1<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" id="preferences"> 2 <info> 3 <link type="guide" xref="index#advanced" /> 4 <title type="sort">4. Preferences</title> 5 <!-- link type="next" xref="event_monitor_plugin" /--> 6 <desc> 7 Customizing <app>Accerciser</app>'s preferences 8 </desc> 9 <credit type="author"> 10 <name>Eitan Isaacson</name> 11 <email>eitan@ascender.com</email> 12 </credit> 13 <credit type="author"> 14 <name>Peter Parente</name> 15 <email>pparent@us.ibm.com</email> 16 </credit> 17 <credit type="author"> 18 <name>Aline Bessa</name> 19 <email>alibezz@gmail.com</email> 20 </credit> 21 <license> 22 <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p> 23 </license> 24 </info> 25 <title> Configuring <app>Accerciser</app></title> 26 <p> 27 To configure plugins, hotkeys, and highlighting, do either <keyseq><key>ctrl</key><key>p</key></keyseq> or <guiseq><gui>Edit</gui> 28 <gui>Preferences</gui></guiseq> to open a dialog. 29 </p> 30 31 <section id="plugin"> 32 <title>Configuring plugins</title> 33 <p> 34 After opening the Preferences Dialog, you will find a list of all available plugins, with corresponding checkboxes, 35 under the "Plugins" tab. To enable or disable a plugin, toggle its checkbox. Only active plugins can be accessed via 36 <app>Accerciser</app>'s interface. 37 </p> 38 <p> 39 Right-clicking on any given plugin allows you to choose its location: "Top Panel", "Bottom Panel", and "New View". Selecting "New 40 View" creates a new window for the plugin. 41 </p> 42 43 <note style="tip"> 44 <p> 45 You may bypass the Preferences dialog by using drag and drop to move a plugin from a location to another. 46 </p> 47 </note> 48 </section> 49 50 <section id="global_hotkey"> 51 <title>Configuring global hotkeys</title> 52 <p> 53 Some elements in <app>Accerciser</app> may enable certain functionalities via hotkeys. An example is the 54 <link xref="quick_select_plugin">Quick Select Plugin</link>. The hotkey combination for each functionality 55 can be changed via the Preferences dialog, under the "Global Hotkeys" tab. Under this tab, you will find a 56 list of all features for which hotkeys can be configured. Use the <cmd>ctrl</cmd>, <cmd>alt</cmd>, and 57 <cmd>shift</cmd> checkboxes to enable or disable these modifiers. 58 </p> 59 60 </section> 61 62 <section id="highlighting"> 63 <title>Configuring widget's highlighting</title> 64 <p> 65 Some of <app>Accerciser</app>'s elements, such as the global hotkey <keyseq><key>ctrl</key><key>alt</key><key>/</key></keyseq>, 66 highlight a specific widget in a target application. The highlighting duration, border color, and fill color can 67 be customized via the Preferences dialog, under the "Highlighting" tab. 68 </p> 69 </section> 70</page> 71