Configurability
Mould them as you like.
since you’ve taken the steps to add a new desktop, it’s only natural you’ll want it to do your bidding by customising the way it works.
All configuration options in EDE are housed inside the configuration window. It provides six tools to customise different but very basic aspects of the desktop including wallpaper, screensaver, calendar, volume and preferred apps. Advanced users can also set various other aspects of the desktop by manually editing configuration files.
Openbox users can customise the window manager using the Openbox Configuration Manager (obconf) app. This helps you customise little else besides various aspects of the window manager. For instance, you can use it to change the default appearance and apply themes, and change the behaviour of the mouse and the position of the taskbar.
You can use Lumina’s configuration utility to tweak various aspects of the desktop, such as the theme and window effects. You can also use it to set up default apps and define keyboard shortcuts, as well as alter the layout of the three critical aspects of the desktop – namely the desktop, panels and menu. While most of the tweaks apply system-wide, there are a couple that are restricted to the logged-in user.
LXQT’S configuration centre offers similar options, albeit in a much nicer interface. But this is to be expected, as, along with Openbox, it’s one of the oldest projects featured in this Roundup.
You can use various options to configure different aspects of the desktop. While most settings apply to the logged-in user, there
are several that help influence the desktop as a whole. Similarly, you can use the Moksha Settings Panel to add more bling to the desktop. You can change the theme for the desktop and even for the apps. All the elements have various other tweakable settings as well.
Besides the usual settings, there are also several advanced ones. Of note among these are the Power Management settings that help extend battery life by enabling you to adjust the time for deferring various power-intensive tasks.