas:
Keyboard
Sound
Use the Keyboard tabbed section to set general
keyboard preferences. To start the Keyboard
accessibility preference tool, that is, AccessX
,
click on the Accessibility button.
Table 10–9 lists the keyboard settings that you can configure.
Table 10–9 Settings for Keyboard
Option |
Function |
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Keyboard repeats when key is held down |
Select this option to enable keyboard repeat. If keyboard repeat is enabled, when you press-and-hold a key, the action associated with the key is performed repeatedly. For example, if you press-and-hold a character key, the character is typed repeatedly. |
Delay |
Select the delay from the time you press a key to the time that the action repeats. |
Speed |
Select the speed at which the action is repeated. |
Blinks in text boxes and fields |
Select this option to enable the cursor to blink in fields and text boxes. |
Speed |
Use the slider to specify the speed at which the cursor blinks in fields and text boxes. |
Use the Sound tabbed section to set your preferences for keyboard sound.
Some applications play a bell sound to indicate a keyboard input error. Use the options in the Sound tabbed section to configure the bell sound. Table 10–10 lists the keyboard sound settings that you can configure.
Table 10–10 Settings for System Bell
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Off |
Select this option to disable the keyboard bell. |
Beep |
Select this option to enable the keyboard bell. |
Use the Keyboard Layout
preference
tool to select a layout for your keyboard. You can choose different layouts
to suit different locales. For more information on the Keyboard
Layout
preference tool, see the Keyboard Layout Switcher manual.
You can use the Menus & Toolbars
preference tool to customize the appearance
of menus, menubars, and toolbars for GNOME-compliant applications.
Table 10–11 lists the menu and toolbar settings that you can customize for GNOME-compliant applications.
Table 10–11 Settings for Customizing Applications
Use the Mouse
preference tool
to configure your mouse for right-hand use or for left-hand use. You can also
specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement.
You can customize the settings for the Mouse
preference tool in the following functional areas:
Buttons
Cursors
Motion
Use the Buttons tabbed section to specify whether the mouse buttons are configured for left-hand use. You can also specify the delay between clicks for a double-click.
Table 10–12 lists the mouse button settings that you can configure.
Table 10–12 Settings for Mouse Buttons
Option |
Function |
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Left-handed mouse |
Select this option to configure your mouse for left-hand use. When you configure your mouse for left-hand use, the functions of the left mouse button and the right mouse button are swapped. |
Delay |
Use the slider to specify the amount of time that can pass between clicks when you double-click. If the interval between the first and second clicks exceeds the time that is specified here, the action is not interpreted as a double-click. |
Use the Cursors tabbed section to set your mouse pointer preferences.
Table 10–13 lists the mouse pointer settings that you can configure.
Table 10–13 Settings for Mouse Pointers
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Cursor Theme |
Select the mouse pointer theme that you require from the list box. |
Show position of cursor when the Control key is pressed |
Select this option to enable a mouse pointer animation when you press and release Ctrl. This feature can assist you to locate the mouse pointer. |
Use the Motion tabbed section to set your preferences for mouse movement.
Table 10–14 lists the mouse motion settings that you can configure.
Table 10–14 Settings for Mouse Motion
Setting |
Function |
---|---|
Acceleration |
Use the slider to specify the speed at which your mouse pointer moves on your screen when you move your mouse. |
Sensitivity |
Use the slider to specify how sensitive your mouse pointer is to movements of your mouse. |
Threshold |
Use the slider to specify the distance that you must move an item before the move action is interpreted as a drag-and-drop action. |
The Panel
Preferences
preference tool enables you to configure the behavior
of panels. Any changes that you make with the Panel Preferences
preference tool affect all of your panels.
Setting |
Function |
---|---|
Close drawer when launcher is clicked |
Select this option if you want a drawer on a panel to close when you choose a launcher in the drawer. |
Drawer and panel animation |
Select this option if you want your panels and drawers to show and to hide in an animated style. |
Animation speed |
Select the speed of the panel animation from the drop-down list. |
Use the Preferred
Applications
preference tool to specify the applications that
you want the GNOME Desktop to use when the GNOME Desktop starts an application
for you. For example, you can specify Xterm
as
your preferred terminal application. When you open the Desktop
menu then choose New Terminal, Xterm
starts.
You can customize the settings for the Preferred Applications
preference tool in the following functional areas.
Web Browser
Text Editor
Terminal
Use the Web Browser
tabbed section to configure your preferred web browser. The preferred web
browser opens when you click on a URL. For example, the preferred web browser
opens when you select a URL in an application, or when you select a URL launcher
on the desktop.
Table 10–16 lists the preferred web browser settings that you can configure.
Table 10–16 Settings for Preferred Web Browser
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Select a Web Browser |
Select this option if you want to use a standard web browser. Use the drop-down combination box to select your preferred web browser. |
Custom Web Browser |
Select this option if you want to use a custom web browser. |
Command |
Enter the command to execute to start the custom web browser. To enable the browser to display a URL that you click on, include “%s” after the command. |
Start in Terminal |
Select this option to run the command in a terminal window. Select this option for a browser that does not create a window in which to run. |
Use the Text Editor
tabbed section to configure your preferred text editor.
