<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <title>Desktop Effects</title> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2009-02-10</date> <releaseinfo>&kde; 4.2</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>desktop</keyword> <keyword>effects</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="desktop-effects"> <title>Desktop Effects</title> <sect2 id="desktop-effects-intro"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>This module is used to configure desktop effects for &kde;.</para> <para>This panel is divided into three tabs: <guilabel>General</guilabel>, <guilabel>All Effects</guilabel> and <guilabel>Advanced</guilabel>.</para> <sect3 id="desktop-effects-general"> <title><guilabel>General</guilabel> tab</title> <para>At the top of this tab is a checkbox labeled <guilabel>Enable desktop effects</guilabel>. If there is no mark in front of this checkbox, then all visual effects of this panel are disabled. To edit any of these effects, simply place a mark in this checkbox.</para> <para>Below that checkbox there are some common settings for the desktop effects like improved window management, shadows, various animations, effects for desktop and window switching and the animation speed.</para> <!-- outdated needs a rewrite <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Combobox effect:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This combobox has two options. If this option is set to <guilabel>Animate</guilabel> then when a combo box is selected, it will appear to scroll down. If <guilabel>Disable</guilabel> is selected, then the combobox list appears instantly.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Tool tip effect:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This combobox has three options. If this option is set to <guilabel>Animate</guilabel> then when a tool tip appears, it will have a short animation. If <guilabel>Fade</guilabel> is selected, the tool tip appears to fade from the background. If <guilabel>Disable</guilabel> is selected, then the tool tip appears instantly.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Menu effect:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>This combobox has four options. If this option is set to <guilabel>Animate</guilabel> then when a menu list appears, it will appear to scroll downward. If <guilabel>Fade</guilabel> is selected, the menu list appears to fade from the background. If <guilabel>Make Transparent</guilabel> is selected, the menu list will have a transparent look to it. The details of that transparency is configured in the next part of the dialog. If <guilabel>Disable</guilabel> is selected, then the menu list appears instantly.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Menu tear-off handles:</guilabel></term> <listitem><para>If this option is set to <guilabel>Disable</guilabel>, then no menus can be separated from the application. If <guilabel>Application Level</guilabel> is selected, then it is left up to each individual application to determine which menus can be torn separated from the application.</para> <note><para>Many applications do not have tear off menus. You cannot tell &kde; to force an application to allow tear off menus. This is determined by the authors of the application.</para></note></listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para>The next checkbox, labeled <guilabel>Menu drop shadow</guilabel> is used to toggle the drop shadow behind all &kde; menus. A drop shadow is a dark, soft line on the bottom and right sides of the menu, which give the menus the appearance that the menu is lifted off the application, and the menu is creating a shadow on the application.</para> <para>The next section only applies if the combobox labeled <guilabel>Menu Effect</guilabel> is set to <guilabel>Make Transparent</guilabel>. You can use the combo box labeled <guilabel>Menu transparency type:</guilabel> to select the method &kde; uses to generate the transparency. You can use the slider to determine the level of transparency in menus. A preview is visible on the right side of this section.</para> --> </sect3> <sect3 id="desktop-alleffects"> <title><guilabel>All Effects</guilabel> tab</title> <para>The main part of this page is a list of all available effects grouped by <guilabel>Accessibility</guilabel>, <guilabel>Appearance</guilabel>, <guilabel>Candy</guilabel>, <guilabel>Focus</guilabel> and <guilabel>Tools</guilabel>. Use the incremental search bar above the list window to find items in the list.</para> <para>Check an effect in the list to enable it. Display the <guilabel>About</guilabel> dialog by clicking the info button at the right side of the list item. Some effects have settings options, in this case there is a tool button at the left of the info button. Click it to open a configuration dialog.</para> <!-- <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Highlight buttons under mouse.</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If there is a mark in this checkbox, when the mouse pointer is above a toolbar button, that button will be highlighted with a square around the button. This is a good visual indicator of which button will be selected with a mouse click.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Transparent toolbars when moving</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>As the title suggests, if this option is selected, the toolbars will be transparent when you are moving them around on the screen.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Text position</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>This combo box lets you determine where on the button the text name of the button will appear as the default. If <guilabel>Icon Only</guilabel> is selected, then there is no text on the toolbar buttons. If <guilabel>Text Only</guilabel> is selected, then the button's icon is replaced with a text name of the button. If <guilabel>Text Alongside Icons</guilabel> is selected, then the name of the button will be placed to the <emphasis>right</emphasis> of the icon. If <guilabel>Text Under Icons</guilabel> is selected, the default will be to have the text of the button <emphasis>below</emphasis> the icon.</para> <tip><para>This option only specifies the <emphasis>default</emphasis> location. Each application can override the setting used in this panel.</para></tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> --> </sect3> <sect3 id="desktop-advanced"> <title><guilabel>Advanced</guilabel> tab</title> <para>On this tab you can select a <guilabel>Compositing type</guilabel> (<guilabel>OpenGL</guilabel> or <guilabel>XRender</guilabel>) and set some options for the selected type. </para> </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> </article>
