Customizing System Behavior

You can easily adjust behavior settings for system devices to fit your preferences and needs:

Key click volume and character repeat.
Mouse button click settings, double-click speed, pointer acceleration, or pointer movement threshold.
Audio beeper volume, tone, or duration.
Screen timeouts and cover when not in use.
Window focus, movement, and icon behavior.

Changing Keyboard Behavior

Use the Style Manager - Keyboard dialog to change keyboard behavior.

Choose Style Manager's Keyboard control. The Style Manager - Keyboard dialog box appears.
Figure 12-11 Use the Keyboard dialog box to customize keyboard behavior.
Select settings.
Auto Repeat:
Have a character repeat as you hold down its key.
Click Volume:
Turn off key click (when at 0%) or change volume (up to 100%).
Choose OK.

Changing Mouse Behavior

Use the Style Manager - Mouse dialog box to change mouse behavior.

Choose Style Manager's Mouse control. The Style Manager - Mouse dialog box appears.
Figure 12-12 Use the Mouse dialog box to customize mouse behavior.
Select settings.
Right-Handed:
Use standard settings for mouse button clicks.
Left-Handed:
Reverse standard settings for mouse button clicks.
Double-Click:
Choose double-click time from .1 to 1 second. To test, double-click the mouse image.
Acceleration:
Choose how fast the pointer moves across the display.
Threshold:
Choose the distance (in pixels) the pointer moves at a slow speed before beginning to move at the "accelerated" rate.
Choose OK.

A new double-click speed takes effect the next time you log in.

Changing Audio Behavior

Use the Audio Control Panel to control audio playback, volume, and recording.

For information about the Audio Control Panel, the Audio Editor, and audio equipment, see Chapter 8 “Using Multimedia”.

Display the Audio Control Panel by clicking the Audio control in the Front Panel.
Figure 12-13 Use the Audio Control Panel to adjust audio volume and recording.
- Select the Stop button to stop audio playback immediately.
- Move the slider to raise or lower the output volume.
- Select the Monitoring button to monitor recording.
- Select the output devices you want by choosing from the list in the Outputs menu.
- Select Help for more information about this dialog box.

Changing the Beeper

Use the Style Manager - Audio dialog box to change beeper pitch and duration.

Choose Style Manager's Audio control. The Style Manager - Audio dialog box appears.
Figure 12-14 Use the Audio dialog box to customize the beeper.
Select settings.
Volume:
Turn off beeper sound (at 0%) or change volume (up to 100%).
Tone:
Choose a beeper pitch from 82 to 9000 Hertz.
Duration:
Choose how long the beeper sounds from .1 to 2.5 seconds.
Choose OK.

Changing Screen Settings

If you have a color display, bright colors on the screen can "burn" into the picture tube. A time out—when the screen goes blank or is covered—prevents this from happening.

Use the Style Manager - Screen dialog box to change screen behavior.

Choose Style Manager's Screen control. The Style Manager - Screen dialog box appears.
Figure 12-15 Use the Screen dialog box to customize screen behavior.
Select settings.
Screen Saver:
Turns screen saver on or off.
Screen Lock On Timeout:
If screen saver is on and your server supports this feature, also locks your screen.
Your system must be using the R5 version of the X server to use this feature. See your system administrator if you're not sure which version of the X server your system is using.
Timeout:
Specifies the time interval (from 1 to 120 minutes) from the last pointer move or keystroke to when the screen times out. Use the slider control to decrease or increase the number of minutes.
Full Screen Cover:
Choose whether or not to completely cover your screen when Lock is used from the Front Panel.
Choose OK.

Changing Window Behavior

Use the Style Manager - Window dialog box to change window behavior.

Choose Style Manager's Window button. The Style Manager - Window dialog box appears.
Figure 12-16 Use the Window dialog box to customize window behavior.

Select settings.
Focus follows Mouse:
Makes a window active when the mouse pointer enters it.
Click In Window For Focus:
Makes the window active when the mouse pointer enters the window and you click mouse button 1.
Raise Window With Focus:
Brings a partially concealed window to the top when it becomes active.
Opaque Move:
Moves the window during a window move (instead of moving its outline first).
Use Icon Box:
Displays an icon box for window icons.
Place On Desktop:
Places window icons on the desktop.
Choose OK.
Choose OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.

Changing How Your Next Session Starts

Whenever you are logged into HP VUE, you are working in a current session. By default, when you log out, HP VUE saves your current session and restores it the next time you log in.

You can also save a home session, a session you choose to be the one to which you can always return, regardless of what you do during the current session.

Use the Style Manager - Startup dialog box to change startup behavior.

Choose Style Manager's Startup button. The Style Manager - Startup dialog box appears.
Figure 12-17 Use the Startup dialog box to customize startup behavior.
Select settings.
Resume current session:
Starts your next session the way you left your last one, including any setting, client, or resource modifications.
If you log out with a large number of of open terminal windows, HP VUE will try to start them all the next time you log in, which could take several minutes.

Return to home session:
Starts the session that you have designated as your home session (see “Using a Home Session”). If you have not set a home session, the system default session starts.
Ask me at Logout:
Asks you at logout whether to restart the current session or to restore the home session.
Logout Confirmation Dialog:
When On, asks you to confirm that you want to log out.
Set Home Session:
Defines a new Home Session based on your current state.
Choose OK.




	NOTE: When setting a home session, be sure to first select and save your desired startup settings: Select the desired At Login settings in the Startup dialog. Choose OK. Reopen the Startup dialog, then choose Set Home Session.

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