From kde-commits Sat Oct 23 14:04:34 2004 From: Lauri Watts Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:04:34 +0000 To: kde-commits Subject: kdenonbeta/doc/userguide-tng Message-Id: <20041023140434.B192716C19 () office ! kde ! org> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-commits&m=109854028429302 CVS commit by lauri: Contribution from J. Hall about KControl M +106 -0 control-center.docbook 1.5 --- kdenonbeta/doc/userguide-tng/control-center.docbook #1.4:1.5 @@ -47,4 +47,110 @@ Here you will find settings that change the way your &kde; desktop and applications look. + + + +Background + +This section controls the color or image that is set as your +desktop background. These settings can be applied to all virtual workspaces, +or to only a specific one. There are a range of background wallpapers that +come with &kde; or you can supply your own. + + + + +Colors + +This is where you can modify the colors for your kde applications. +There are a variety of color schemes installed with &kde; by default, and +you can find others at kde-look.org. You can also create your own. Here you +can also modify the contrast and choose whether you want your &kde; colors +to be applied to non-kde applications, for a more consistant overall +appearance. + + + + +Fonts + +Here you can control the various font settings for &kde; applications. +You can also modify here anti-aliasing settings, including what range of +fonts to exclude from anti-aliasing settings. + + + + +Icons + +This section is where you can manage your icon themes and other +settings related to icons. New icon themes can be downloaded from +kde-look.org, and installed here. Conversely, you can remove icon themes by +highlighting them in the list and clicking remove. You can also set icon +sizes for various uses in &kde; and effects to apply to icons. + + + + +Launch Feedback + +This is where you can modify what kind of cursor and/or +taskbar feedback you'd like for launching applications. You can also set the +duration of this feedback here. For example, the default setting is for a +bouncing cursor with a duration of 30 seconds, or when the application has +loaded. + + + + +Screen Saver + +Here you can configure options about your screensaver. You can +configure the timeout before it starts, and whether it requires a password to +unlock the screen. + + + + +Splash Screen + +This is where you can install, remove and test the splash +screens that display on &kde; startup. More splash screens can be downloaded +from http://www.kde-look.org. + + + + +Style + +This section allows you to modify your widget style. A variety of +styles come with &kde;, and more can be downloaded from http://www.kde-look.org. This is also +where you would enable or disable interface options such as transparent +menus, showing icons on buttons and tooltips. Some styles have more +configuration options than others. + + + + +Theme Manager + +This is where you can create and manage themes that are made up of +personalized settings. They are a combination of window decoration, icon set +and widget styles. This allows you to save your favorite +looks and apply them with the click of a mouse button. + + + + +Window Decorations + +Here you can configure your window decorations. You can modify the +style as well as place the buttons in custom positions. Some window +decorations will have more configuration options than others. + + + +