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The Color Scheme setup dialog is comprised of three sections:
Note: User interface elements ( e.g. buttons, menus, scroll bars ) are known as widgets.
This section of the dialog demonstrates how a color scheme applies to a sample selection of widgets. A color scheme consists of a set of ten colors. These colors apply to the :-
Labels on the sample widgets will help you identify where these colors apply.
The colors are grouped into 5 foreground / background pairs. Thus, good contrast between the foreground and background colors of widgets can be ensured at all times.
When you press Ok or Apply the color scheme you have selected will be written to the desktop configuration. There are some problems in the Qt toolkit when changing the colors in a running application, particularly with lists and combo boxes. These elements will not be displayed properly until the applications are restarted. Hopefully these problems will be fixed in a future release of Qt.
The currently selected member of the color scheme is shown in the combo box of the Widget Color group. This can be changed by clicking on the colored box. A color selection dialog will then appear, from which you may select a new color.
When you are happy with your color selection, press Ok in the color selection dialog. The color will be updated in the Preview.
You may select any member of the color scheme from the combo box.
Six color schemes are supplied with KDisplay. These are called
To preview a scheme click on its name in the list box. You can use the supplied color schemes as a starting point to devise your own. Click the Save button to store your color scheme under a new name. The Remove button is presently disabled.
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