Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 - KDE 21-06-2006 Manual page 65

The following sections introduce the major categories and contain procedures for some
common changes you may want to apply to your KDE desktop. Detailed information
about the settings of each category is provided by the Help button on each page of set-
tings or in the help center.
2.2.1 Appearance & Themes
This category lets you change the way your KDE desktop and applications look. You
can access a number of settings.
Background holds options for the background of your desktop, such as colors, pictures,
or slide shows. If you configured multiple virtual desktops, you can set different options
for each. See Section 2.2.2, "Desktop" (page 67).
Colors lets you manage and edit color schemes for your desktop. There are a variety
of color schemes installed by default, but you can also create your own color scheme
using a predefined scheme as starting point.
With Fonts, all fonts and font attributes used on the KDE desktop can be configured.
You can also modify antialiasing settings. By default, antialiasing is activated for all
fonts. Antialiasing is a software technique for diminishing jagged edges that should be
smooth. Although it reduces the jagged appearance of the lines, it also makes them
fuzzier. To deactivate or customize antialiasing, select the corresponding options.
In the Icons section, control the icon style for the entire KDE desktop. Icons are used
on the desktop, panel, and toolbars of applications. You can choose icon themes, adjust
icon sizes, assign effects to icons (for example, you can make them semitransparent or
colorize them), and configure settings for each of the different places icons are used.
Launch Feedback allows you to modify what kind of cursor and taskbar feedback you
want for starting applications. For example, instead of a bouncing cursor indicating that
an application is loading, you can set a blinking cursor.
A screen saver automatically appears if you do not use your computer for a specific
time. In the Screensaver section, change the screen saver or configure the time-out before
it starts.
In the Splash Screen section, you can change the splash screen that displays on KDE
start-up.
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