Capitolo 8. Configuring Your Desktop

Sommario

Assistive Technology Preferences
CD Database Preferences
Desktop Background Preferences
File Management Preferences
Font Preferences
Previewing a Font
Adding a TrueType Font
Login Photo Preferences
Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
Basic Preferences
Filter Preferences
Mouse Preferences
Keyboard Preferences
Keyboard Preferences
Keyboard Layouts Preferences
Keyboard Layout Options
Typing Break Preferences
Keyboard Shortcuts Preferences
Menus & Toolbars Preferences
Mouse Preferences
Buttons Preferences
Pointer Preferences
Motion Preferences
Multimedia Systems Selector
Network Proxy Preferences
Preferred Applications
Web Browser Preferences
Email Client Preferences
Text Editor Preferences
Terminal Preferences
Remote Desktop Preferences
Screen Resolution Preferences
Screensaver Preferences
Sessions Preferences
Setting Session Preferences
Setting Session Properties
Configuring Startup Applications
Sound Preferences
General Sound Preferences
Sound Event Preferences
System Bell Settings
Theme Preferences
To Create a Custom Theme
To Install a New Theme
To Install a New Theme Option
To Delete a Theme Option
Previewing Themes
Windows Preferences

This chapter describes how to use the preference tools to customize the GNOME Desktop.

A preference tool is a small application that allows you to change settings in the GNOME Desktop. Each preference tool covers a particular aspect of your computer. For example, with the Mouse preference tool you can set your mouse to left-handed or right-handed use, or change the speed of the pointer on the screen. With the Windows preference tool you can set behaviour common to all windows such as the way in which you select them with the mouse.

To open a preference tool, choose System->Preferences in the top panel. Choose the tool that you require from the submenu.

With a few exceptions, the changes you make to settings in a preference tool take effect immediately, without needing to close the preference tool. You can keep the preference tool window open while you try the changes, and make further changes if you wish.

Some applications or system components may add their own preference tools to the menu.

[Nota]

Some settings for your system require administrator access. These are in the System->Administration submenu.