Chapter 4. Preferences

Homepage:http://prefsapp.sourceforge.net/

You can set user defaults in Preferences. All the setting can be set by defaults tools, which comes with GNUstep. Preferences is a graphic interface with the same function.

User Defaults

GNUstep puts every user defaults in the same place. Here you can browse and modify them. Since it is not always in human-readable format, do that carefully. It would be better to change the user defaults using other panels in Preferences.

Figure 4.1. Defaults Preferences

Defaults Preferences

You can add or remove domains, which are usually one per application.

Figure 4.2. Defaults Preferences: Add/Remove domain

Defaults Preferences: Add/Remove domain

You can also add, change or remove an entry.

Figure 4.3. Defaults Preferences: Add/Remove entry

Defaults Preferences: Add/Remove entry

Fonts

You can change font here, which will affect the next application you start.

Figure 4.4. Font Preferences

Font Preferences

There are several fonts. The most important ones are "Application Font" and "Bold Application Font".

Figure 4.5. Font Preferences: Set font

Font Preferences: Set font

Modifier Key

The most important modifier key is "First Command". You can access the menu by holding "First command" key and the letter on the menu.

Figure 4.6. Modifier Key Preferences

Modifier Key Preferences

Time & Date

You can set your time zone. The list of time zone is at your installed GNUstep directory: GNUstep/System/Library/Libraries/Resources/gnustep-base/NSTimeZones/zones

Figure 4.7. Time & Date Preferences

Time & Date Preferences

The icon of Preferences is a clock.

This is the default clock.

Figure 4.8. Preferences Clock

Preferences Clock

"Use 24-hour clock".

Figure 4.9. Preferences Clock: 24-hour style

Preferences Clock: 24-hour style

"Use analog clock" & "Show second hand".

Figure 4.10. Preferences Clock: Analog clock

Preferences Clock: Analog clock