<chapter id="goscustdesk-6">
  <title>Using the Basic Preference Tools</title>
  <highlights>
    <para>The basic preference tools enable you to customize your
desktop background. You can use the basic preference tools to configure your
keyboard settings and your mouse settings. You can use the basic preference
tools to configure shortcut keys, to set your sound preferences, and to configure
your network proxy. You can also use the basic preference tools to choose
a theme and fonts for your desktop, and to customize your application menubars
and toolbars. You can also customize window focus behavior.</para>
    <para>This chapter describes how to use the basic preference tools to customize
your desktop.</para>
  </highlights>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-37">
    <title>Opening a Basic Preference Tool</title>
    <para>You can open one of the basic preference tools in either of the following
ways:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>From the <guimenu>Desktop Preferences</guimenu> menu</para>
        <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Desktop Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. Choose the preference tool
that you require from the submenu. The dialog for the tool is displayed.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>From the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location</para>
        <para>Open a <application>Nautilus</application> window, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Go</guimenu><guimenuitem>Start Here</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.
Alternatively, double-click on the <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> object
on the desktop background. The <guilabel>Start Here</guilabel> location is
displayed. Double-click on the <guilabel>Desktop Preferences</guilabel> object
in the <application>Nautilus</application> window to display your preference
tools.</para>
        <para>Double-click on the tool that you require. The dialog for the tool is
displayed.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-7">
    <title>Customizing the Desktop Background</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>desktop background</primary>
      <secondary>customizing</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>desktop preference tools</primary>
      <see>preference
tools</see>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Background</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>backgrounds</primary>
      <secondary>customizing desktop background</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>The
desktop background is the part of the desktop where there are no interface
graphical items, such as panels and windows. The desktop background is always
beneath the other interface items.</para>
    <para>You can customize the desktop background in the following ways:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Select an image to display on the desktop background. The
image is superimposed on the desktop background color. The desktop background
color is visible if you select a transparent image, or if the image does not
cover the entire desktop background.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Select a color for the desktop background. You can select
a solid color, or create a gradient effect with two colors. A gradient effect
is a visual effect where one color blends gradually into another color. </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>You can also change the appearance of your desktop background from within
the <application>Nautilus</application> file manager.</para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-14"/> lists the background
settings that you can configure.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-14">
      <title>Settings for Desktop Background</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
        <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Element</para>
            </entry>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Function</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guibutton>Select picture</guibutton>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Choose an image to display on the desktop background.
To choose an image, click on the <guibutton>Select picture</guibutton> button.
An image selector dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to choose an image.
When you choose an image, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. </para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Picture Options</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>To specify how to display the image, select
one of the following options:</para>
              <itemizedlist>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Wallpaper</guilabel>: Repeats the image to cover
the desktop background.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Centered</guilabel>: Displays the image in the middle
of the desktop background.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Scaled</guilabel>: Enlarges the image until the
image meets the screen edges, and maintains the relative dimensions of the
image.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Stretched</guilabel>: Enlarges the image to cover
the desktop background,  and does not maintain the relative dimensions of
the image.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>No Picture</guilabel>: Displays no image.</para>
                </listitem>
              </itemizedlist>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>To specify a color scheme, use  the options
in the <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list, and the color
selector buttons.</para>
              <para>You can specify a color scheme in one of the
following ways:</para>
              <itemizedlist>
                <listitem>
                  <para>Choose <guilabel>Solid color</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list to specify a single color for the
desktop background. </para>
                  <para>To choose the color that you require, click on the <guibutton>Color</guibutton>  button. The <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog is displayed.