Table 10–17 lists the preferred text editor settings that you can configure.
Table 10–17 Settings for Preferred Text Editor
Use the Terminal
tabbed section
to configure your preferred terminal.
Table 10–18 lists the preferred terminal settings that you can configure.
Table 10–18 Settings for Preferred Terminal
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Select a Terminal |
Select this option if you want to use a standard terminal. Use the drop-down combination box to specify your preferred terminal. |
Custom Terminal |
Select this option if you want to use a custom terminal. |
Command |
Enter the command to execute to start the custom terminal. |
Exec Flag |
Enter the exec option to use with the command. |
Use the Screen Resolution preference tool to specify the resolution settings for your screen. Table 10–19 lists the screen resolution settings that you can configure.
Table 10–19 Settings for Screen Resolution
Setting |
Description |
---|---|
Resolution |
Select the resolution to use for the screen from the drop-down list. |
Refresh rate |
Select the screen refresh rate to use for the screen from the drop-down list. |
Make default for this computer only |
Select this option to make the screen resolution settings the default settings for the system that you are logged in to only. |
A screensaver is an application that you can use to replace the image on your screen when the screen is not in use. You can use screensavers in the following ways:
Activate after a specified period of idle time.
Activate when you lock your screen.
Manage power used by your monitor when your system is idle.
You can customize the settings for the Mouse
preference tool in the following functional areas:
Display Modes
Advanced
Use the Display Modes tabbed section to set display mode preferences.
Table 10–20 lists the display mode settings that you can configure.
Table 10–20 Settings for Screensaver Display Mode
Use the Advanced tabbed section to set advanced screensaver preferences.
Table 10–21 lists the advanced screensaver settings that you can configure.
Table 10–21 Advanced Screensaver Settings
Setting |
Function |
---|---|
Grab Desktop Images |
Some screensavers can take a screenshot of your screen, then manipulate the screenshot to create your screensaver display. Select this option to enable screensavers to take a screenshot of your screen. |
Grab Video Frames |
Some screensavers can capture a frame of video, then manipulate the captured image to create your screensaver display. If your system has a video capture card, select this option to enable screensavers to capture a frame of video. |
Choose Random Image |
Select this option to enable screensavers to use images from a directory that you select. Type the path for the directory in the field. Alternatively, click Browse to display a dialog from which you can select a directory. |
Verbose Dialognostics |
Select this option if you want to display screensaver diagnostic information. |
Display Subprocess Errors |
Select this option if you want to display errors related to screensaver subprocesses on screen. |
Display Splash Screen at Startup |
Select this option to if you want |
Power Management Enabled |
Select this option to enable power management of your monitor. Power management can reduce energy consumption by your monitor when you are not using the monitor. |
Standby After |
Specify how long to wait to put the monitor in standby mode. When the monitor is in standby mode, the screen is black. |
Suspend After |
Specify how long to wait to put the monitor in power-saving mode. |
Off After |
Specify how long to wait to switch off monitor. |
Install Colormap |
Select this option to install a private colormap when the screensaver is active. Use of a private colormap might improve the quality of the color in particular screensaver displays. |
Fade to Black When Blanking |
Select this option if you want your display to fade to black when the screensaver activates. |
Fade from Black When Unblanking |
Select this option if you want your display to fade from black to the screen contents when the screensaver stops. |
Fade Duration |
Specify how long to take to fade to black when the screensaver activates. |
The Sessions
preference tool enables you to manage your sessions. You can set session preferences,
and specify which applications to start when you start a session. You can
configure sessions to save the state of applications in the GNOME Desktop,
and to restore the state when you start another session. You can also use
this preference tool to manage multiple GNOME sessions.
You can customize the settings for sessions and startup applications in the following functional areas:
Session Options
Current Session
Startup Programs
Use the Session Options tabbed section to manage multiple sessions, and to set preferences for the current session.
Table 10–22 lists the session options settings that you can configure.
Table 10–22 Settings for Session Options
Use the Current Session tabbed section to specify startup order values, and to choose restart styles for the session-managed applications in your current session.
Table 10–23 lists the session properties that you can configure.
Table 10–23 Session Properties
Use the Startup Programs
tabbed section of the Sessions
preference tool
to specify non-session-managed startup applications.
Startup applications are applications that start automatically when you start
a session. You specify the commands that run the non-session-managed applications
in the Startup Programs tabbed section. The commands
execute automatically when you log in.
You can also start session-managed applications automatically. For more information, see Setting Session Options.
Table 10–24 lists the startup applications settings that you can configure.
Table 10–24 Settings for Startup Programs
A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys that provides an alternative to standard ways of performing an action.
Use the Shortcuts
preference tool to display the default keyboard
shortcuts. You can customize the default keyboard shortcuts to your requirements.
Table 10–25 lists the keyboard shortcut settings that you can customize.
Table 10–25 Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts
The Sound
preference tool enables
you to control when the GNOME sound server starts. You can also specify which
sounds to play when particular events occur.
