Preference categories

You can configure the following aspects of the Graphical Environment with the Preferences Editor:

• how you start and exit the Graphical Environment

• the colors used through the Graphical Environment
  

• the fonts and background patterns used for specific desktop and directory windows, including the main Desktop and the Trash and Treeview desktops, and for icons, dialog boxes, and pop-up menus

• mouse characteristics, including the double-click rate, speed of the pointer, and whether the mouse is used right- or left-handed

• the key click volume and auto repeat for your keyboard

• the pitch and duration of your system bell

• who has access to your display

• Main Desktop behavior, including how icons are displayed and whether or not the Desktop occupies the entire background

• Treeview desktop behavior, including the display depth and the expand rate

• desktop window behavior, including how icons are displayed and whether or not changes are automatically saved upon exit

• directory window behavior, including how files are sorted and displayed, and whether or not existing windows are reused

• icon appearance and behavior, including image size

• dialog box appearance and behavior, including positioning on the screen

• the applications that are associated with various tools, such as your default text editor, mail reader, and calendar

• the devices that are associated with the icons in the Devices window