Choose a color, then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para>Choose <guilabel>Horizontal gradient</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list. This option creates a gradient
effect from the left screen edge to the right screen edge.</para>
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Left Color</guibutton> button  to display the <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the left edge.</para>
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Right Color</guibutton> button. Choose the color
that you want to appear at the right edge.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para>Choose <guilabel>Vertical gradient</guilabel> from the <guilabel>Background Style</guilabel> drop-down list. This creates a gradient effect
from the top   screen edge to the bottom screen edge.</para>
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Top Color</guibutton> button to display the <guilabel>Pick a Color</guilabel> dialog. Choose the color that you want to appear at
the top edge.</para>
                  <para>Click on the <guibutton>Bottom Color</guibutton> button. Choose the
color that you want to appear at the bottom edge.</para>
                </listitem>
              </itemizedlist>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-38">
    <title>Choosing Default Fonts</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Font</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>fonts</primary>
      <secondary>desktop background</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>fonts</primary>
      <secondary>applications</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Use the <application>Font</application> preference
tool to select the fonts to use on in your applications and on the desktop
background.</para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-26"/> lists the font settings
that you can configure.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-26">
      <title>Settings for Fonts</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
        <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Option</para>
            </entry>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Function</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Application
font</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Click on the font selector button to select a font to use in your applications.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Desktop font</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Click on the font selector button to select
a font to use on your desktop background only.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustperiph-2">
    <title>Configuring Keyboard Settings</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Keyboard</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>keyboard</primary>
      <secondary>configuring general
preferences</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Use the <application>Keyboard</application>
preference tool to select the autorepeat settings for your keyboard, and to
configure the sound events that are associated with the keyboard. </para>
    <para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Keyboard</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Sound</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-40">
      <title>Keyboard Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> tabbed section to set general
keyboard preferences. To start the <application>Keyboard</application><emphasis>accessibility</emphasis> preference tool, that is, <application>AccessX</application>,
click on the <guibutton>Accessibility</guibutton> button.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-3"/> lists the keyboard
settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-3">
        <title>Settings for Keyboard</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
          <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Keyboard repeats
when key is held down</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable keyboard repeat. If keyboard
repeat is enabled, when you press-and-hold a key, the action associated with
the key is performed repeatedly. For example, if you press-and-hold a character
key, the character is typed repeatedly.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Delay</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select the delay from the time you press a key to the time
that the action repeats.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Speed</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select the speed at which the action is repeated. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Blinks in text boxes and fields</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable the
cursor to blink in fields and text boxes.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Speed</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which the cursor
blinks in fields and text boxes.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-41">
      <title>Sound Settings</title>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>keyboard</primary>
        <secondary>configuring sound preferences</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <indexterm>
        <primary>sound</primary>
        <secondary>configuring
keyboard preferences</secondary>
      </indexterm>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Sound</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences for keyboard sound.</para>
      <para>Some applications play a bell sound to indicate a keyboard
input error. Use the options in the <guilabel>Sound</guilabel> tabbed section
to configure the bell sound. <xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-1"/> lists the
keyboard sound settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-1">
        <title>Settings for Keyboard Sound</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
          <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Off</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
                <para>Select this option to disable the keyboard bell.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Beep</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable the keyboard bell.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-39">
    <title>Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Keyboard Shortcuts</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>shortcut keys</primary>
      <secondary>configuring</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>keyboard shortcuts</primary>
      <secondary>configuring</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>hot keys</primary>
      <secondary>configuring</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>A <firstterm>keyboard shortcut</firstterm> is a key or combination of keys that provides
an alternative to standard ways of performing an action. </para>
    <para>Use the <application>Keyboard Shortcuts</application> preference tool
to display the default keyboard shortcuts. You can customize the default keyboard
shortcuts to your requirements. </para>
    <para>You can also create <firstterm>hot keys</firstterm>. Hot keys are keyboard shortcuts that start applications. </para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-3"/> lists the
keyboard shortcut settings that you can customize.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-3">
      <title>Default Settings for Keyboard Shortcuts</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
        <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="36.11*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="63.89*"/>
        <thead>
          <row rowsep="1">
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>Option</para>
            </entry>
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>Function</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Text editing shortcuts</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
              <para>Select
one of the following settings:</para>
              <itemizedlist>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Default</guilabel>: Use this setting for standard
shortcut keys.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Emacs</guilabel>: Use this setting for <application>Emacs</application> shortcut keys.</para>
