You can adjust the following settings for system devices:
Keyboard click volume and character repeat
Mouse button click settings, double-click speed, pointer acceleration, and pointer movement threshold
Beeper volume, tone, and duration
Screen blanking when not in use
Window focus, movement, and icon behavior
Click the Style Manager Keyboard control.
Select the settings you want:
Auto Repeat: Sets characters to repeat when you hold down their keys
Click Volume: Determines the volume of key clicks (turned off at 0%)
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
Click the Style Manager Mouse control.
Select the settings you want:
Handedness: Reverses mouse buttons 1 and 3.
Button 2: Determines whether the middle mouse button is used to extend selections (Adjust) or drag-and-drop objects (Transfer). If Adjust is selected, transfer actions (drag) will require the use of mouse button 1.
Double-Click: Determines the maximum time between clicks of a double-click. (Test the speed by double-clicking in the mouse picture provided.) A new double-click speed does not take effect until the next time you log in.
Acceleration: Sets how fast the mouse pointer moves across the display.
Threshold: The distance in pixels the pointer moves at a slow speed before moving at the accelerated rate.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
You can also set the edge Move Threshold (the minimum proximity of the mouse pointer to an object without the object becoming selectable) for the mouse. See the dtwm man page.
Select the settings you want:
Volume: Determines the volume of the beep (turned off at 0%)
Tone: Determines the pitch of the beep from 82 to 9000 Hertz
Duration: Determines the length of the beep
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
You can customize the screen blanker or Front Panel lock, or return the settings to the default. If your system supports lock on timeout, see Screen with Lock Extensions.
If you have a color display, bright colors on the screen can burn into the picture tube. Setting the screen to go blank or be covered prevents this from happening.
If you select a blank background screen, and your hardware is capable of turning the power off, it does so to save energy.
To disable power management when using Solaris CDE, change the Style Manager's screen saver default blank screen to a screen pattern. It can also be disabled by running the following command in a terminal emulator window:
% xset s noblank |
Select the settings you want:
Screen Blanker: Enables (On) or disables (Off) the screen blanker immediately, even before you click OK. When Screen Blanker is On the Start Blanker slider is active.
Start Blanker: Specifies the number of minutes from the last pointer movement or keystroke before the screen is blanked. When this value is changed, the new value goes into effect immediately, even before you click OK.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
Select the settings you want:
Use Backgrounds For Lock: Enables the lock backgrounds.
Transparent Lock: Backgrounds are not used when the screen is locked.
Backgrounds List: Displays the available backgrounds in a multiple-select list. Select or deselect a background by clicking on the list item. The last background selected will be displayed to the right of the list.
Time Per Background: Specifies the number of minutes each selected background runs before the next one starts when the screen is being saved. The backgrounds are cycled through in the same sequence as they appear in the list. A setting of 0 (zero) results in only the last background (the one currently in the preview area) being used.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
You can customize the screen saver or screen lock, or return the settings to the default. If your system does not support lock on timeout, see Screen without Lock Extensions.
If you have a color display, bright colors on the screen can burn into the picture tube. Setting the screen to go blank or be covered prevents this from happening.
If you select a blank background screen, and your hardware is capable of turning the power off, it does so to save energy.
To disable power management when using Solaris CDE, change the Style Manager's screen saver default blank screen to a screen pattern. It can also be disabled by running the following command in a terminal emulator window:
% xset s noblank |
Click the Style Manager Screen control.
Select the settings you want:
Screen Saver: Enables (On) or disables (Off) the screen saver immediately, even before you click OK. When Screen Saver is On the Start Saver slider is active.
Screen Saver List: Displays the available screen savers in a multiple-select list. Select or deselect a screen saver by clicking on the list item. The last screen saver selected will be displayed to the right of the list.
Start Saver: Sets the number of minutes from the last pointer movement or keystroke before the screen saver starts. When this value is changed, the new value goes into effect immediately, even before you click OK.
Time per Saver: Specifies the number of minutes each selected screen saver runs before the next one starts.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
If the screen saver and screen lock are both enabled (On) and the Start Lock value is smaller than the Start Saver value, when the screen lock times-out it replaces the contents of the screen with the currently selected screen savers. If Start Lock is greater than Start Screen, then the automatic screen lock simply continues the current screen saver.
If the screen saver is disabled (Off) and automatic screen lock is enabled (On), when the screen lock times-out the contents of the screen are not covered with a screen saver.
Select the settings you want:
Screen Lock: Enables (On) or disables (Off) Screen Lock on a timeout. When this setting is changed, the new setting goes into effect immediately, even before the dialog box is closed.
To save the changes, click OK. To return to the default settings, click Default.
You can change the window focus policy, how active windows are displayed, and where window icons are displayed.
Select the settings you want:
Point In Window To Make Active: Makes a window active when the mouse pointer enters it
Click In Window To Make Active: Makes a window active when the mouse pointer enters it and you click mouse button 1
To save your changes, click OK.
Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.
Select the settings you want:
Raise Window When Made Active: Select this if you want a partially concealed window to be brought to the top when it becomes active
Allow Primary Windows On Top: Select this if you want the main window to be displayed on top of secondary windows when you click the primary window
Show Contents During Move: Select this if you want to move the whole window during a window move instead of just moving the outline at first
To save your changes, click OK.
Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.