The Preferences Dialog

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# Chapter 4. The Preferences Dialog

Selecting Settings->Configure KEdit from the menu brings up the preferences dialog box. This dialog can be used to alter a number of different settings. The settings available for change vary according to which category the user chooses from a vertical list on the left side of the dialog. By means of a row of five buttons along the bottom of the box the user can control the process. She or he may invoke the Help system, set the options to their Default values, accept the current settings and close the dialog by means of the OK button, Apply the current choices to the document without closing the dialog, or Cancel the process. The categories Font, Color, Spelling, and Miscellaneous are detailed below.

# 4.1. Font

The preferences dialog opens with this, the first category, chosen. Here the user can change four settings and see the effects of any changes in the text sample displayed in the rectangle at the bottom or the box. The settings are:

Character set:

  This small dropdown box is located on the right side in the vertical middle of the dialog. Should the user have more than one set of characters available on his or her computer this may be used to select which set should be used for text in the editor.

Font

  This scroll box allows the user to select by name from among the various fonts available. The appearance of any selected font may be seen in the sample text displayed in the rectangle at the bottom of the dialog.

Font style

  This, the center, selection box is used to choose between the four basic styles of Regular, Italic, Bold, and Bold Italic. The appearance of the selected style may be seen in the sample text displayed in the rectangle at the bottom of the dialog.

Size

  This, the rightmost scroll/selection box allows the user to change font size. The larger the number chosen the larger the font size will be. The sample text displayed in the rectangle at the bottom of the dialog will reflect the choice of size.

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