                </listitem>
              </itemizedlist>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
              <para>This
table lists actions and the shortcut keys that are associated with each action. </para>
              <para>To change the shortcut keys for an action, click on the action
to select the action, then click on the shortcut for the action. Press the
keys that you want to associate with the action.</para>
              <para>To disable the
shortcut keys for an action, click on the action to select the action, then
click on the shortcut for the action. Press <keycap>Back Space</keycap>.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Custom Shortcuts</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1">
              <para>To add a hot key,
perform the following steps:</para>
              <orderedlist>
                <listitem>
                  <para>Click <guibutton>New</guibutton>. A <guilabel>Custom Binding</guilabel> dialog is displayed. Enter the command to associate with the hot
key in the <guilabel>New Command</guilabel> field. Alternatively, to browse
for the command, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you
have selected the command, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>. The command is
added to the <guilabel>Custom Shortcuts</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel> table.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para>Click in the <guilabel>Shortcut</guilabel> column of  the
command in the <guilabel>Custom bindings</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel> table. Press the key or key combination that
you want to associate with the command. </para>
                </listitem>
              </orderedlist>
              <para>To edit a hot key, select the hot key in the <guilabel>Custom Shortcuts</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel>
table, then click <guibutton>Edit</guibutton>. Edit the command in the <guilabel>Custom Binding</guilabel> dialog.</para>
              <para>To remove a hot key, select
the hot key in the <guilabel>Custom Shortcuts</guilabel> section of the <guilabel>Desktop shortcuts</guilabel> table, then click <guibutton>Delete</guibutton>. </para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustuserinter-2">
    <title>Customizing Menus and Toolbars in Applications</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>toolbars, customizing appearance</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Menus &amp; Toolbars</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>menus</primary>
      <secondary>in applications,
customizing appearance</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>You can use the <application>Menus &amp; Toolbars</application> preference tool to customize the appearance
of menus, menubars, and toolbars for GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustuserinter-TBL-8"/> lists the menu and
toolbar settings that you can customize for GNOME-compliant applications.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustuserinter-TBL-8">
      <title>Settings for Customizing Applications</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
        <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Option</para>
            </entry>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Function</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Button Labels</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Choose one of the following options to specify
what to display on the toolbars in your GNOME-compliant applications:</para>
              <itemizedlist>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Text Below Icons</guilabel>: Select this option
to display toolbars with text as well as an icon on each button. </para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Text Beside Icons</guilabel>: Select this option
to display toolbars with an icon only on each button, and with text on the
most important buttons.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Icons Only</guilabel>: Select this option to display
toolbars with an icon only on each button.</para>
                </listitem>
                <listitem>
                  <para><guilabel>Text Only</guilabel>: Select this option to display
toolbars with text only on each button.</para>
                </listitem>
              </itemizedlist>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Toolbars can be detached and moved around</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Select this option
if you want to move toolbars from application windows to any location on the
desktop. If you select this option, handles are displayed on the left side
of the toolbars in your applications. To move a toolbar, click-and-hold on
the handle, then drag the toolbar to the new location.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Show icons in menus</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Select this option to display an icon beside
each item in a menu. Some menu items do not have an icon.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustperiph-5">
    <title>Configuring Mouse Settings</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Mouse</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>mouse</primary>
      <secondary>configuring</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Use the <application>Mouse</application> preference tool
to configure your mouse for right-hand use or for left-hand use. You can also
specify the speed and sensitivity of mouse movement.</para>
    <para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Mouse</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Motion</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-55">
      <title>Buttons Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tabbed section to specify whether
the mouse buttons are configured for left-hand use. You can also specify the
delay between clicks for a double-click.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustperiph-TBL-6"/> lists the mouse button
settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustperiph-TBL-6">
        <title>Settings for Mouse Buttons</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
          <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Left-handed
mouse</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to configure your mouse for left-hand use. When you configure
your mouse for left-hand use, the functions of the left mouse button and the
right mouse button are swapped.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Delay</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Use the slider to specify
the amount of time that can pass between clicks when you double-click. If
the interval between the first and second clicks exceeds the time that is
specified here, the action is not interpreted as a double-click. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-54">
      <title>Pointer Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tabbed section to set your mouse
pointer preferences.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-45"/> lists the mouse pointer
settings that you can configure:</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-45">
        <title>Settings for Mouse Pointers</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="50*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="50*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Cursor Theme</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Select the mouse pointer theme that you require
from the list box. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Show position
of cursor when the Control key is pressed</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable a mouse
pointer animation when you press and release <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>. This feature
can assist you to locate the mouse pointer.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-53">
      <title>Motion Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Motion</guilabel> tabbed section to set your preferences
for mouse movement.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-47"/> lists the mouse motion
