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diff --git a/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook b/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4d38cf2fc --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/kcontrol/kcmstyle/index.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,189 @@ +<?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> + +<authorgroup> +<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> +<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> +</authorgroup> + +<date>2005-02-20</date> +<releaseinfo>3.4</releaseinfo> + +<keywordset> +<keyword>KDE</keyword> +<keyword>KControl</keyword> +<keyword>style</keyword> +</keywordset> +</articleinfo> +<sect1 id="style"> +<title>Style</title> + +<sect2 id="style-intro"> +<title>Introduction</title> + +<para>This module is used to configure how the individual widgets are +drawn by &kde;.</para> + +<note><para>A <emphasis>Widget</emphasis> is a commonly-used +programmer's term for referring to User Interface elements such as +buttons, menus, and scroll bars. You can think of them as the +fundamental pieces that are assembled to make your +application.</para></note> + +<para>You can configure how the widgets are drawn with this module, +but to change the color of the widgets, you should refer to the +section entitled <ulink +url="help:/kcontrol/color/index.html">Colors</ulink>.</para> + +<para>This panel is divided into three tabs: <guilabel>Style</guilabel>, +<guilabel>Effects</guilabel>, <guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel>.</para> + +<sect3 id="style-style"> +<title><guilabel>Style</guilabel> tab</title> + +<para>The top list box, labeled <guilabel>Widget Style</guilabel> +contains a list of the pre-defined styles. +Each style has a name, and a brief description.</para> + +<para>To change styles, simply click on the style name, and a preview +of the style will be displayed in the preview box below the style list.</para> + +<para>The other options available here are:</para> + +<variablelist> +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Show icons on buttons</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>If this option is selected, action buttons (like <guibutton>OK</guibutton> and +<guibutton>Apply</guibutton>) will have a small icon located within them to act +as a visual reference. If this option is not selected, then only text +will appear on the button.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Enable tooltips</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This will toggle tooltips off and on.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +<!-- +<varlistentry> +<term><guilabel>Menubar on the top of +the screen in the style of MacOS</guilabel></term> +<listitem> +<para>This will turn on a menubar at the top of the screen. +This menubar will reflect the menu options of the active +application.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> +--> +</sect3> + +<sect3 id="style-effects"> +<title><guilabel>Effects</guilabel> tab</title> + +<para>If you click on the <guilabel>Effects</guilabel> tab, you will see the panel is divided +into two sections.</para> +<para>At the top of the first section, is a checkbox labeled <guilabel>Enable +GUI 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, are the following choices: </para> +<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="style-misc"> +<title><guilabel>Toolbar</guilabel> tab</title> + +<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> + +</sect2> + +</sect1> + +</article> |