Edgy settings

Edgy Settings

The Settings page allows you to customize Edgy's behavior. You can customize screen edge dimensions, peek action settings, Window grow, shrink, and move action settings, wallpaper changing settings, and window transparency.

Edgy software settings

Screen edge dimensions

Corner size – Use this input to specify the number of pixels (dots) away from the corner of the screen that the mouse needs to be in order to execute the action associated with the corner.

Side width – Use this input to specify the number of pixels (dots) away from the side of the screen (left, right, top, or bottom) that the mouse needs to be in order to execute the action associated with the side.

Side length – Use this input to specify how close to the center of the sides of the screen the mouse needs to be in order to execute the action associated with the side. This value is expressed as a percentage of the entire length of the side. The larger the percentage, the larger the target area. The smaller the percentage, the closer to center that the mouse needs to be.

Peek settings

Desktop transparency – Specify how transparent to make windows. This value is used for peeking through all windows at once. You can choose any percentage between 1% and 99%. A higher number is more transparent. 99% is almost completely invisible.

Window transparency – Specify how transparent to make a window. This value is used for peeking through one window. You can choose any percentage between 1% and 99%. A higher number is more transparent. 99% is almost completely invisible.

Next to the two transparency inputs are Preview buttons. Click these buttons to see what the selected transparency looks like. The Edgy main window will become transparent by the percentage you selected for one second, and then it will become opaque again.

Use gradual fade – When this check box is checked, the window that you are peeking through becomes translucent, and changes back to opaque, with a smooth, progressive change. When this check box is not checked, the window changes immediately.

Window grow, shrink, and move settings

Window grow – This input determines how much the window grow actions will move a window on each step. You can choose any distance from 1 to 100 pixels.

Window shrink – This input determines how much the window shrink actions will move a window on each step. You can choose any size from 1 to 100 pixels.

Window move – This input determines how far the window move actions will move a window on each step. You can choose any size from 1 to 100 pixels.

Repeat rate – This input determines how quickly the window grow, shrink, and move actions will repeat. The step sizes above repeat as long as you hold your mouse in the selected position. When you move your mouse away, the window stops growing, shrinking, or moving.

Wallpaper settings

Wallpaper folders – This list allows you to specify which folders Edgy should search when changing wallpapers. The list of folders is used when changing wallpapers via a wallpaper action or when changing wallpapers on a timer.

Wallpaper timer – Use this option to automatically change wallpapers at any desired time interval. Enter hours, minutes, and/or seconds.

Wallpaper order – This option lets you control the order in which wallpaper is changed on the timer. You can choose random or sequential.

Window transparency

Window transparency – This list shows all top-level windows on your system, including the taskbar. The Transparency slider below the list allows you to adjust the transparency level of any window in the list.

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