settings that you can configure:</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-47">
        <title>Settings for Mouse Motion</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colwidth="30.10*"/>
          <colspec colwidth="69.90*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Setting</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Acceleration</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Use the slider to specify the speed at which your
mouse pointer moves on your screen when you move your mouse.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Sensitivity</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Use the slider to specify how sensitive your mouse
pointer is to movements of your mouse.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Threshold</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Use the slider to specify the distance that you
must move an item before the move action is interpreted as a drag-and-drop
action.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-50">
    <title>Configuring Network Proxy Settings</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Network Proxy</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>network proxy</primary>
      <secondary>setting
preferences</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>proxy</primary>
      <secondary>setting preferences</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>The <application>Network
Proxy</application> preference tool enables you to configure how your system
connects to networks. You can configure the desktop to connect to a <firstterm>proxy server</firstterm>, and specify the details of the proxy server. A proxy
server is a server that intercepts requests to another server, and fulfills
the request itself, if it can. You can enter the Domain Name Service (DNS)
name or the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the proxy server. A <firstterm>DNS name</firstterm> is a unique alphabetic identifier for a computer on a
network. An <firstterm>IP address</firstterm> is a unique numeric identifier
for a computer on a network. </para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-52"/> lists the network proxy
settings that you can configure.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-52">
      <title>Network Proxy Settings</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
        <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="35.09*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="64.91*"/>
        <thead>
          <row rowsep="1">
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>Option</para>
            </entry>
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>Function </para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Use HTTP Proxy</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
              <para>Select
this option to use a proxy server for the HTTP service.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Location</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
              <para>Enter the DNS name, or the IP
address of the proxy server to use when you request a HTTP service.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Port</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
              <para>Enter the port number of the
HTTP service on the proxy server.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Proxy requires username and
password</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3">
              <para>Select this
option if the proxy server requires a username and password.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Save username and password
to disk</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3">
              <para>Select this
option to save the username and password.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec2">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Username</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec3">
              <para>Enter your username for the proxy server.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Password</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry valign="top">
              <para>Enter your password for the proxy server.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-65">
    <title>Setting Screensaver Preferences</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Screensaver</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>sessions</primary>
      <secondary>configuring screensaver</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>screensaver, setting preferences</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>XScreenSaver</primary>
      <see>screensaver</see>
    </indexterm>
    <para>A screensaver is an application that you can use to
replace the image on your screen when the screen is not in use. You can use
screensavers in the following ways:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>Activate after a specified period of idle time.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Activate when you lock your screen.</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Manage power used by your monitor when your system is idle.</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Mouse</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Display Modes</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-59">
      <title>Display Modes Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Display Modes</guilabel> tabbed section to set display
mode preferences.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-63"/> lists the display mode
settings that you can configure:</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-63">
        <title>Settings for Screensaver Display Mode</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="35.09*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="64.91*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Setting</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Mode</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Use the drop-down list to specify
the behavior of the screensaver application. Select from the following options:</para>
                <itemizedlist>
                  <listitem>
                    <para><guilabel>Disable Screen Saver</guilabel>: Select this option
if you do not want to use the screensaver application.</para>
                  </listitem>
                  <listitem>
                    <para><guilabel>Blank Screen Only</guilabel>: Select this option
if you want your screen to become blank when your screen locks.</para>
                  </listitem>
                  <listitem>
                    <para><guilabel>Only One Screen Saver</guilabel>: Select this option
if you want to display a single screensaver display from the  display list
when your screen locks.</para>
                  </listitem>
                  <listitem>
                    <para><guilabel>Random Screen Saver</guilabel>: Select this option
if you want to display a random selection of screensaver displays from the
screensaver display list when your screen locks. </para>
                  </listitem>
                </itemizedlist>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>Display list</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select the screensaver display
that you require from the list.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Blank After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Specify how long to wait after the last use of the
mouse or keyboard, to activate the screensaver.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Cycle After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Specify how long to show a particular screensaver
display before the next display.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Lock Screen After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Select this option if you want the screen to lock
after the screensaver is activated. Use the spin box to specify the delay
between the activation of the screensaver and when the screen locks.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Preview</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Click on this button to preview
the screensaver display that is selected in the screensaver display list.
