Operation Manual
The settings are grouped into dierent categories. Hover over an icon to see more
details. Performing tasks in some areas of the personal settings requires system
administrator (root) permissions.
Change the settings as desired. No changes take eect until you click Apply. To dis-
card changes in the recent view that you have not yet applied, click Reset. To reset
all items in the recent view to the default values, click Defaults.
To get back to the start-up view (showing all categories) again, click Overview at the
top left corner of the dialog. You can also enter a search string at the top of the
window (for example, Screen Saver) to nd the category which holds options related
to the search string. Each character you enter in the Search eld further narrows the
search.
For easier overview of all categories, you can also switch to a tree view by clicking
Congure and selecting another View Style.
2.5 Applying Desktop Eects
If your computer supports a 3D graphics card with Xgl, you can use graphical eects
like turning your desktop into a rotating 3D cube, enabling translucent or transparent
windows, and zooming in and out of the desktop screen. You can also use other
window eects such as shadows, fading, and transformations. If you do not have a
3D graphics card, some eects may be disabled or reduce the performance of your
system. If the performance of your system is too low, disable the eects for your
current session with [Alt] + [Shift] + [F12].
To congure eects on your desktop, proceed as follows:
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