The Options dialog controls the basic settings for your GoPets client. With these settings, you can control how many GoPets may visit your desktop at any one time, you can send your GoPets to the furthest-back layer of Windows, you can prevent your GoPet from traveling, you can hide all GoPets and items, you can deploy a Play Pen (which limits the area of your desktop within which GoPets may play), you can choose your language, you can set the volume of GoPets sounds, and you can mute all sounds.

How to Open the Options Dialog

Left-click on the Options button on the Main Menu

1. Limit Number of Pets Dropdown

Left-click the black arrow at the right side of the dropdown, then select the number of GoPets that you will allow on your desktop at once.

2. Send to Background Check Box

Check this box to send the GoPets client (including all visiting GoPets) to the rear-most windows layer on your desktop.

3. Stay Mode Check Box

Check this box to prevent your GoPet from visiting other users.

4. Hide Pets and Items Check Box

Check this box to make all 3D objects (including visiting GoPets and items) invisible. Note that all objects will remain present, and GoPets may continue to come and go while this mode is engaged.

5. Playpen Check Box

Check this box to activate the Play Pen. When this box is checked, the screen freezes and your mouse pointer turns into a little fence. You must left-click and drag a rectangle onto your desktop to define the area in which your and visiting GoPets may play. To deactivate a Play Pen, check the Playpen Check Box once more.

6. Language Dropdown

To select the language to which your client is localized, left-click the black arrow at the right side of this dropdown, then select your preferred language. Note that you must restart the client for language changes to take effect.

7. Volume Control Slider

Left-click and drag the volume control slider to change the volume of GoPets sounds.

8. Mute Check Box

Left-click this check box to activate or deactivate GoPets sounds.

9. OK and Cancel Buttons

Left click on the green check-mark button to accept your changes, or click the red slash button to cancel your changes.

10. View Manual Entry Button

To view the Manual entry for this dialog, click on the question mark.