# Style Manager Tasks

## Customizing Screen Appearance

1. - SelectPaletteTA

   - ModifyPaletteTA

   - CreatePaletteTA

   - DeletePaletteTA

   - LimitColorUseTA

   - ChangeFontSizeTA

   - ChangeBackdropTA

## Customizing the Keyboard

1. - ChangeKeyboardTA

   - ChangeKeyboardRepeatTA

## Customizing the Mouse

1. - ChangeMouseTA

   - ChangeMouseB2TA

   - ChangeMouseDoubleTA

   - ChangeMouseAccTA

   - ChangeMouseThreshTA

## Customizing Audio

1. - ChangeAudioTA

   - ChangeAudioToneTA

   - ChangeAudioDurationTA

## Customizing Screens

1. - ChangeScreenTA

   - ChangeScreenLockTA

## Customizing Windows

1. - WindowFocusBehaviorTA

   - WindowBehaviorTA

   - WindowIconBehaviorTA

## Customizing Session Startup and Logout

1. - ChangeSessionsTA

   - SaveSessionsTA

   - LogoutPreferenceTA

   These instructions assume that you are using a mouse. Most tasks can also be done without a mouse. See Keyboard Shortcuts for the Desktop for more information.

## To Select a Palette

1. Click the Style Manager Color control.

2. Select a palette from the Palettes list.

3. Click OK.

Desktop colors come from predefined color palettes. The Color dialog box lists the palettes that came with your system plus any palettes you have added. For a description of the dialog box controls, see SMColorDialogDE.

## See Also

1. - ModifyPaletteTA

   - CreatePaletteTA

## To Modify a Palette

This procedure changes the color settings of the currently selected palette. If you have a default palette (one of the palettes provided with the Desktop) selected, you may want to copy it. (See CreatePaletteTA.) This ensures that you can return to the original settings of the default palette if necessary.

1. Click the Style Manager Color control.

2. Select a palette in the Color dialog box.

3. Double-click a color button to open the Modify Color dialog box. &newline;Or, click a color button, then click Modify.

4. Adjust the settings in the Modify Color dialog box.

5. Click OK in the Modify Color dialog box.

6. Repeat steps 2-4 to modify another color button.

7. Click OK in the Color dialog box.

## To Grab a Color from the Workspace

1. 1. Click Grab Color. The grab pointer appears.

   2. Move the pointer to an area of color on the workspace that you want to grab.

   3. Click OK to make that color the New color.

   For a description of the Modify Color dialog box controls, see SMModifyPaletteDialogDE.

## See Also

1. - CreatePaletteTA

## To Create a Custom Palette

1. Click the Style Manager Color control.

2. Choose Add in the Color dialog box.

3. Type the new palette in the New Palette field.

4. Click OK in the Add Palette dialog box.

5. Click Modify and modify the palette (See ModifyPaletteTA.)

6. Click OK in the Color dialog box.

Adding a palette makes a copy of the currently selected palette and gives the copy a unique name. You then modify the copy, keeping the original palette intact.

## See Also

1. - ModifyPaletteTA

## To Delete a Palette

1. Click the Style Manager Color control.

2. Select the palette from the Palettes list.

3. Choose Delete.

4. Click OK in the Delete Palette dialog box to confirm deletion.

## To Restore a Deleted Palette

1. 1. Open a File Manager view of the showing HomeDirectory/.dt/palettes folder.

   2. For system palettes, remove the file ~PaletteName.`dp`.

   3. For user added palettes, rename the deleted palette from ~PaletteName.`dp` to PaletteName.`dp`.

   4. Restart Style Manager (close, then reopen).

   When you delete a palette, Style Manager places a copy of the palette in the .dt/palettes subfolder in your home folder. The file name of this copy begins with `~`.

## See Also

1. - To rename a file or folder explains how to rename a file.

## To Change the Number of Colors Used by the Desktop

1. Click the Style Manager Color control.

2. Choose Number of Colors in the Color dialog box.

3. Select a color use option to set the number of colors used in the desktop. (See SMColorConcepts for information on how the desktop uses colors.)

4. Click OK in the Number of Colors dialog box.

5. Click OK in the Color dialog box.

You must log out and log back in before this change takes effect.

## To Select a Font Size

1. Click the Style Manager Font control.

2. Select a font size.

3. Click OK.

Window labels and text show the new font size as applications are started.

## See Also

1. - SMFontDialogDE

## To Select a Backdrop

1. Switch to the workspace in which you want the backdrop.

2. Click the Style Manager Backdrop control.

3. Select a backdrop.

4. Click Apply.

A backdrop is a pattern that covers the workspace (the screen area underneath your windows).

