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[[amigaos41console|Console]] - Controls the settings for the Amiga Shell
 
[[amigaos41console|Console]] - Controls the settings for the Amiga Shell
   
[[amigaos41deficons|DefIcons]] - Interface to allow behavor of default icon
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[[amigaos41deficons|DefIcons]] - Interface to allow behavour of default icons
   
 
[[amigaos41dos|DOS]] - Manages DOS settings
 
[[amigaos41dos|DOS]] - Manages DOS settings
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[[amigaos41font|Font]] - Controls Font selection for Workbench, Screens, and Windows
 
[[amigaos41font|Font]] - Controls Font selection for Workbench, Screens, and Windows
   
[[amigaos41gui|GUI]] -
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[[amigaos41gui|GUI]] - Used to control the look and feel of various elements of the AmigaOS 4 interface
   
 
[[amigaos41input|Input]] - Controls the settings for the keyboard and mouse
 
[[amigaos41input|Input]] - Controls the settings for the keyboard and mouse
   
[[amigaos41internet|Internet]] -
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[[amigaos41internet|Internet]] - Contains settings for the computer's network connections
   
[[amigaos41locale|Locale]] -
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[[amigaos41locale|Locale]] - Sets the user's preferred languages
   
 
[[amigaos41notifications|Notifications]] - Controls the behaviour of Ringhio, the AmigaOS 4.1 pop-up notification system
 
[[amigaos41notifications|Notifications]] - Controls the behaviour of Ringhio, the AmigaOS 4.1 pop-up notification system
   
[[amigaos41palette|Palette]] -
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[[amigaos41palette|Palette]] - Allows the user to adjust certain colours used for some on-screen elements
   
 
[[amigaos41Picasso96Mode|Picasso96Mode]] - Advanced controls for creating and modifying graphics modes
 
[[amigaos41Picasso96Mode|Picasso96Mode]] - Advanced controls for creating and modifying graphics modes
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[[amigaos41pointer|Pointer]] - Allows editing of the mouse pointer's image
 
[[amigaos41pointer|Pointer]] - Allows editing of the mouse pointer's image
   
[[amigaos41popupmenu|PopupMenu]] -
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[[amigaos41popupmenu|PopupMenu]] - Settings controlling the look and behaviour of the system's pop-up menus
   
 
[[amigaos41printer|Printer]] -
 
[[amigaos41printer|Printer]] -
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[[amigaos41printerps|PrinterPS]] -
 
[[amigaos41printerps|PrinterPS]] -
   
[[amigaos41screenblanker|ScreenBlanker]] -
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[[amigaos41screenblanker|ScreenBlanker]] - Preferences for the system's screen saver / screen blanker
   
 
[[amigaos41screenmode|ScreenMode]] - Settings for screen resolution and colour depth
 
[[amigaos41screenmode|ScreenMode]] - Settings for screen resolution and colour depth
   
[[amigaos41screens|Screens]] -
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[[amigaos41screens|Screens]] - Allows the setting up and control of custom screens for applications
   
[[amigaos41serial|Serial]] -
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[[amigaos41serial|Serial]] - Sets the default settings for the serial port
   
 
[[amigaos41time|Time]] - Allows the user to set the system's time and date
 
[[amigaos41time|Time]] - Allows the user to set the system's time and date
   
[[amigaos41timezone|Timezone]] -
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[[amigaos41timezone|Timezone]] - Allows the user to set theyr current timezone and Daylight Saving Time preferences
   
[[amigaos41uboot|UBoot]] -
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[[amigaos41uboot|UBoot]] - Advanced settings concerning the computer's initial booting system
   
[[amigaos41usb|USB]] -
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[[amigaos41usb|USB]] - Contains USB preferences and information
   
 
[[amigaos41wbpattern|WBPattern]] - Settings for the background of the Workbench screen and directory windows
 
[[amigaos41wbpattern|WBPattern]] - Settings for the background of the Workbench screen and directory windows

Revision as of 14:40, 29 June 2012

AmigaOS and the Workbench comes with a suite of program preferences to adjust Sound, Graphics, Text, Display, Font settings and more.


Here are the preferences programs that are available in AmigaOS 4.x:


AHI (Audio Hardware Interface) - Allows for control over the audio functions of your Amiga

AmigaInput - Setup for gamepads and joysticks

ASL - Allows for control over file requesters

Compatibility - Manages the 68K Just-in-time compiler settings

Console - Controls the settings for the Amiga Shell

DefIcons - Interface to allow behavour of default icons

DOS - Manages DOS settings

Font - Controls Font selection for Workbench, Screens, and Windows

GUI - Used to control the look and feel of various elements of the AmigaOS 4 interface

Input - Controls the settings for the keyboard and mouse

Internet - Contains settings for the computer's network connections

Locale - Sets the user's preferred languages

Notifications - Controls the behaviour of Ringhio, the AmigaOS 4.1 pop-up notification system

Palette - Allows the user to adjust certain colours used for some on-screen elements

Picasso96Mode - Advanced controls for creating and modifying graphics modes

Pointer - Allows editing of the mouse pointer's image

PopupMenu - Settings controlling the look and behaviour of the system's pop-up menus

Printer -

PrinterGfx -

PrinterPS -

ScreenBlanker - Preferences for the system's screen saver / screen blanker

ScreenMode - Settings for screen resolution and colour depth

Screens - Allows the setting up and control of custom screens for applications

Serial - Sets the default settings for the serial port

Time - Allows the user to set the system's time and date

Timezone - Allows the user to set theyr current timezone and Daylight Saving Time preferences

UBoot - Advanced settings concerning the computer's initial booting system

USB - Contains USB preferences and information

WBPattern - Settings for the background of the Workbench screen and directory windows

WBStartup - Controls which programs are launched when Workbench starts

Workbench - Settings which control certain aspects of the Workbench's behaviour