Changing Backgrounds

The file manager includes backgrounds that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the following screen components:

• Desktop

• Side pane and view pane of file browser windows

• Panels

To change the background of a screen component, perform the following steps:

1. From the file manager, choose Edit -> Backgrounds and Emblems.

2. To display a list of patterns that you can use on the background, click on the Patterns button in the Backgrounds and Emblems dialog. To display a list of the colors that you can use on the background, click on the Colors button. To add an emblem to an object, click on the Emblems button.

3. To change the background to a pattern, drag the pattern to the screen component. To change the background to a color, drag the color to the screen component. To add an emblem to a background object, drag the emblem to the object.

4. Click Close.

To reset the background of the view pane or side pane to the default background, right-click on the background of the pane, then choose Use Default Background.

When you change the background of the side pane or the view pane of a particular folder, the file manager remembers the background that you chose. The next time that you display the folder, the background that you selected is displayed. That is, when you change the background of a folder, you customize the folder to display the background.

To Add a Pattern

To add a pattern to the patterns that you can use on your screen components, choose Edit -> Backgrounds and Emblems in a file manager window. Click on the Patterns button, then click on the Add a New Pattern button. A dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to select the new pattern. Click OK to add the new pattern to the Backgrounds and Emblems dialog.

To Add a Color

To add a color to the colors that you can use on your screen components, choose Edit -> Backgrounds and Emblems in a file manager window. Click on the Colors button, then click on the Add a New Color button. A color selector dialog is displayed. Use the color wheel or the sliders to choose the color. Click OK to add the new color to the Backgrounds and Emblems dialog. For more information about selecting a color, see To Select a Color.

To Add an Emblem

To add an emblem to an object, choose Edit -> Backgrounds and Emblems in a file manager window. Click on the Emblems button, then click on the Add a New Emblem button. For more information about adding a new emblem, see To Add a New Emblem.