To stop the preview, press any key or click a mouse button.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Settings</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Click on this button to display
the options for the screensaver display that is selected in the screensaver
display list. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-60">
      <title>Advanced Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tabbed section to set advanced
screensaver preferences.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-64"/> lists the advanced screensaver
settings that you can configure:</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-64">
        <title>Advanced Screensaver Settings</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="40.38*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec3" colwidth="59.62*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Setting</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Grab Desktop Images</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Some
screensavers can take a screenshot of your desktop, then manipulate the screenshot
to create your screensaver display. Select this option to enable screensavers
to take a screenshot of your desktop.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Grab Video Frames</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Some
screensavers can capture a frame of video, then manipulate the captured image
to create your screensaver display. If your system has a video capture card,
select this option to enable screensavers to capture a frame of video.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Choose Random
Image</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable screensavers to use images from a directory that
you select. Type the path for the directory in the field. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> to display a dialog from which you can select a directory.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Verbose Dialognostics</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select
this option if you want to display screensaver diagnostic information.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Display Subprocess
Errors</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option if you want to display errors related to screensaver subprocesses
on screen.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Display Splash
Screen at Startup</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to if you want <application>Xscreensaver</application>
to display a splash dialog when <application>Xscreensaver</application> starts.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Power Management
Enabled</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to enable power management of your monitor. Power management
can reduce energy consumption by your monitor when you are not using the monitor.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Standby After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Specify
how long to wait to put the monitor in standby mode. When the monitor is in
standby mode, the screen is black.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Suspend After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Specify
how long to wait to put the monitor in power-saving mode. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Off After</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Specify how long to wait to switch
off monitor. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Install Colormap</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select
this option to install a private colormap when the screensaver is active.
Use of a private colormap might improve the quality of the color in particular
screensaver displays.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Fade to Black
When Blanking</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option if you want your display to fade to black when the screensaver
activates.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Fade from Black
When Unblanking</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec3" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option if you want your display to fade from black to the screen
contents when the screensaver stops.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Fade Duration</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Specify how long to take to fade to black when the
screensaver activates.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustmulti-2">
    <title>Setting Sound Preferences</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Sound</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>sound</primary>
      <secondary>setting preferences</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>sound</primary>
      <secondary>associating
events with sounds</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>events, associating
sounds with</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>sound server</primary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>The <application>Sound</application> preference tool enables
you to control when the GNOME sound server starts. You can also specify which
sounds to play when particular events occur.</para>
    <para>You can customize the settings for the <application>Sound</application>
preference tool in the following functional areas:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>General</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <sect2 id="goscustmulti-3">
      <title>General Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Sound</application> preference tool to specify when to launch the GNOME sound
server. You can also enable sound event functions.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-4"/> lists the general sound
settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-4">
        <title>Settings for Sound</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
          <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Enable sound
server startup</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to start the GNOME sound server when you start a GNOME
session. When the sound server is active, the desktop can play sounds.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guilabel>Sounds for
events</guilabel>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Select this option to play sounds when particular events occur in your desktop.
You can select this option only if the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel> option is selected.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-48">
      <title>Sound Event Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Sound</application> preference tool to associate particular sounds with particular
events. </para>
      <note>
        <para>You must select the <guilabel>Enable sound server startup</guilabel>
option, and the <guilabel>Sounds for events</guilabel> option before you can
access the <guilabel>Sound Events</guilabel> tabbed section.</para>
      </note>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustmulti-TBL-6"/> lists the sound events
settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustmulti-TBL-6">
        <title>Settings for Sound Events</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
          <colspec colname="colspec18" colwidth="19.21*"/>
          <colspec colname="colspec19" colwidth="46.79*"/>
          <thead>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para><guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table</para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Use the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel> table to
associate particular sounds with particular events. </para>
                <para>The <guilabel>Event</guilabel> column displays a hierarchical list of events that can occur.
To expand a category of events, click on the right arrow beside a category
of events.</para>
                <para>The <guilabel>File to play</guilabel> column lists
the sound file that plays when the event occurs.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Play </guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Click on this button to play
the sound file that is associated with the selected event. </para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry colname="colspec18" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>Sound file drop-down combination box, <guibutton>Browse </guibutton></para>
              </entry>
              <entry colname="colspec19" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
                <para>To associate
a sound with an event, select the event in the <guilabel>Sounds</guilabel>
table. Enter the name of the sound file that you want to associate with the
selected event in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click <guibutton>Browse </guibutton> to display a <guilabel>Select sound file</guilabel> dialog.
Use the dialog to specify the sound file that you want to associate with the
selected event.</para>
                <note>
                  <para>You can only associate sound files in <filename>.wav</filename> format with events.</para>
                </note>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustdesk-12">
    <title>Setting Themes in the Desktop</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>Gtk+ themes</primary>
      <see>themes</see>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>themes</primary>
      <secondary>setting desktop themes</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>themes</primary>
      <secondary>setting window frame themes</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>windows</primary>
      <secondary>setting
frame themes</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Theme</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Use the <application>Theme</application>
preference tool to select a theme for your desktop and for your window frames.
