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-====== Preferences ======+~~NOTOC~~ 
 +{{ :xfce:xfce.parole.png?no link|}} 
 +====== Parole - Preferences ====== 
 + 
 +  * **[[#General|General]]** 
 +      * **[[#Screensaver|Screensaver]]** 
 +      * **[[#Audio Visualization|Audio Visualization]]** 
 +      * **[[#Keyboard|Keyboard]]** 
 +  * **[[#Display|Display]]** 
 +      * **[[#Video Output|Video Output]]** 
 +      * **[[#Color Balance|Color Balance]]** 
 +  * **[[#Playlist|Playlist]]** 
 +      * **[[#Playlist Settings|Playlist Settings]]**     
 +  * **[[#Subtitles|Subtitles]]** 
 +      * **[[#Subtitle Settings|Subtitle Settings]]**  
 +  * **[[#Hidden Settings|Hidden Settings]]** 
 + 
 +---- 
 To configure Parole, choose {gui>Tools>Preferences}.  This will bring up the //Parole Settings// dialog, which allows you to adjust Parole's behavior to your needs. The screenshots below all show the default settings. To configure Parole, choose {gui>Tools>Preferences}.  This will bring up the //Parole Settings// dialog, which allows you to adjust Parole's behavior to your needs. The screenshots below all show the default settings.
  
 <figure "Open Parole Preferences"> <figure "Open Parole Preferences">
-{{:apps:parole:tools-preferences.png?nolink&|}}+{{:apps:parole:tools-preferences.png?650nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-====== General ======+---- 
 +===== General =====
  
 <figure "General Tab"> <figure "General Tab">
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 </figure> </figure>
  
-===== Screensaver =====+---- 
 + 
 +==== Screensaver ====
 **Disable screensaver when playing movies** **Disable screensaver when playing movies**
   * Leaving this option **ON** will prevent the screensaver from activating due to keyboard inactivity during playback of movies.   * Leaving this option **ON** will prevent the screensaver from activating due to keyboard inactivity during playback of movies.
-===== Audio Visualization ====+ 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Audio Visualization ====
 **Show visual effects when an audio file is played** **Show visual effects when an audio file is played**
   * Turn this option on to see various visual effects displayed as a music selection is being played. The effects change dynamically in synchronization with the music.   * Turn this option on to see various visual effects displayed as a music selection is being played. The effects change dynamically in synchronization with the music.
 **Visualization type:** **Visualization type:**
   * This pick list is activated when visual effects are turned on and allows you to choose different types of effects.   * This pick list is activated when visual effects are turned on and allows you to choose different types of effects.
-===== Keyboard =====+ 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Keyboard ====
 **Enable keyboard multimedia keys** **Enable keyboard multimedia keys**
   * Enables keys like Volume, Play, Pause, Forward, Reverse, etc. on keyboards which are equipped with them.   * Enables keys like Volume, Play, Pause, Forward, Reverse, etc. on keyboards which are equipped with them.
  
-====== Display ======+[[|Back to Top]] 
 +---- 
 + 
 +===== Display =====
  
 <figure "Display Tab"> <figure "Display Tab">
-{{:apps:parole:0.7:settings-display.png?nolink&|}}+{{:apps:parole:settings-display.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
 +
 +----
 +
 ===== Video Output ===== ===== Video Output =====
 You can select one of three backends for video playback. Note that this will have an impact on the performance, so if you notice choppy playback, you can try another backend. Also note that you have to restart Parole after switching to a different backend. You can select one of three backends for video playback. Note that this will have an impact on the performance, so if you notice choppy playback, you can try another backend. Also note that you have to restart Parole after switching to a different backend.
 While the Clutter and XV backend make use of hardware video acceleration, the "No XV" option uses (the usually slower) software acceleration. While the Clutter and XV backend make use of hardware video acceleration, the "No XV" option uses (the usually slower) software acceleration.
 +
 +----
 +
 ===== Color Balance ===== ===== Color Balance =====
 Moving the sliders changes the color balance of the video being played or the audio effects being displayed (if visual effects are enabled). Changes can be applied while the media are playing and they take effect immediately. If you are unhappy with your changes, press the {key>Reset to defaults} button. Note that the color balance settings can only be changed when using one of the two "X Window System" options in the Video Output section above. Moving the sliders changes the color balance of the video being played or the audio effects being displayed (if visual effects are enabled). Changes can be applied while the media are playing and they take effect immediately. If you are unhappy with your changes, press the {key>Reset to defaults} button. Note that the color balance settings can only be changed when using one of the two "X Window System" options in the Video Output section above.
  
-====== Playlist ======+[[|Back to Top]] 
 +----
  
-<figure "Preferences Tab"> +===== Playlist ===== 
-{{:apps:parole:settings-playlist-rev1.png?nolink&|}}+ 
 +<figure "Playlist Tab"> 
 +{{:apps:parole:settings-playlist.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
-===== Playlist Settings =====+ 
 +---- 
 + 
 +==== Playlist Settings ====
 **Always replace playlist with opened files** **Always replace playlist with opened files**
   * If this option is **ON**   * If this option is **ON**
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     * The playlist will always be empty when Parole is started.     * The playlist will always be empty when Parole is started.
  
-====== Subtitles ======+[[|Back to Top]] 
 +----
  
-<figure "Preferences Tab">+===== Subtitles ===== 
 + 
 +<figure "SubtitlesTab">
 {{:apps:parole:settings-subtitles.png?nolink&|}} {{:apps:parole:settings-subtitles.png?nolink&|}}
 </figure> </figure>
  
-===== Subtitle Settings =====+---- 
 + 
 +==== Subtitle Settings ====
 **Automatically show subtitles when playing movie file** **Automatically show subtitles when playing movie file**
   * If the movie file being played is encoded with subtitles, they will be displayed if this option is turned on.   * If the movie file being played is encoded with subtitles, they will be displayed if this option is turned on.
   * Use the {gui>Font:} and {gui>Encoding:} pick lists to adjust the appearance of the subtitle text.   * Use the {gui>Font:} and {gui>Encoding:} pick lists to adjust the appearance of the subtitle text.
  
-====== Hidden Settings ====== +---- 
-You can configure additional settings of Parole directly via xfconf, either by using xfce4-settings-editor (GUI) or by using the command-line-tool xfconf-query.+ 
 +===== Hidden Settings ===== 
 +You can configure additional settings of Parole directly via xfconf, either by using [[..:..:xfce:xfce4-settings:editor|xfce4-settings-editor]] (GUI) or by using the command-line-tool xfconf-query.
  
 **hide-controls-timeout** **hide-controls-timeout**
   * Configure the timeout (in seconds) after which the playback controlbar hides   * Configure the timeout (in seconds) after which the playback controlbar hides
 +
 +[[|Back to Top]]
 +----
 +[[:apps:parole:start:|Back to Parole main page]]