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{{fb2k prefs|Foobar2000-Preferences-default-ui.png|Default User Interface}}
 
{{fb2k prefs|Foobar2000-Preferences-default-ui.png|Default User Interface}}
This page allows you to change many general preferences related to the Default User Interface.
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This page allows you to change many general preferences related to the '''Default User Interface'''.
  
== Theme Management ==
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== Theme management ==
  
 
=== Quick Setup ===
 
=== Quick Setup ===
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Exports current user interface layout to a foobar2000 theme (.fth) file.
 
Exports current user interface layout to a foobar2000 theme (.fth) file.
  
=== Enable Layout Editing Mode ===
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=== Enable layout editing mode ===
  
 
Toggles the [[Foobar2000:Layout Editing Mode|Layout Editing Mode]]. This is the same as the ''View → Layout → Enable Layout Editing Mode'' menu command.
 
Toggles the [[Foobar2000:Layout Editing Mode|Layout Editing Mode]]. This is the same as the ''View → Layout → Enable Layout Editing Mode'' menu command.
  
== Main Window Transparency ==
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== Playback state display formatting ==
  
This slider, in recent versions moved to the Advanced Preferences (in the equivalent subcategory), enables the user to choose a level of transparency for the main foobar2000 window. Note that, for reasons of usability, transparency becomes active only when the window is inactive.
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These options allow you to configure (using [[foobar2000:Title Formatting|title formatting]]) how to display information about the currently played track in various places: main window title, status bar, tooltip of the notification area icon.
  
== System Notification Area ==
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==Deprecated options==
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The following options are no longer available on this page.
  
These options allow you to configure foobar2000's system notification area icon (commonly referred to as "system tray icon", which is a misnomer).
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===System notification area===
  
== Playback State Display Formatting ==
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These options have been moved to the [[Foobar2000:Preferences:Default User Interface:Background and Notifications|Background and Notifications]] subpage.
  
These options allow you to configure (using [[foobar2000:Title Formatting|title formatting]]) how to display information about the currently played track in various places: main window title, status bar, tooltip of the notification area icon.
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===Main Window Transparency===
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This slider, in recent versions moved to the [[Foobar2000:Preferences:Advanced|Advanced]] page (in the equivalent subcategory), enables the user to choose a level of transparency for the main foobar2000 window. Note that, for reasons of usability, transparency becomes active only when the window is inactive.

Latest revision as of 17:31, 12 October 2018

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Screenshot of the Default User Interface page

Deprecated pages


Pages marked * are added via third-party components.

This page allows you to change many general preferences related to the Default User Interface.

Theme management

Quick Setup

Activates the Quick Appearance Setup dialog.

Import Theme

Imports current user interface layout from a foobar2000 theme (.fth) file, with preview and choice which parts of the layout to import.

Export Theme

Exports current user interface layout to a foobar2000 theme (.fth) file.

Enable layout editing mode

Toggles the Layout Editing Mode. This is the same as the View → Layout → Enable Layout Editing Mode menu command.

Playback state display formatting

These options allow you to configure (using title formatting) how to display information about the currently played track in various places: main window title, status bar, tooltip of the notification area icon.

Deprecated options

The following options are no longer available on this page.

System notification area

These options have been moved to the Background and Notifications subpage.

Main Window Transparency

This slider, in recent versions moved to the Advanced page (in the equivalent subcategory), enables the user to choose a level of transparency for the main foobar2000 window. Note that, for reasons of usability, transparency becomes active only when the window is inactive.