Chapter 7 Customizing the Desktop Environment

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Style Manager can be used to customize the appearance of the desktop.

To Start Style Manager

Figure 7-1 Style Manager Front Panel control

The Style Manager controls and the items that they control are:

Color: Workspace colors and palettes
Font: Application font sizes
Backdrop: Workspace backdrop patterns
Keyboard: Key click volume and character repeat capability
Mouse: Mouse button click settings, double-click speed, pointer acceleration, and pointer movement threshold
Audio: Beeper volume, tone, and duration
Screen: Number of minutes before your screen blanks and whether your screen is covered and locked at that time
Window: How a window acquires focus, if the window raises when it receives focus, and where window icons are placed
Startup: How your session begins and ends

Figure 7-2 Style Manager controls