Topic       : User Manual for TeraDesk
Author      : Wout Klaren, Henk Robbers, Djordje Vukovic
Version     : February 2017
Subject     : Documentation/Utilities
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Compiled on : Atari
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      Menus and Dialogs
         Menu title: Options

4.5.5  Desk preferences...                                    TeraDesk

This dialog enables the user to adjust  some options  which affect the
overall look of Tera Desktop:

- Set the dialog box display mode:
  Dialog boxes  can be drawn in  one of  two modes.  Each mode has its
  advantages:

     1. Flying (or buffered) mode:
       In this mode a dialog appears in a box  that can be moved about
       the screen  by clicking on  and dragging  a special button (the
       'ear') in its top right corner.  The screen  under a dialog box
       is saved in a  buffer.  It can thus be restored  rapidly if the
       box is moved.  This  dialog display mode is  generally suitable
       for slower machines.

    2. Window mode:
       In this mode dialogs appear in windows.  This has the advantage
       that  you  can  use  accessories  while  the box  is displayed.
       Windowed dialogs can  be  moved about the screen.  This display
       mode   is  somewhat  slower  than  the  'flying'  mode,  and is
       suitable for faster machines.

  Note that dialog boxes displayed by other programs are not effected.

- Determine the position of the dialog box:
  There are two possibilities:

    1. Under mouse:
       Place the box  at a  point  determined by  the  position of the
       mouse. This option is  of most use when the  display of the box
       is initiated  by a key press.  It is thus  possible  to prevent
       it from covering other objects.

    2. Centred:
       Centre the box on the screen in the standard way.  However, if
       a dialog is  moved to  another  position  on  the screen,  and
       another dialog is opened from it,  it will open in the current
       position, not in the centre of the screen.

- Specify menu shortcuts:
  Use the arrows  to choose a menu item,  then type  the character you
  want to use as the shortcut for this item.
  . Plain keys are possible, just type the key.
  . Combinations with CTRL are possible, prepend the key by ^
  . Some of the special keys  can  be used,  which  should  be entered
    in text form as TAB, BS, DEL and SP for the [Tab],  [Backspace],
    [Delete] and [Space] keys respectively.
  Note that, because  of  the limitations  of  the  scan codes  of the
  Atari keyboards,  some  key combinations  can not  be differentiated
  from others, and some will be recognized as illegal.

- Set the automatic desktop saving option:
  If this  option is selected,  TeraDesk  will save  its configuration
  upon each exit from the program by the Quit/Shutdown menu action.