Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 11 - GNOME 17-03-2009, Manual

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If you use large fonts, you may need to change the size of panes in some applications,
such as the file manager and Help browser.
By default, GNOME applications use the default font specified in the Appearance
Preference tool. Some applications allow this default font to be customized.
Customizing Desktop Contrast
To achieve a high-contrast or low-contrast desktop, perform the following steps:
1 Use the Appearance Preference tool to select the high-contrast or low-contrast
desktop theme that you require from the Theme tab.
2
Use the Background tab to customize your desktop background as follows:
• Set the Desktop Wallpaper to No Wallpaper.
• Set the Desktop Colors to “Solid Color”.
• Select a background color that suits your needs.
3 Ensure that the Use colors from system theme option is selected in the Colors
tabbed section of the Editing Profile dialog.
4 In the gedit text editor, ensure that the Use default theme colors option is selected
in the Colors & Fonts tabbed section of the Control Center dialog.
Customizing Desktop Fonts
To achieve a large-print desktop, perform the following steps:
1 Use the Appearance Preferences tool to select the Large Print theme.
2
Click on the Apply Font button to increase the size of the font that is used on the
desktop and on window frames.
3 Use the Desktop Font option to achieve a large-print desktop.
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