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<chapter id="goscustdesk-6">
<title>Using the Basic Preference Tools</title>
<highlights><para>The basic preference tools enable you to customize your
desktop background. You can use the basic preference tools to configure your
keyboard settings and your mouse settings. You can use the basic preference
tools to configure shortcut keys, to set your sound preferences, and to configure
your network proxy. You can also use the basic preference tools to choose
a theme and fonts for your desktop, and to customize your application menubars
and toolbars. You can also customize window focus behavior.</para>
<para>This chapter describes how to use the basic preference tools to customize
your desktop.</para></highlights>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-37">
<title>Opening a Basic Preference Tool</title>
<para>You can open one of the basic preference tools in either of the following
ways:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>From the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu</para>
<para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>
Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the preference tool
that you require from the submenu. The dialog for the tool is displayed.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem><para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
<para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, then choose <menuchoice>
<guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
Alternatively, double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object
on the desktop background. The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location is
displayed. Double-click on the <guilabel>Preferences</guilabel> object in
the <application>Nautilus</application> window to display your preference
tools.</para>
<para>Double-click on the tool that you require. The dialog for the tool is
displayed.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-7">
<title>Customizing the Desktop Background</title>
<indexterm><primary>desktop background</primary><secondary>customizing</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>desktop preference tools</primary><see>preference
tools</see></indexterm><indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>
Background</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>backgrounds</primary>
<secondary>customizing desktop background</secondary></indexterm><para>The
desktop background is the part of the desktop where there are no interface
graphical items, such as panels and windows. The desktop background is always
beneath the other interface items.</para>
<para>You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Select an image to display on 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.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>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. </para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within
the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager.</para><para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-14"/> lists the background
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-14">
<title>Settings for Desktop Background</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
colwidth="47.14*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Element</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Select picture</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Choose an image to display on the desktop background.
To choose an image, click on the <guibutton>Picture</guibutton> button. An
image selector dialog is displayed. Choose an image from the dialog. Alternatively,
to choose an image from another directory, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton>.
When you choose an image, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Picture Options</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>To specify how to display the image, select
one of the following options:</para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Wallpaper</guilabel>: Repeats the image to cover
the desktop background.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Centered</guilabel>: Displays the image in the middle
of the desktop background.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Scaled</guilabel>: Enlarges the image until the
image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the
image.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Stretched</guilabel>: Enlarges the image to cover
the desktop background,  and does not maintain the relative dimensions of
the image.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>No Picture</guilabel>: Displays no image.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Background Style</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>To specify a color scheme, use  the options
in the <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list box, and the color
selector buttons.</para><para>You can specify a color scheme in one of the
following ways:</para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Choose <guilabel>Solid color</guilabel> from the <guilabel>
Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list box to specify a single color for
the desktop background. </para>
<para>To choose the color that you require, click on the <guibutton>Color
</guibutton>  button. The <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog is displayed.
Choose a color, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Choose <guilabel>Horizontal gradient</guilabel> from the <guilabel>
Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list box. This option creates a gradient
effect from the left screen edge to the right screen edge.</para>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>Left Color</guibutton> button  to display the <guilabel>
Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the left edge.</para>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>Right Color</guibutton> button. Choose the color
that you want to appear at the right edge.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Choose <guilabel>Vertical gradient</guilabel> from the <guilabel>
Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list box. This creates a gradient effect
from the top   screen edge to the bottom screen edge.</para>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>Top Color</guibutton> button to display the <guilabel>
Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the top edge.</para>
<para>Click on the <guibutton>Bottom Color</guibutton> button. Choose the
color that you want to appear at the bottom edge.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-38">
<title>Choosing Default Fonts</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Font</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>fonts</primary><secondary>desktop background
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>fonts</primary><secondary>applications
</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Font</application> preference
tool to select the fonts to use on in your applications and on the desktop
background.</para><para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-26"/> lists the font settings
that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-26">
<title>Settings for Fonts</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Application
font</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
Click on the font selector button to select a font to use in your applications.
