<sect1 id="style">
<sect1info>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Mike</firstname>
<surname>McBride</surname>
</author>
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</authorgroup>

<date>2002-02-12</date>
<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>style</keyword>
</keywordset>
</sect1info>
<title>Style</title>

<sect2 id="style-intro">
<title>Introduction</title>

<para>This module is used to configure how the individual widgets are drawn by
&kde;.</para>

<note><para>A <emphasis>Widget</emphasis> 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.</para></note>

<para>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 <link
linkend="color">Colors</link>.</para>

<para>This panel is divided into three sections.</para>

<sect3 id="style-pre">
<title><guilabel>Widget styles and themes</guilabel></title>

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

<para>To change styles, simply click on the style name, and press
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton> to see what the new widgets look like.</para>

</sect3>

<sect3 id="style-misc">
<title>Other settings for drawing</title>

<para>This small section has only one option.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Menubar on the top of the screen in the style of
MacOS</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>This will turn on a menubar at the top of the screen.  This
menubar will reflect the menu options of the active
application.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry> 
</variablelist>

</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="style-author">
<title>Section Author</title>

<para>This section written by Mike McBride
<email>mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email>
</para>

<para>Updated for &kde; 2.2 by Lauri Watts
<email>lauri@kde.org</email></para>

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