Appearance preferences

Use the controls in the Appearance preference pane to customize the Aperture interface.

Figure. Controls in the Appearance preference pane.

The Appearance preference pane contains the following controls:

  • “Viewer brightness” slider: Adjust the Viewer background brightness using this slider.

  • “Full-screen viewer brightness” slider: Adjust the full-screen view Viewer mode background brightness using this slider.

  • “Browser brightness” slider: Adjust the Browser background brightness using this slider.

  • “Full Screen Browser brightness” slider: Adjust the full-screen view Browser mode background brightness using this slider.

  • “View Slideshows on” pop-up menu: Choose to display slideshows in full-screen mode on your main display or secondary display. For more information about playing slideshows in full-screen mode, see View your slideshows in Aperture.

  • “Show ‘Loading...’ indicator while full size photos load” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Aperture display an initial proxy image if there is any delay when loading a full-size photo.

  • “Show tooltips on controls” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Aperture display the names of interface items when you place the pointer over them.

  • “Show number of versions for projects and albums” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Aperture display the number of versions in a project or album in the Library inspector.

  • “Badge referenced items” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Aperture display badges that identify referenced images, audio clips, and video clips.

  • “Show corkboard background for Faces” checkbox: Select this checkbox to display a corkboard in the background of Faces view.