8 This tab contains settings that change the visual appearence of Ardour.
11 <img src="/images/a4_preferences_theme.png" alt="preferences
17 <strong>Restore Defaults</strong> When clicked will change all settings
18 on the Theme tab back to Ardour's default values.
23 <strong>All floating windows are dialogs</strong> When enabled Ardour will
24 use type "Dialog" for all floating windows instead of using type
25 "Utility" for some of them. This may help usability with some
26 window managers. This setting requires a restart of Ardour to take effect.
31 <strong>Transient windows follow front window</strong> When enabled
32 transient windows will follow the front window when toggling between the
33 editor and mixer. This setting requires a restart of Ardour to take effect.
38 <strong>Draw "flat" buttons</strong> When enabled button controls
39 in the user interface will be drawn with a flat look. When disabled button
40 controls will have a slight 3D appearence.
45 <strong>Blink Rec-Arm buttons</strong> When enabled the record-armed
46 buttons on tracks will blink when they are armed but not currently
47 recording. When disabled the record-armed buttons on tracks will be
48 outlined in red instead of blinking.
53 <strong>Color regions using their track's color</strong> When enabled
54 the background color of regions in the editor will be displayed using the
55 the color assigned to the track. When disabled the default region
56 background color will be used.
61 <strong>Show waveform clipping</strong> When enalbled the waveform
62 displayed will show peaks marked in red if they exceed the clip level. The
63 Waveform Clip Level is set with a slider on the Preferences
64 <a href="/preferences-and-session-properties/preferences-dialog/editor/">
70 <strong>Icon Set</strong> Changes the mouse cursor icons used to indicate
71 different tool modes in the editor. An example would be the icons used to
72 indicate whether the cursor will select a region or change the length of a
78 <strong>Waveforms color gradient depth</strong> Determines how much
79 gradient effect is applied to audio waveforms displayed in the editor.
80 Values range from 0.00, no graident effect, to 0.95, maximum effect.
85 <strong>Timeline item gradient depth</strong> Determines how much
86 gradient effect is applied to the backgrounds of regions displayed in the
87 editor. Values range from 0.00, no graident effect, to 0.95, maximum
93 <strong>Colors</strong> The color of an item in the user interface is
94 determined by which named color is assigned to it, the color displayed for
95 each named color in the palette, and in some cases, the transparency of
101 <strong>Items</strong> Each display item has a named color assigned to
102 it from the palette. Example color names are
103 "meter color9" and "color 4".
106 Click on an item's color example to change the named color choice.
111 <strong>Palette</strong> Hover over a color to display it's name. Click
112 on a color to open a color chooser dialog.
117 <strong>Transparency</strong> Some items have a transparency value.
118 Transparency can be changed from opaque to totally transparent.