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Desktop font</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Click on the font selector button to select
a font to use on your desktop background only.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustperiph-2">
<title>Configuring Keyboard Settings</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Keyboard</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>keyboard</primary><secondary>configuring general
preferences</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Keyboard</application>
preference tool to select the autorepeat settings for your keyboard, and to
configure the sound events that are associated with the keyboard. </para>
<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Keyboard</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Sound</guilabel></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-40">
<title>Keyboard Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> tabbed section to set general
keyboard preferences. To start the <application>Keyboard</application> <emphasis>
accessibility</emphasis> preference tool, that is, <application>AccessX</application>,
click on the <guibutton>Accessibility</guibutton> button.</para><para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-3"/> lists the keyboard
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-3">
<title>Settings for Keyboard</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Keyboard repeats
when key is held down</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0"
valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable keyboard repeat. If keyboard
repeat is enabled, when you press-and-hold a key, the action associated with
the key is performed repeatedly. For example, if you press-and-hold a character
key, the character is typed repeatedly.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Delay</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
valign="top"><para>Select the delay from the time you press a key to the time
that the action repeats.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Speed</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
valign="top"><para>Select the speed at which the action is repeated. </para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Blinks in text boxes and fields</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19"
colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable the
cursor to blink in fields and text boxes.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Speed</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which the cursor
blinks in fields and text boxes.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-41">
<title>Sound Settings</title>
<indexterm><primary>keyboard</primary><secondary>configuring sound preferences
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>configuring
keyboard preferences</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <guilabel>Sound
</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences for keyboard sound.</para><para>Some applications play a bell sound to indicate a keyboard
input error. Use the options in the <guilabel>Sound</guilabel> tabbed section
to configure the bell sound. <xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-1"/> lists the
keyboard sound settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-1">
<title>Settings for Keyboard Sound</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Off
</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para>
Select this option to disable the keyboard bell.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Beep</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0"
valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable the keyboard bell.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-39">
<title>Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Keyboard Shortcuts
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>shortcut keys</primary><secondary>
configuring</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>keyboard shortcuts
</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>
hot keys</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm><para>A <firstterm>
keyboard shortcut</firstterm> is a key or combination of keys that provides
an alternative to standard ways of performing an action. </para>
<para>Use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool
to display the default keyboard shortcuts. You can customize the default keyboard
shortcuts to your requirements. You can also create <firstterm>hot keys</firstterm>.
Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that start applications. </para><para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-5"/> lists the keyboard shortcut
settings that you can customize.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-5">
<title>Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="36.11*"/>
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="63.89*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Text editing shortcuts
</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select
one of the following settings:</para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Default</guilabel>: Use this setting for standard
shortcut keys.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Emacs</guilabel>: Use this setting for <application>
Emacs</application> shortcut keys.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Desktop shortcuts
</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>This
table lists actions and the shortcut keys that are associated with each action. 
</para><para>To change the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action
to select the action. Press the keys that you want to associate with the action.
</para><para>To disable the shortcut keys for an action, double-click on the
action, then press <keycap>Back Space</keycap>.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Custom Shortcuts</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC1"><para>To add a hot key, perform the following steps:
</para><orderedlist>
<listitem><para>Click <guibutton>Add</guibutton>. A <guilabel>Custom Binding
</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Enter the command to associate with the hot
key in the <guilabel>New Command</guilabel> field. Alternatively, to browse
for the command, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you
have selected the command, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. The command is
added to the <guilabel>Custom bindings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>
Desktop shortcuts</guilabel> table.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Click in the Shortcut column of  the command in the <guilabel>
Custom bindings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel>
table. Press the key or key combination that you want to associate with the
command. </para></listitem>
</orderedlist><para>To edit a hot key, select the hot key in the <guilabel>
Custom bindings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel>
table, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. Edit the command in the <guilabel>
Custom Binding</guilabel> dialog.</para><para>To delete a hot key, select
the hot key in the <guilabel>Custom bindings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>
Desktop shortcuts</guilabel> table, then click <guibutton>Remove</guibutton>. 
</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustuserinter-2">
<title>Customizing Menus and Toolbars</title>
<indexterm><primary>toolbars, customizing appearance</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Menus &amp; Toolbars
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>menus</primary><secondary>in applications,
customizing appearance</secondary></indexterm><para>You can use the <application>
Menus &amp; Toolbars</application> preference tool to customize the appearance
of menus, menubars, and toolbars for GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-8"/> lists the menu and
toolbar settings that you can customize for GNOME-compliant applications.
