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== Overview ==
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=== View Menu === <!--T:1-->


This sub-menu contains options to adjust the layout of Amarok.  There is also a checkbox to lock the configuration.  This can be used to prevent any accidental changes to the Amarok settings.
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This top-level menu contains options to adjust the layout of '''Amarok''', and a checkbox to lock the configuration; use this to prevent any accidental changes to the '''Amarok''' window layout.


== Items ==
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[[File:Amarok_view.png|175px|thumb|left|The View Sub-Menu]]
[[File:Amarok2.6ViewConfigMenu.png|center|thumb|View Menu]]
{| border="1" cellpadding="5"
| '''Menu Item''' || '''Description'''
|-
| Lock Layout || When checked, the three items underneath it can not be changed
|-
| Media Sources || Controls whether the Media Sources section is displayed or not
|-
| Playlist || Controls whether the Playlist section is displayed or not
|-
| Context || Controls whether the Context section is displayed or not
|}


==== Changing the Amarok Toolbar ==== <!--T:4-->


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There are also two radio buttons in this menu, which are used to choose which ''Toolbar'' '''Amarok''' will use.  The ''Main Toolbar'' has a larger height and slightly different controls than the ''Slim Toolbar.''  The ''Main Toolbar'' contains two main control buttons: a <menuchoice>Play</menuchoice> / <menuchoice>Pause</menuchoice> button and a button for controlling the volume.  It also displays the name of the current media file and a slider for showing, as well as changing, the position of playback. More about [[Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/AmarokWindow/Toolbar|the Toolbar]].


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[[File:amarok_main_toolbar.png|600px|thumb|center|The Main Toolbar]]
[[File:amarok_slim_toolbar.png|600px|thumb|center|The Slim Toolbar]]


==== Amarok Window Layouts ==== <!--T:7-->


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If the <menuchoice>Lock Layout</menuchoice> button is unchecked, the ''Media Sources'', ''Context'' and ''Playlist'' tabs can be toggled and many layouts can be created as shown below:


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[[File:Amarok_layout11.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout26.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout28.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout22.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout27.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout25.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout23.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:amarok_layout24.png|600px|thumb|center]]
[[File:Amarok 2.6 layout.png|600px|thumb|center]]




There are also two radio buttons in this sub-menu.  The buttons are used to choose which toolbar Amarok will use.  The Main Toolbar has a larger height and slightly different controls than the Slim Toolbar.  The Main Toolbar contains two main control buttons: A Play/Pause button and a button for controlling the volume.  It also displays the name of the current media file and a slider for showing, as well as changing, the position of playback.  The main difference between the main & slim toolbars are that the slim toolbar adds more playback control buttons.
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| prevpage=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/References/MenuAndCommandReference/AmarokMenu | nextpage=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/References/MenuAndCommandReference/Playlist
| prevtext=Amarok Menu | nexttext=Playlist Menu
| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu
}}


[[File:amarok_main_toolbar.png|500px|thumb|center|The Main Toolbar]]
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[[File:amarok_slim_toolbar.png|500px|thumb|center|The Slim Toolbar]]
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Latest revision as of 05:11, 1 July 2013

View Menu

This top-level menu contains options to adjust the layout of Amarok, and a checkbox to lock the configuration; use this to prevent any accidental changes to the Amarok window layout.

View Menu

Changing the Amarok Toolbar

There are also two radio buttons in this menu, which are used to choose which Toolbar Amarok will use. The Main Toolbar has a larger height and slightly different controls than the Slim Toolbar. The Main Toolbar contains two main control buttons: a Play / Pause button and a button for controlling the volume. It also displays the name of the current media file and a slider for showing, as well as changing, the position of playback. More about the Toolbar.

The Main Toolbar
The Slim Toolbar

Amarok Window Layouts

If the Lock Layout button is unchecked, the Media Sources, Context and Playlist tabs can be toggled and many layouts can be created as shown below: