<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article> <articleinfo> <authorgroup > <author > <firstname >Mike</firstname > <surname >McBride</surname > </author> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >Malcolm</firstname ><surname >Hunter</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >KDE British Conversion</contrib ></othercredit> </authorgroup> <date >2002-09-01</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 > </para> <para > </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 labelled <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 labelled <guilabel >Use customised bell</guilabel >, and enter the complete pathname to the sound file in the text box labelled <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 > </para> <para > To use the visible bell, first place a mark in the check box labelled <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 colours on the screen will be reversed. If you choose <guilabel >Flash screen</guilabel >, you can choose the colour 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, the user 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 labelled <guilabel >Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel >. If this check box is enabled, the &Alt;, &Ctrl; and &Shift; keys stay <quote >selected</quote > until they are <quote >de-selected</quote > by the user. </para > <para > As an example: </para > <variablelist > <varlistentry > <term >With <guilabel >Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel > disabled:</term > <listitem > <para >The user presses the &Shift; key, then presses the <keycap >F</keycap > key. The computer translates this into <keycombo action="simul" >&Shift;<keycap >F</keycap ></keycombo >. Now if the user types 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 > The user presses the &Shift; key, then presses the <keycap >F</keycap > key. The computer translates this into <keycombo action="simul" >&Shift;<keycap >F</keycap ></keycombo >. Now if the user types a <keycap >p</keycap >, the computer interprets this as the letter P (<keycombo action="simul" >&Shift;<keycap >P</keycap ></keycombo >). </para > </listitem > </varlistentry > </variablelist > </listitem > </varlistentry > <varlistentry > <term ><guilabel >Slow keys</guilabel ></term > <listitem > <para > If this option is enabled, the user must hold the key down for a specified period 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, the user must wait a specified delay (configurable with the slider) before the next key press can be accepted. This prevents accidental multiple key strokes. </para > </listitem > </varlistentry > </variablelist> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="access-author"> <title >Section Author</title> <para > This section written by Mike McBride <email >mpmcbride7@yahoo.com</email > </para> <para >KDE British Conversion Malcolm Hunter <email >malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk</email ></para> </sect2> </sect1> </article>
