This appendix describes some of the basic tasks that you perform across many of the Java Desktop System applications.
You use a color selection dialog to specify the color characteristics to display in an application. You can use the dialog to choose the color effect that you want. Choose a color from the Palette in the color selection dialog, or use the color wheel or the spin boxes to customize the color.
The following table lists the color preferences that you can modify.
Table B–1 Color Selection Dialog
Dialog Element |
Description |
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Color Wheel |
Click on the color wheel to select a color. |
Color Triangle |
Click on the color triangle to select the shade of the chosen color. |
Color Button |
Displays the selected color. |
Hue |
Use the spin box to specify the position of a color on the color wheel. |
Saturation |
Use the spin box to specify the intensity of the color. |
Value |
Use the spin box to specify the degree of lightness or darkness of a color. |
Red |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of red in the color. |
Green |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of green in the color. |
Blue |
Use the spin box to specify the amount of blue in the color. |
Color Name |
Contains the HTML-style hexadecimal equivalent color value. For example, #0000FF is the hexadecimal value for the color blue. |
Palette |
Contains color entries which you can select and drag. You can also save colors to the palette. |
You use a font selection dialog to specify the font characteristics
of text displayed in an application. Some applications, for example, Terminal
and Text Editor
, have a
built-in font selection capability. In these applications, you use the font
selection dialog to specify the font you require.
The following table lists the font preferences that you can modify.
Table B–2 Font Selection Dialog
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Family |
Select the font family that you require from the list box. |
Style |
Select the style for the font from the list box. |
Size |
Select the point size for the font from the list box. Alternatively, type the font size in the text box at the top of the list box. |
Preview |
Displays sample text with the specified font settings. |
Start the application in which you want to open the file.
Choose the appropriate menu item to open a file. For example,
to open a file in Text Editor
, choose File -> Open.
A dialog that enables you to open a file is displayed.
The following table lists the items that are typically in a dialog that you use to open a file:
Table B–3 Open File Dialog
Use the dialog to locate the file that you want to open. To open the file, select the file, then click Open. Alternatively, double-click on the file.
To open files from the file manager, see Opening Files.
Start the application in which you want to work with the file.
Open the file that you want to save.
Choose the appropriate menu item to save the file. For example,
to save a file in Text Editor
, choose File -> Save As.
A dialog that enables you to save the file is displayed.
The following table lists the items that are typically in a dialog that you use to save a file:
Table B–4 Save As Dialog
Dialog Element |
Description |
---|---|
Name |
Type the name of the file. |
Save in folder |
Select the folder in which you want to save the file from the drop-down list. |
Character Coding |
To save the file in a different character encoding, select the character encoding from the drop-down list. |
Browse for other folders |
Use this drop-down section to specify a location to save the file. For more information on the drop-down section, see To Open a File in an Application. |
Click Save.