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Preferences

While a key philosophy of Haiku is to cut down on options and have sensible defaults instead, there are some things that have to be configured or can be set to individual preference. You find all panels in Deskbar's Preferences menu.

iconAppearance Configure certain aspects of the graphical interface.
iconBackgrounds Set a color or image as background of the Desktop or any other folder.
iconDataTranslations Settings for all supported file formats.
iconDeskbar Configure the Deskbar.
iconE-mail Configure your email accounts.
iconFileTypes Add, remove and configure filetypes.
iconKeymap Set the mapping of your keyboard.
iconInput Configure input devices like keyboard, mouse, touchpad etc.
iconLocale Set your system language and formatting.
iconMedia Audio and video settings for in/output devices and the system's audio mixer.
iconNetwork Configure your network.
iconPrinters Add, remove and configure printers. [still missing]
iconRepositories Manage software repositories.
iconScreen Configure resolution, depth, refresh rate and number of used Workspaces.
iconScreenSaver Add, remove and configure a screen saver.
iconShortcuts Create your own shortcuts, e.g. to launch an application with a key combination. [still missing]
iconSounds Assign sounds to different system events.
iconTime Set time, date and timezone.
iconTracker Configure Haiku's file manager.
iconVirtualMemory Set the amount of swap space.