Linux for Small Business Owners by Unknown

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Chapter 10 GettinG Started

Desktop Appearance

Changing the appearance of the desktop is managed by more than one of the settings

tools in the Settings Manager. I like to experiment with these as my moods change. It is

fun to try different things.

Appearance

Let’s start with the Appearance tools which allow us to select various aspects of the user

interface’s appearance. I like a lot of flexibility to change the look of my desktop, and I am quite satisfied with the amount of flexibility I get with the Xfce desktop without being overly complex.

The Appearance tool has four tabs that provide controls to adjust different parts of

the Xfce desktop. The Appearance dialog opens to the Style tab. This tab is mostly about

color schemes, but it also has some effect on the rendering of buttons and sliders. For

example, controls may have a flat or 3D appearance in different styles.

The second tab, Icons, allows selection of an icon theme from among several

available ones. Others can be downloaded and installed as well.

The third tab, Fonts, allows the user to select a font theme for the desktop. A default

variable width font can be selected as well as a default monospace font.

The fourth tab, Settings, allows selection of whether the icons have text or not and

where it is located. It also provides the ability to determine whether some buttons and

menu items have images on them. You can also turn sounds for events on or off on

this tab.

Open the Settings Manager using the icon you added to panel 2. Then click the

Appearance icon which is in the upper left of the Settings Manager window. Figure 10-12

shows the Style tab. This tab allows you to choose the basic color scheme and some of

the visual aspects of the Xfce desktop.

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