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   :authors: - Mattia Basaglia

   :license: Creative Commons License SA 4.0

.. _settings:

Settings Dialog
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User Interface
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   settings dialog

* Language: Changes the interface language
* Icon Theme: Changes the icon theme, it lists all the detected system themes
  plus :guilabel:`Default`. With :guilabel:`Default` Glaxnimate will select the icons based on
  the widget theme (ie: if you have a dark theme it will show bright icons).


New Animation Defaults
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   settings dialog

This select the defaults for when you create a new file.


Open Save
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   settings dialog

* Max Recent Files: How many items to show in the :menuselection:`File --> Open Recent` menu.
* Backup Frequency: Number of minutes between automatic backup saves. Set to 0 to disable.


Toolbars
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   settings dialog

Allows the user to change the toolbar appearance.

Plugins
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   settings dialog

Here it shows all the available plugins and you can enable or disable them.

Clipboard
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   settings dialog

Here you can select what is going to be supported when copying / pasting shapes.

* Glaxnimate Animation: Always active, to copy within Glaxnimate.
* SVG: Copy/Paste SVG, works well with [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/)
* Raster Image: Copy only, the selection will be rendered as an image you can
  paste on image editing software.
* JSON: Copy only, the selection will be copied as text, with the contents as if
  saved as a Glaxnimate file.

Widget Theme
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.. figure:: /images/dialogs/settings/theme.png
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   :alt: settings dialog

   settings dialog

Here you can select the interface theme colors.

You can select a preset, or create your own style.

Keyboard Shortcuts
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   :alt: settings dialog

   settings dialog

Here you can assign keyboard shortcuts for the various menu actions.