Editing Dashboard (macOS) (section)

==Graphics==

Dashboard uses a variety of graphical effects for displaying, opening, and using widgets. For instance, a 3-D flip effect is used to simulate the widget flipping around; by clicking on a small ''i'' icon in the right bottom corner, the user can change the preferences on the reverse side; other effects include crossfading and scaling from icon to body (when opening widgets), a "spin-cycle effect" when a widget is focused and the user presses Command-R or a suck-in effect when they are closed. On sufficiently powered Macs, widgets will produce a ripple effect when they are opened, like a leaf falling onto water. These effects consume considerable processing power {{cn|date=December 2019}} but with the help of macOS’s [[Quartz Extreme]] and [[Core Image]] graphics architectures, sufficient computing power to render them in [[Real-time computing|real time]] is available.{{cn|date=December 2019}}  As with [[Exposé (macOS)|Exposé]], [[Front Row (software)|Front Row]] and the [[Aqua (user interface)#Animation| minimize]] effect, holding shift down while calling the Dashboard or opening the Dashboard menu bar will display the effect in [[slow motion]].