Mike
McBride
21/10/2000
1.00.00
KDE
KControl
style

# Style

## Introduction

This module is used to configure how the individual widgets are drawn by KDE.

A Widget 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.

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 Colors.

This panel is divided into three sections.

### Widget styles and themes

The top list box, contains a list of the pre-defined styles. Each style has a name, and a brief description.

To change styles, simply click on the style name, and press "Apply" to see what the new widgets look like.

There is a style named "Testing". This represents cutting edge development. You might occasionaly notice problems with this style.

### Other settings for drawing

This small section has only two options.

Menubar on the top of the screen in the style of MacOS

  This will turn on a menubar at the top of the screen. This menubar will reflect the menu options of the active application.

Apply fonts and colors to non-KDE apps

  If this option is enabled, KDE will try to force all applications to use the KDE colors and fonts. This usually works, but certain applications may behave oddly.

### Style options for toolbars

This section of the panel is used for toolbars in KDE applications.

Style options for toolbars

  This option determines how toolbars will be displayed. There are 4 options: Icons only, Text only, Text aside icons, and Text under icons.

Highlight buttons under mouse

  When this option is enabled, any time you move the mouse pointer over a button, the button will "light up", to give you feedback. When disabled, the button does not change at all.

Toolbars are transparent when moving

  If this option is enabled, toolbars will appear as a rectangle while they are being moved. If this option is disabled, the toolbar will contain all graphic elements when being moved.

## Section Author

This section written by Mike McBride mpmcbride7@yahoo.com