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changes. Reset all items on the page to the default values by clicking Default. Changing
some settings may require root permissions. Log in as root if prompted to do so.
The following list introduces the major categories and highlights the most important
settings you can change there. Detailed information about the settings of each category
is provided by the Help button on each page of settings or in the help center.
Appearance & Themes
Holds settings for the desktop background, the screen saver, and the fonts appearing
on the desktop. You can modify themes, window decorations, and styles of desktop
elements, such as buttons, menus, and scroll bars. Cursor behavior and the splash
screen that appears on KDE start-up can also be influenced here.
Desktop
Holds settings that allow you to increase or decrease the number of virtual desktops
and to control panel options such as size, position, length, and appearance of the
panel. You can also change the main menu here. In the taskbar section, configure
taskbar options such as whether to show windows from all desktops on the taskbar.
Two further sections allow you to control the behavior of windows.
Internet & Network
Lets you define Bluetooth options and preferences such as time-out values for
certain connections. You can also share your desktop, enable or disable file sharing,
and set options for local network browsing and proxy servers. The behavior of
Konqueror as a Web browser can be modified here.
KDE Components
With the Component Chooser, change the default e-mail client, text editor, messen-
ger, terminal, and Web browser. Whenever a KDE application needs to start an
application of these types, it always calls the default component set here. Configure
options for your desktop search with Kerry Beagle® here, for example, which di-
rectories to index. If needed, change the default file associations to identify a file
type and start an appropriate application. Set options for Konqueror as a file man-
ager. Define how KDE handles sessions on login or shutdown and modify your
spell checking options here.
Peripherals
Holds options for devices such as digital cameras, displays, joysticks, keyboards,
mouses, OBEX devices, printers, remote controls, and removable media like CD-
ROMs or USB sticks. For example, you can add your camera model and define
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