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PrinterPS Editor

The PrinterPS editor controls the features of PostScript printers. This editor only applies if you have a PostScript printer and if you choose PostScript in the Printer Preferences editor. The PrinterPS editor is described in Chapter 9.

Reaction Editor

Reaction is the graphical user interface of AmigaOS3.5/3.9 and can be adapted to your needs through the appropriate preferences editor. Figure X-X illustrates the reaction editor.

Figure X-X. Reaction Editor Preferences Window

Window

Refreshing method

Here you can select the method to be used for refreshing window contents. Smart" results in fast updates of window contents after depth arrangemenets but uses more memory. Simple" uses less memory but results in more time being needed to complete a refresh

Fallback Font

When you selected a font in the Font Preferences that is so large that certain windows would not fit on the current screen anymore, Reaction will try to re-open the window using the fall back font. For this reason a small font should be chosen.
Clicking on the Default gadget will cause the contents of the font field to be deleted and the internal fallback font of Reaction to be used

Backdrop pattern

In this gadget you can enter the path to an image that will be displayed in the background of all Reaction-based programs. Alternatively, you can click on the gadget to the left of the path in order to open a file requester for selecting an image.

Group

Label Font

Here you can select a font to be used for group labels such as e.g. Window", Group" and Look" in the Reaction preferences. Clicking on the Default gadget will clear the font and cause the standard font for group labels to be used.

Place

This menu controls whether group labels should be left-aligned, centerred, or right-aligned.

3D Label

This checkbox toggles the 3-dimensional appearance of group labels.

Color

These gadgets allow you to choose the color for the group labels. If you did not change the default workbench colors, black, white and blue will be available.

Look

Style

This menu can be used to toggle between several pre-defined looks for Reaction-based programs. Simply try the different styles and stick with the one you like best or you can best work with.

Spacing

This gadget controls how far the different Elements of Reaction-based applications should be placed from each other. The values do not represent fixed distances but rather certain distance levels, with smaller values meaning smaller distances.

3D Scroller

Toggles the use of 3-dimensional scrollbars for e.g. listviews.

Refreshing method	Here you can select the method to be used for refreshing window contents. Smart" results in fast updates of window contents after depth arrangemenets but uses more memory. Simple" uses less memory but results in more time being needed to complete a refresh
Fallback Font	When you selected a font in the Font Preferences that is so large that certain windows would not fit on the current screen anymore, Reaction will try to re-open the window using the fall back font. For this reason a small font should be chosen. Clicking on the Default gadget will cause the contents of the font field to be deleted and the internal fallback font of Reaction to be used
Backdrop pattern	In this gadget you can enter the path to an image that will be displayed in the background of all Reaction-based programs. Alternatively, you can click on the gadget to the left of the path in order to open a file requester for selecting an image.

Label Font	Here you can select a font to be used for group labels such as e.g. Window", Group" and Look" in the Reaction preferences. Clicking on the Default gadget will clear the font and cause the standard font for group labels to be used.
Place	This menu controls whether group labels should be left-aligned, centerred, or right-aligned.
3D Label	This checkbox toggles the 3-dimensional appearance of group labels.
Color	These gadgets allow you to choose the color for the group labels. If you did not change the default workbench colors, black, white and blue will be available.

Style	This menu can be used to toggle between several pre-defined looks for Reaction-based programs. Simply try the different styles and stick with the one you like best or you can best work with.
Spacing	This gadget controls how far the different Elements of Reaction-based applications should be placed from each other. The values do not represent fixed distances but rather certain distance levels, with smaller values meaning smaller distances.
3D Scroller	Toggles the use of 3-dimensional scrollbars for e.g. listviews.