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slackermedia [GTK and Qt Theming]
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 ====== User Space ======
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 By default, KDE windows allow you to grab onto them from any number of points within the window. This can be marvelously efficient with many, if not most, applications but with multimedia applications that require nothing but random clicks and drags, it can be maddening to accidentally move your entire application window when all you meant to do is move a playhead or a brush.
-Turn this behaviour off in ''System Settings'' &#62; **Application Appearance**. In the **Style** category on the left, and activate the **Applications** tab. Click the **Configure** button.
+Turn this behaviour off in ''System Settings'' \> **Application Appearance**. In the **Style** category on the left, and activate the **Applications** tab. Click the **Configure** button.
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 After you do install it, just launch ''System Settings'' and click the **GTK+ Appearance** icon. Set the theme and also activate the **Firefox Scrollbar Fix**.
+Theming the Linux desktop is both easy and, as with everything in Linux, entirely open. If your art leans toward graphic design or UX, then the Linux desktop is the canvas of your dreams; there is nothing you cannot theme. The thing to remember is that the GTK and Qt toolkits each require their own themes, so anything you do, you must do twice in order to gain full integration.
+Of course there are more toolkits than just GTK and Qt, but this is true of any operating system. As long as you theme for GTK and Qt, you'll get 90% of your environment, and the applications that remain are what they are: unique.
+An entire book could be written on how malleable the Linux environment is in the hands of each user. The subject is worth pursuing, both on a purely aesthetic level as well as the rich set of scripting languages and every-day hacks that even non-programmers can make to improve their workflow.
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+The whole point of GNU Linux is to take back control of the computer, so don't be shy. Take control, ask hard questions about why an activity takes an hour when it could be done in five minutes, and develop your own shortcuts, cheats, and hacks. And if you come up with anything especially useful, share it online!
+===== Touchpad =====
+If you're on a laptop, there is a plugin to enable a touchpad control panel in ''System Settings''. It's available on [[http://slackbuilds.org/result/?search=kcm_touchpad&sv=|SlackBuilds.org]].
+<code>
+# sport install kcm_touchpad
+</code>
+The configuration panel appears in the **Input Devices** category of ''System Settings''.
+{{:kcm_touchpad.jpg?666|}}
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