<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2005-12-21</date> <releaseinfo>3.01.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>KDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>accessibility</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="accessibility"> <title>Accessibility</title> <sect2 id="accessibility-intro"> <title>Introduction</title> <para>This module is designed to help users who have difficulty hearing audible cues, or who have difficulty using a keyboard. </para> <para> The module is divided into two tabs: <link linkend="access-bell"><guilabel>Bell</guilabel></link> and <link linkend="access-kb"><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></link>. </para> <sect3 id="access-bell"> <title><guilabel>Bell</guilabel></title> <para> This panel is divided into an <guilabel>Audible Bell</guilabel> section and a <guilabel>Visible Bell</guilabel> section. </para> <para> The top check box labeled <guilabel>Use System Bell</guilabel>, determines whether the normal System bell rings. If this option is disabled, the System bell will be silenced. </para> <para> The next check box down can be used to play a different sound whenever the system bell is triggered. To activate, place a mark in the check box labeled <guilabel>Use customized bell</guilabel>, and enter the complete pathname to the sound file in the text box labeled <guilabel>Sound to Play</guilabel>. If you want, you can select the <guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to navigate through your filesystem to find the exact file. </para> <para> For those users who have difficulty hearing the System bell, or those users who have a silent computer, &kde; offers the <emphasis>visible bell</emphasis>. This provides a visual signal (inverting the screen or flashing a color across it) when the system bell would normally sound. </para> <para> To use the visible bell, first place a mark in the check box labeled <guilabel>Use visible bell</guilabel>. </para> <para> You can then select between <guilabel>Invert screen</guilabel>, or <guilabel>Flash screen</guilabel>. If you select <guilabel>Invert screen</guilabel>, all colors on the screen will be reversed. If you choose <guilabel>Flash screen</guilabel>, you can choose the color by clicking the button to the right of the <guilabel>Flash screen</guilabel> selection. </para> <para> The slider bar can be used to adjust the duration of the visible bell. The default value is 500ms, or half a second. </para> </sect3> <sect3 id="access-kb"> <title><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></title> <para>There are three sections to this panel.</para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Use Sticky Keys</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is enabled, you can press and release the &Shift;, &Alt; or &Ctrl; keys, and then press another key to get a key combo (example: <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; &Alt; <keycap>Del</keycap></keycombo> could be done with &Ctrl; then &Alt; then <keycap>Del</keycap>). </para> <para> Also in this section is a check box labeled <guilabel>Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel>. If this check box is enabled, the &Alt;, &Ctrl; and &Shift; keys stay <quote>selected</quote> until you <quote>de-selected</quote> them. </para> <para> As an example: </para> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term>With <guilabel>Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel> disabled:</term> <listitem> <para>If you press the &Shift; key then press the <keycap>F</keycap> key, the computer interprets this as <keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>. Now if you type a <keycap>P</keycap>, the computer interprets this as the letter p (no shift). </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>With <guilabel>Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel> enabled:</term> <listitem> <para> If you press the &Shift; key <emphasis>twice</emphasis> then press the <keycap>F</keycap> key, the computer interprets this as <keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>. Now if you type a <keycap>p</keycap>, the computer interprets this as the letter P (<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>). To de-select the &Shift; key, press it again. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Slow keys</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is enabled, you must hold the key down for a specified length of time (adjustable with the slider) before the keystroke will be accepted. This helps prevent accidental key strokes. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Bounce keys</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para> If this option is enabled, you must wait for a specified length of time (configurable with the slider) before the next key press can be accepted. This prevents accidental multiple key strokes. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> </article>