You can customize the settings for the <application>Theme</application> preference
tool in the following functional areas:</para>
    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Widget Theme</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>
          <guilabel>Window Frames</guilabel>
        </para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
    <para>The desktop theme and the window frame theme are not the only themes
that determine the appearance of your desktop. For example, <application>Nautilus</application> includes themes that you can use to change the look-and-feel
of the <application>Nautilus</application> windows and the desktop background.</para>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-56">
      <title>Desktop Theme Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Widget Theme</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Theme</application> preference tool to select a theme for your desktop. Your
desktop theme specifies the visual appearance of your panels, menus, and applets.
The desktop theme also specifies the appearance of GNOME-compliant application
interface items. For example, the theme affects the appearance of buttons,
scrollbars, check boxes, and so on.</para>
      <para>You can choose from the list of available themes, or you can install
new themes. The list of available desktop themes includes several themes for
users with accessibility requirements.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23"/> lists the desktop
theme settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustlookandfeel-TBL-23">
        <title>Settings for Desktop Themes</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colwidth="40.81*"/>
          <colspec colwidth="59.19*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Available themes</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Select the theme that you require from the list box.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>You can add a theme to the list of available themes.
The new theme must be an uncompressed folder. </para>
                <para>To add a theme
to the list of available themes, click on the <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton> button. A dialog is displayed. Enter the location of the theme
folder in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to browse for the
folder, click on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you have selected
the folder, click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
                <para>You can find many
GTK themes on the Internet.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Go to theme folder</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Click on this button to open a file manager window
on the default theme folder. You can delete themes from the file manager window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="goscustdesk-57">
      <title>Window Frame Settings</title>
      <para>Use the <guilabel>Window Frames</guilabel> tabbed section of the <application>Theme</application> preference tool to select a theme for your window frames.
You can choose from the list of available themes, or you can install new themes.
The list of available window frame themes includes several themes for users
with accessibility requirements.</para>
      <para><xref linkend="goscustdesk-TBL-2"/> lists the window frame
theme settings that you can configure.</para>
      <table frame="topbot" id="goscustdesk-TBL-2">
        <title>Settings for Window Frame Themes</title>
        <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
          <colspec colwidth="40.81*"/>
          <colspec colwidth="59.19*"/>
          <thead>
            <row rowsep="1">
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Option</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Function</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </thead>
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Available themes</para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Select the theme that you require from the list box.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>You can add a theme to the list of available themes.
The new theme must be an uncompressed folder.</para>
                <para>To add a theme to
the list of available themes, click on the <guibutton>Install new theme</guibutton>
button. A dialog is displayed. Enter the location of the theme folder in the
drop-down combination box. Alternatively, to browse for the folder, click
on the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button. When you have selected the folder,
click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
            <row>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>
                  <guibutton>Go to theme folder</guibutton>
                </para>
              </entry>
              <entry valign="top">
                <para>Click on this button to open a file manager window
on the default theme folder. You can delete themes from the file manager window.</para>
              </entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>
    </sect2>
  </sect1>
  <sect1 id="goscustwindows-2">
    <title>Customizing Window Focus</title>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>Metacity window manager</primary>
      <see>window manager</see>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>window manager</primary>
      <secondary>customizing</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <indexterm>
      <primary>preference tools</primary>
      <secondary>Window Focus</secondary>
    </indexterm>
    <para>Use the <application>Window Focus</application> preference tool to customize window focus behavior for your
desktop.</para>
    <para><xref linkend="goscustwindows-TBL-3"/> lists the window focus
settings that you can customize.</para>
    <table frame="topbot" id="goscustwindows-TBL-3">
      <title>Settings for Window Focus</title>
      <tgroup cols="2" colsep="1" rowsep="1">
        <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="18.86*"/>
        <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.14*"/>
        <thead>
          <row>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Option</para>
            </entry>
            <entry colsep="0" rowsep="1" valign="top">
              <para>Function</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Click to give focus</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0" valign="top">
              <para>Select this option to give focus to a window
when you click on the window. The window retains focus until you click on
another window.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Point
to give focus</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <para>Select this option to give focus to a window when you point
to the window. The window retains focus until you point to another window.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
          <row>
            <entry colname="colspec0" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <para>
                <guilabel>Raise
window on focus</guilabel>
              </para>
            </entry>
            <entry colname="colspec1" colsep="0" rowsep="0">
              <para>Select this option if you want your windows to be raised
when the windows receive focus.</para>
            </entry>
          </row>
        </tbody>
      </tgroup>
    </table>
  </sect1>
</chapter>
