GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

Chapter 9 Starting Preference Tools

This chapter describes how to start your preference tools, and where to find the preference tools in the GNOME Desktop menu structure.

Starting a Preference Tool

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
`Background Preferences`	Preferences -> Display -> Background
`CD Database`	Preferences -> Advanced -> CD Database Server
`CD Device Options`	Preferences -> Advanced -> CD Device Options
`File Associations`	Preferences -> Advanced -> File Associations
`Folder Options`	Preferences -> Folders
`Font`	Preferences -> Display -> Font
`Gnome Pilot Settings`	Preferences -> PDA Devices
`Internet`	Preferences -> Internet
`Keyboard Accessibility`	Preferences -> Keyboard -> Accessibility
`Keyboard Behavior`	Preferences -> Keyboard -> Behavior
`Keyboard Layout`	Preferences -> Keyboard -> Layout
`Menus and Toolbars`	Preferences -> Display -> Menus & Toolbars
`Mouse`	Preferences -> Mouse
`Multimedia Keys`	Preferences -> Keyboard -> Multimedia Keys
`Panel Preferences`	Preferences -> Advanced -> Panel
`Password`	Preferences -> Password
`Preferred Applications`	Preferences -> Advanced -> Preferred Applications
`Printers`	Preferences -> Printers
`Screen Resolution Preferences`	Preferences -> Display -> Screen Resolution
`Screensaver Preferences`	Preferences -> Display -> Screensaver
`Sessions`	Preferences -> Advanced -> Sessions
`Shortcuts`	Preferences -> Keyboard -> Shortcuts
`Sound preferences`	Preferences -> Sound
`System`	Preferences -> System
`Theme`	Preferences -> Display -> Theme
`Windows`	Preferences -> Display -> Window Behavior