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Control Panels Control Panels provide user interface facilities for custom configuration of the system. In Mac OS 8.5, several related control panels have been consolidated into individual control panels.

Appearance 1.1 The Appearance control panel provides a user interface for configuring the appearance of graphical user interface elements. The new Appearance control panel provides several new panels for creating and modifying themes. Options previously available through the Desktop Pictures control panel are now provided by the Appearance control panel. AppleScript support includes: Query and set every Appearance option (theme, color, sound effects, desktop pictures and patterns, fonts, etc.) Related Materials: The Appearance Manager, Control Manager, Dialog Manager, Menu Manager, and Window Manager sections. Q&A TB39, "Appearance Versions" The Appearance Manager Reference chapter of Inside Macintosh: Mac OS 8 Toolbox Reference Inside Macintosh: Macintosh OS 8 Human Interface Guidelines The Appearance 1.0.3 SDK

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