Java Desktop System Release 3 User Guide

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:

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.
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.

You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within the file manager.

Table 7–2 lists the desktop background preferences that you can modify.

Table 7–2 Desktop Background Preferences


Dialog Element	Description
Desktop Wallpaper	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.
Style	Use the drop-down list to specify how to display the image. Select one of the following options: Centered: Displays the image in the middle of the desktop background. Fill Screen: Enlarges the image to cover the desktop background and maintains the relative dimensions of the image. Scaled: Enlarges the image until the image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the image. Tiled: Creates multiple copies of the original image, and maintains the relative dimensions of the image.
Add Wallpaper	Click on Add Wallpaper to display the Add Wallpapers dialog. Choose the wallpaper that you want to appear as the background, then click OK.
Remove	Choose the Desktop Wallpaper that you want to remove, then click Remove.
Desktop Colors	Use the drop-down list to select one of the following options: Solid color: Specifies 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. See To Select a Color for more information. Horizontal Gradient: 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, then click OK. Click on the Right Color button. Choose the color that you want to appear at the right edge, then click OK. Vertical Gradient: Creates a gradient effect from the top screen edge to the bottom 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 top edge, then click OK. Click on the Right Color button. Choose the color that you want to appear at the bottom edge, then click OK.