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The appearance <strong>of</strong> the icons on panels and the desktop background.<br />

The color settings for the desktop and applications are controlled using themes. You<br />

can choose from a variety <strong>of</strong> preinstalled themes. Selecting a style from the list overview<br />

applies it automatically. Theme Details opens another dialog where you can customize<br />

the style <strong>of</strong> single desktop elements, like window content, window borders, and icons.<br />

Making changes and leaving the dialog by clicking Close switches the theme to custom.<br />

Click Save Theme to save your modified theme under a custom name. The Internet and<br />

other sources provide many additional themes for GNOME as .tar.gz files. Install these<br />

with Install Theme. You can also drag new themes into the Theme Preferences window<br />

and drop them there.<br />

8.2.5 Customizing Window Behavior<br />

Use Window Preferences to customize window behavior for the desktop. You can determine<br />

how a window reacts to contact with the mouse pointer or to double-clicks on<br />

its title bar and define which key to hold to move an application window.<br />

When several application windows populate the desktop, the active one by default is<br />

the last one clicked. Change this behavior by activating Select windows when the mouse<br />

moves over them. If desired, activate Raise selected window after an interval and adjust<br />

the latency time with the slider. This raises a window a short time after the window<br />

receives focus.<br />

Application windows can be shaded (rolled up) by double-clicking the title bar, leaving<br />

only the title bar visible. This saves space on the desktop and is the default behavior.<br />

It is also possible to set windows to maximize when the title bar is double-clicked.<br />

Select a modifier key to press for moving a window ( Ctrl , Alt , or the Windows logo<br />

key).<br />

8.3 Personal Settings<br />

Personal Settings lets you configure accessibility and assistive technology options,<br />

change your password, and customize keyboard shortcuts.<br />

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