You can customize the settings for the Sound
preference tool in the following functional areas:
General
Sound Events
Use the General tabbed section of the Sound
preference tool to specify when to launch the GNOME sound
server. You can also enable sound event functions.
Table 10–26 lists the general sound settings that you can configure.
Table 10–26 Settings for Sound
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Enable sound server startup |
Select this option to start the GNOME sound server when you start a GNOME session. When the sound server is active, the GNOME Desktop can play sounds. |
Sounds for events |
Select this option to play sounds when particular events occur in the GNOME Desktop. You can select this option only if the Enable sound server startup option is selected. |
Use the Sound Events tabbed section of the Sound
preference tool to associate particular sounds with particular
events.
You must select the Enable sound server startup option, and the Sounds for events option before you can access the Sound Events tabbed section.
Table 10–27 lists the sound events settings that you can configure.
Table 10–27 Settings for Sound Events
Option |
Function |
---|---|
Sounds table |
Use the Sounds table to associate particular sounds with particular events. The Event column displays a hierarchical list of events that can occur. To expand a category of events, click on the right arrow beside a category of events. The File to play column lists the sound file that plays when the event occurs. |
Play |
Click on this button to play the sound file that is associated with the selected event. |
Sound file drop-down combination box, Browse |
To associate a sound with an event, select the event in the Sounds table. Enter the name of the sound file that you want to associate with the selected event in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click Browse to display a Select sound file dialog. Use the dialog to specify the sound file that you want to associate with the selected event. Note – You can only associate sound files in .wav format with events. |
A theme is a group of coordinated settings that specifies
the visual appearance of a part of the GNOME Desktop. You can choose themes
to change the appearance of the GNOME Desktop. Use the Theme
preference tool to select a theme. You can choose from a list
of available themes. The list of available themes includes several themes
for users with accessibility requirements.
A theme contains settings that affect different parts of the GNOME Desktop, as follows:
The controls setting for a theme determines
the visual appearance of windows, panels, and applets. The controls setting
also determines the visual appearance of the GNOME-compliant interface items
that appear on windows, panels, and applets, such as menus, icons, and buttons.
Some of the controls setting options that are available are designed for special
accessibility needs. You can choose an option for the controls setting from
the Controls tabbed section in the Theme
preference tool.
The window frame setting for
a theme determines the appearance of the frames around windows only. You can
choose an option for the window frame setting from the Window Border tabbed section in the Theme
preference
tool.
The icon setting for a theme determines the appearance of
the icons on panels and the desktop background. You can choose an option for
the icon setting from the Icons tabbed section in the Theme
preference tool.
The themes that are listed in the Theme
preferences
tool are different combinations of controls options, window frame options,
and icon options. You can create a custom theme that uses different combinations
of controls options, window frame options, and icon options.
To create a custom theme, perform the following steps:
Start the Theme
preference tool.
Select a theme in the list of themes.
Click on the Details button. A Theme Details dialog is displayed.
Select the controls option that you want to use in the custom theme from the list in the Controls tabbed section. The list of available controls options includes several options for users with accessibility requirements.
Click on the Window Border tab to display the Window Border tabbed section. Select the window frame option that you want to use in the custom theme from the list of available options. The list of available window frame options includes several options for users with accessibility requirements.
Click on the Icons tab to display the Icons tabbed section. Select the icons option that you want to use in the custom theme from the list of available options. The list of available icons options includes several options for users with accessibility requirements.
Click Close to close the Theme Details dialog.
On the Theme
preferences tool,
click on the Save theme button. A Save theme
to disk dialog is displayed.
Type a name and a short description for the custom theme in the dialog, then click Save. The custom theme now appears in your list of available themes.
You can add a theme to the list of available themes. The new theme must be an archive file that is tarred and zipped. That is, the new theme must be a .tar.gz file.
To install a new theme, perform the following steps:
Start the Theme
preference tool.
Click on the Install theme button. An Install New Theme dialog is displayed.
Enter the location of the theme archive file in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to browse for the file, click on the Browse button. When you have selected the file, click OK.
Click on the Install button to install the new theme.
You can install new controls options, window frame options, or icons options. You can find many controls options on the Internet.
To install a new controls option, window frame option, or icons option, perform the following steps:
Start the Theme
preference tool.
Click on the Details button. An Theme Details dialog is displayed.
Click on the tab for the type of theme that you want to install. For example, to install an icons option, click on the Icons tab.
Click on the Install new theme button. An Install New Theme dialog is displayed.
Enter the location of the option archive file in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to browse for the file, click on the Browse button. When you have selected the file, click OK.
Click on the Install button to install the new option.
You can delete controls options, window frame options, or icons options.
To delete a controls option, window frame option, or icons option, perform the following steps:
Start the Theme
preference tool.
Click on the Details button. A Theme Details dialog is displayed.
Click on the tab for the type of option that you want to delete.
Click on the Go to theme folder button. A file manager window opens on the default option folder.
Use the file manager window to delete the option.
Use the Windows
preference
tool to customize window behavior for the GNOME Desktop.
Table 10–28 lists the window behavior settings that you can customize.
Table 10–28 Settings for Window Behavior