</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustuserinter-TBL-8">
<title>Settings for Customizing Applications</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
colwidth="47.14*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Button Labels</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Choose one of the following options to specify
what to display on the toolbars in your GNOME-compliant applications:</para><itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Text Below Icons</guilabel>: Select this option
to display toolbars with text as well as an icon on each button. </para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Priority Text Beside Icons</guilabel>: Select this
option to display toolbars with an icon only on each button, and with text
on the most important buttons.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Icons Only</guilabel>: Select this option to display
toolbars with an icon only on each button.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Text Only</guilabel>: Select this option to display
toolbars with text only on each button.</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Toolbars can be detached and moved around</guilabel></para></entry><entry
colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option
if you want to move toolbars from application windows to any location on the
desktop. If you select this option, handles are displayed on the left side
of the toolbars in your applications. To move a toolbar, click-and-hold on
the handle, then drag the toolbar to the new location.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Show icons in menus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to display an icon beside
each item in a menu. Some menu items do not have an icon.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustperiph-5">
<title>Configuring Mouse Settings</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Mouse</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>mouse</primary><secondary>configuring</secondary>
</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Mouse</application> preference tool
to configure your mouse for right-hand use or for left-hand use. You can also
specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement.</para>
<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Mouse</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Buttons</guilabel></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Cursors</guilabel></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Motion</guilabel></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-55">
<title>Buttons Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tabbed section to specify whether
the mouse buttons are configured for left-hand use. You can also specify the
delay between clicks for a double-click.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-6"/> lists the mouse button
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-6">
<title>Settings for Mouse Buttons</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Left-handed
mouse</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
Select this option to configure your mouse for left-hand use. When you configure
your mouse for left-hand use, the functions of the left mouse button and the
right mouse button are swapped.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Delay</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify
the amount of time that can pass between clicks when you double-click. If
the interval between the first and second clicks exceeds the time that is
specified here, the action is not interpreted as a double-click. </para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-54">
<title>Pointer Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tabbed section to set your mouse
pointer preferences.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-45"/> lists the mouse pointer
settings that you can configure:</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-45">
<title>Settings for Mouse Pointers</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="50*"/>
<colspec colname="COLSPEC1" colwidth="50*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Cursor Theme</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Select the mouse pointer theme that you require
from the list box. </para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Show position
of cursor when the Control key is pressed</guilabel></para></entry><entry
colname="COLSPEC1" valign="top"><para>Select this option to enable a mouse
pointer animation when you press and release <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. This feature
can assist you to locate the mouse pointer.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-53">
<title>Motion Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>Motion</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences
for mouse movement.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-47"/> lists the mouse motion
settings that you can configure:</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-47">
<title>Settings for Mouse Motion</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="30.10*"/><colspec
colwidth="69.90*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Setting</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which your
mouse pointer moves on your screen when you move your mouse.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sensitivity</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify how sensitive your mouse
pointer is to movements of your mouse.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Threshold</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Use the slider to specify the distance that you
must move an item before the move action is interpreted as a drag-and-drop
action.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-50">
<title>Configuring Network Proxy Settings</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Network Proxy</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>network proxy</primary><secondary>setting
preferences</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>proxy</primary><secondary>
setting preferences</secondary></indexterm><para>The <application>Network
Proxy</application> preference tool enables you to configure how your system
connects to networks. You can configure the desktop to connect to a <firstterm>
proxy server</firstterm>, and specify the details of the proxy server. A proxy
server is a server that intercepts requests to another server, and fulfills
the request itself, if it can. You can enter the Domain Name Service (DNS)
name or the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy server.
A <firstterm>DNS name</firstterm> is a unique alphabetic identifier for a
computer on a network. An <firstterm>IP address</firstterm> is a unique numeric
identifier for a computer on a network. </para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-52"/> lists the network proxy
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-52">
<title>Network Proxy Settings</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colname="COLSPEC2" colwidth="35.09*"/>
<colspec colname="COLSPEC3" colwidth="64.91*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
Function </para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Use HTTP Proxy
</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Select
this option to use a proxy server for the HTTP service.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Location</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Enter the DNS name, or the IP
address of the proxy server to use when you request a HTTP service.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Port</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC3" valign="top"><para>Enter the port number of the
HTTP service on the proxy server.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guilabel>Proxy requires username and
password</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Select this
option if the proxy server requires a username and password.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC2"><para><guilabel>Username</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC3"><para>Enter your username for the proxy server.
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Password</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Enter your password for the proxy server.</para></entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustmulti-2">
<title>Setting Sound Preferences</title>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Sound</secondary>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>setting preferences
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound</primary><secondary>associating
events with sounds</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>events, associating
sounds with</primary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>sound server</primary>
</indexterm><para>The <application>Sound</application> preference tool enables
you to control when the GNOME sound server starts. You can also specify which
sounds to play when particular events occur.</para>
<para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Sound</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para><guilabel>General</guilabel></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<sect2 id="goscustmulti-3">
<title>General Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>
Sound</application> preference tool to specify when to launch the GNOME sound
server. You can also enable sound event functions.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-4"/> lists the general sound
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-4">
<title>Settings for Sound</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Enable sound
server startup</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
Select this option to start the GNOME sound server when you start a GNOME
session. When the sound server is active, the desktop can play sounds.</para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>Sounds for
events</guilabel></para></entry><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
Select this option to play sounds when particular events occur in your desktop.