## To Adjust the Keyboard Click Volume

1. Click the Style Manager Keyboard control.

2. Adjust the Click Volume gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMKeyboardDialogDE

   - ChangeKeyboardRepeatTA

## To Make Keys Repeat

1. Click the Style Manager Keyboard control.

2. Select the Auto Repeat check box to have a key repeat when held down.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMKeyboardDialogDE

   - ChangeKeyboardTA

## To Change Mouse Orientation

1. Click the Style Manager Mouse control.

2. Select the Right or Left check box. This will reverse mouse buttons 1 and 3.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMMouseDialogDE

   - ChangeMouseB2TA

   - ChangeMouseDoubleTA

   - ChangeMouseAccTA

   - ChangeMouseThreshTA

## To Change Mouse Button 2 Behavior

1. Click the Style Manager Mouse control.

2. Select the Transfer or Adjust check box to associate that action with mouse button 2.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMMouseDialogDE

   - ChangeMouseTA

   - ChangeMouseDoubleTA

   - ChangeMouseAccTA

   - ChangeMouseThreshTA

## To Change Mouse Double-Click Speed

1. Click the Style Manager Mouse control.

2. Adjust the Double-Click gauge to set the maximum amount of time between single clicks to be considered a double-click.

3. Click OK.

The new double-click speed takes effect the next time you log in.

## See Also

1. - SMMouseDialogDE

   - ChangeMouseTA

   - ChangeMouseB2TA

   - ChangeMouseAccTA

   - ChangeMouseThreshTA

## To Change Mouse Acceleration

1. Click the Style Manager Mouse control.

2. Adjust the Acceleration gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMMouseDialogDE

   - ChangeMouseTA

   - ChangeMouseB2TA

   - ChangeMouseDoubleTA

   - ChangeMouseThreshTA

## To Change Mouse Threshold

1. Click the Style Manager Mouse control.

2. Adjust the Threshold gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMMouseDialogDE

   - ChangeMouseTA

   - ChangeMouseB2TA

   - ChangeMouseDoubleTA

   - ChangeMouseAccTA

## To Change Beep Volume

1. Click the Style Manager Beep control.

2. Adjust the Volume gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMAudioDialogDE

## To Change Beep Tone

1. Click the Style Manager Beep control.

2. Adjust the Tone gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMAudioDialogDE

   - ChangeAudioDurationTA

   - ChangeAudioTA

## To Change Beep Duration

1. Click the Style Manager Beep control.

2. Adjust the Duration gauge.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMAudioDialogDE

   - ChangeAudioToneTA

   - ChangeAudioTA

## To Change Screen Blanker Settings

1. Click the Style Manager Screen control.

2. To prevent the screen blanker from activating, select Off.

3. If the screen blanker is set On, you can adjust the time of no activity after which it will start by sliding the Start Blanker gauge.

4. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMScreenDialogDE

   - ChangeScreenLockTA

## To Change Screen Lock Settings

1. Click the Style Manager Screen control.

2. Select Transparent Lock if you do not want a background displayed when you lock your screen.

3. If you selected Use Backgrounds For Lock check box, select the background or backgrounds you want to use from the list.

   A preview of the latest selected background displays. If you select more than one background, they will cycle in the order in which they appear in the list.

4. If you selected more that one background, set the number of minutes each background should run before the next one starts by sliding the Time For Background gauge.

   A setting of 0 means that only the last selected background (displaying in the preview area) will be used.

5. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMScreenDialogDE

## To Change Window Focus Behavior

1. Click the Style Manager Window control.

2. Select Point In Window To Make Active to make a window active when the mouse pointer enters it, or Click In Window To Make Active to make a window active when the mouse pointer enters the window and you click mouse button 1. Note that if you select Point In Window To Make Active, you cannot use Alt+Tab to change the active window.

3. Click OK.

4. Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.

## See Also

1. - SMWindowsDialogDE

   - WindowBehaviorTA

   - WindowIconBehaviorTA

## To Change How Active Windows are Displayed

1. Click the Style Manager Window control.

2. Select Raise Window When Made Active to bring a partially concealed window to the top when it becomes active.

3. Select Allow Primary Windows On Top so main window remains on top when secondary windows are displayed.

4. Select Show Contents During Move to move the window during a window move instead of just moving the outline at first.

5. Click OK.

6. Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.

## See Also

1. - SMWindowsDialogDE

   - WindowFocusBehaviorTA

   - WindowIconBehaviorTA

## To Change Window Icon Behavior

1. Click the Style Manager Window control.

2. Select Use Icon Box to have windows icons displayed in an icon box, or Place On Workspace to have window icons placed right on the workspace backdrop.

3. Click OK.

4. Click OK when asked to Restart the Workspace Manager.

## See Also

1. - SMWindowsDialogDE

   - WindowFocusBehaviorTA

   - WindowBehaviorTA

## To Determine How Your Next Session Starts

When you log out, the desktop saves your current session and restores it the next time you log in. To indicate you want to return to a different session at login:

1. Click the Style Manager Startup control.

2. Select Return to Home Session to return to a saved session. To find out how to save a session, see SaveSessionsTA.

3. Click OK.

## See Also

1. - SMStartupDialogDE

## To Save a Session in Progress

When you log out, the desktop saves your current session and restores it the next time you log in. To save a different session you can choose to return to at login (known as your home session):

1. Click the Style Manager Startup control.

2. Click Set Home Session.

3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box that appears.

4. Click OK in the Startup dialog box.

## See Also

1. - ChangeSessionsTA

   - SMStartupDialogDE

## To Set Your Logout Confirmation Preference

1. Click the Style Manager Startup control.

2. Select On or Off for Logout Confirmation. If you set Logout Confirmation to On, you will be asked for confirmation that you want to log out whenever you log out.

3. Click OK in the confirmation dialog box that appears.

4. Click OK in the Startup dialog box.