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-''​EDE''​ can be configured in many aspects. 
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-You don't like the default behaviour of something? Don't panic! There'​s a good chance that you can change it. (And if you really can't, feel free to post a feature request on the [[http://​bugs.equinox-project.org|bug tracker]]!) 
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-===== Graphical configuration ===== 
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-The more obvious way to adjust ''​EDE'''​s behaviour is via the graphical configuration tools (see screenshots below). 
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-The **Configuration place** can be accessed from the menu in the //​settings//​ category. 
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-{{wiki: config1.png}} 
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-It provides six tools to customize ''​EDE''​ to your liking. These should be pretty self-explanatory. 
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-{{wiki: config2.png}} 
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-==== Background and icons ==== 
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-Here you can change the //​background colour// or set a //​wallpaper//,​ change //icon properties//​ and //fonts//. 
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-==== Screensaver ==== 
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-This tool lets you configure a //​screensaver//​. 
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-==== Time and date ==== 
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-Displays a //​calendar//​ and a //clock//. 
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-==== System bell ==== 
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-Provides //volume control//. 
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-==== Keyboard ==== 
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-Lets you choose a //keyboard layout// for your country. 
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-==== Preferred applications ==== 
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-Set your preferred //terminal emulator//, //file manager//, //browser// and //mail client//. 
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-===== Advanced configuration ===== 
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-You can change a lot of settings for ''​EDE''​ which cannot (yet) be set using a graphical configuration utility. So for now you're stuck with editing configuration files in that case. 
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-But that should be no problem, right? At least not when you know what ''​EDE'''​s configuration files are and where they can be found. 
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-Just backup your configuration and start exploring what can be done! We'll cover some common examples later. 
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-==== User-dependent configuration ==== 
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-By default, ''​EDE''​ comes with a bundled version of ''​pekwm''​. Configuration files for both are separate. 
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-=== Configuring EDE === 
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-''​EDE''​ places configuration files that affect the current user only in the directory **~/​.config/​ede**. 
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-As of version 2.1 you can find the following files there: 
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-  * ede-desktop-icons.conf 
-  * ede-keyboard.conf 
-  * ede-panel.conf 
-  * ede-settings.conf 
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-=== Configuring Pekwm === 
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-''​Pekwm'''​s configuration files can be found in **~/​.pekwm**. 
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-Currently there are the following files there: 
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-  * autoproperties 
-  * config 
-  * keys 
-  * menu 
-  * mouse 
-  * start 
-  * vars 
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-==== System-wide configuration ==== 
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-Just like the local configuration,​ the global configuration is also split into that of ''​EDE''​ and of ''​pekwm''​. 
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-=== Configuring EDE === 
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-The global configuration files for ''​EDE''​ can be found in the two directories **//​$prefix///​etc/​xdg/​ede** and **///​$prefix///​etc/​xdg/​menus**. There you can find the following files: 
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-  * ede-conf.conf 
-  * ede-settings.conf 
-  * ede-startup.conf 
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-and 
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-  * ede-applications.menu 
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-=== Configuring Pekwm === 
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-Global configuration for ''​pekwm''​ can be found in **///​$prefix///​etc/​pekwm**. There are files of the same name as in the local configuration directory (which take precedence over the values in the global configuration). 
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-There'​s one exception, however. One file is only found in the global config directory: 
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-  * autoproperties_typerules 
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-==== Some examples ==== 
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-Here you'll find some typical examples of custom configuration in a "​Q&​A"​-like style. 
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-=== I want more/less workspaces! === 
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-This is something that depends on the wm (pekwm by default). You can configure how many workspaces pekwm creates. Simply adjust the file **~/​.pekwm/​config** 
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-Look for the following section: 
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-  Screen { 
-  Workspaces = "​4"​ 
-  WorkspacesPerRow = "​4"​ 
-  WorkspaceNames = "​Main;​Web;​E-mail;​Music"​ 
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-Here you can change how many workspaces are available, how many are in one row and what there names are. 
  
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