You can select this option only if the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup
</guilabel> option is selected.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
<sect2 id="goscustdesk-48">
<title>Sound Event Settings</title>
<para>Use the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>
Sound</application> preference tool to associate particular sounds with particular
events. </para>
<note><para>You must select the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel>
option, and the <guilabel>Sounds for events</guilabel> option before you can
access the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
</note>
<para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-6"/> lists the sound events
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-6">
<title>Settings for Sound Events</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC18" colwidth="19.21*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC19"
colwidth="46.79*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Sounds</guilabel> table</para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Use the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table to
associate particular sounds with particular events. </para><para>The <guilabel>
Event</guilabel> column displays a hierarchical list of events that can occur.
To expand a category of events, click on the right arrow beside a category
of events.</para><para>The <guilabel>File to play</guilabel> column lists
the sound file that plays when the event occurs.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guibutton>Play </guibutton></para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Click on this button to play
the sound file that is associated with the selected event. </para></entry>
</row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>
Sound file drop-down combination box, <guibutton>Browse </guibutton></para></entry>
<entry colname="COLSPEC19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>To associate
a sound with an event, select the event in the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel>
table. Enter the name of the sound file that you want to associate with the
selected event in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click <guibutton>
Browse </guibutton> to display a <guilabel>Select sound file</guilabel> dialog.
Use the dialog to specify the sound file that you want to associate with the
selected event.</para><note><para>You can only associate sound files in <filename>
.wav</filename> format with events.</para>
</note></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustdesk-12">
<title>Setting Themes in the Desktop</title>
<indexterm><primary>Gtk+ themes</primary><see>themes</see></indexterm><indexterm>
<primary>themes</primary><secondary>setting desktop themes</secondary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>Theme</secondary>
</indexterm><para>Use the <application>Theme</application> preference tool
to select a theme for your desktop. </para>
<para>Your desktop theme specifies the visual appearance of your panels, applets,
and windows. The desktop theme also specifies the appearance of GNOME-compliant
application interface items. For example, the theme affects the appearance
of buttons, scrollbars, check boxes, and so on.</para>
<para>The desktop theme is not the only theme that determines the appearance
of your desktop. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> includes
themes that you can use to change the look-and-feel of the <application>Nautilus
</application> windows and the desktop background.</para>
<para>You can choose from the list of available themes, or you can install
new themes.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23"/> lists the theme
settings that you can configure.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23">
<title>Settings for Themes</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><colspec colwidth="40.81*"/><colspec
colwidth="59.19*"/>
<thead>
<row rowsep="1"><entry valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry><entry valign="top"><para>
Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guilabel>Installed Themes</guilabel></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Select the theme that you require from the list
box.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>You can add a theme to the list of available themes.
The new theme must be an archive file that is tarred and zipped. That is,
the new theme must be a <filename>.tar.gz</filename> file.</para><para>To
add a theme to the list of available themes, click on the <guibutton>Install
new theme</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. Enter the name of the
theme archive file in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to browse
for the file, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you
have selected the file, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para><para>You can
find many GTK themes on the Internet.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry valign="top"><para><guibutton>Go to theme folder</guibutton></para></entry>
<entry valign="top"><para>Click on this button to open a file manager window
on the default theme folder.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="goscustwindows-2">
<title>Customizing Window Focus</title>
<indexterm><primary>Metacity window manager</primary><see>window manager</see>
</indexterm><indexterm><primary>window manager</primary><secondary>customizing
</secondary></indexterm><indexterm><primary>preference tools</primary><secondary>
Window Focus</secondary></indexterm><para>Use the <application>Window Focus
</application> preference tool to customize window focus behavior for your
desktop.</para>
<para><xref linkend="goscustwindows-TBL-3"/> lists the window focus
settings that you can customize.</para>
<table frame="topbot" id="goscustwindows-TBL-3">
<title>Settings for Window Focus</title>
<tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">

<colspec colname="COLSPEC0" colwidth="18.86*"/><colspec colname="COLSPEC1"
colwidth="47.14*"/>
<thead>
<row><entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Option</para></entry>
<entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top"><para>Function</para></entry></row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top"><para><guilabel>
Click to give focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0" valign="top"><para>Select this option to give focus to a window
when you click on the window. The window retains focus until you click on
another window.</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Point
to give focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0"><para>Select this option to give focus to a window when you point
to the window. The window retains focus until you point to another window.
</para></entry></row>
<row><entry colname="COLSPEC0" colsep="0" rowsep="0"><para><guilabel>Raise
window on focus</guilabel></para></entry><entry colname="COLSPEC1" colsep="0"
rowsep="0"><para>Select this option if you want your windows to be raised
when the windows receive focus.</para></entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</sect1>
</chapter>