<?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 % British-English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author >&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <othercredit role="translator" ><firstname >John</firstname ><surname >Knight</surname ><affiliation ><address ><email >anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email ></address ></affiliation ><contrib >Conversion to British English</contrib ></othercredit > </authorgroup> <date >2002-02-12</date> <releaseinfo >3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword >KDE</keyword> <keyword >KControl</keyword> <keyword >keyboard</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="kbd"> <title >Keyboard</title> <para >This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works.</para> <para >The actual effect of setting these options depends upon the features provided by your keyboard hardware and the X server on which &kde; is running. As an example, you may find that changing the key click volume has no effect because that feature is not available on your system. </para> <sect2 id="kbd-use"> <title >Advanced</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Enable keyboard repeat</guilabel ></term> <listitem> <para >When this option is selected, pressing and holding down a key emits the same character repeatedly until the key is released. Pressing and holding the key will have the same effect as pressing it multiple times in succession. </para> <tip ><para >Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly easier. </para ></tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel ></term> <listitem> <para >You can choose to either always <guilabel >Turn on</guilabel > or <guilabel >Turn off</guilabel > the NumLock when &kde; starts, or you can choose to have &kde; leave NumLock at whatever it was set to before KDE started up.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term ><guilabel >Key click volume:</guilabel ></term> <listitem> <para >If supported, this option allows you to hear audible clicks from your computer's speakers when you press the keys on your keyboard. In essence, this simulates the <quote >click</quote > of a mechanical type-writer. You can change the loudness of the key click feedback by dragging the slider button or by clicking the up/down arrows on the spin-button. Setting the volume to 0% turns off the key click.</para> <para >Many computers won't support this function.</para> <tip ><para >Very few people would choose to enable this option, since it generally annoys everyone else in the room. However, if your heart yearns for the pre-soft-key era, this may help you to re-experience the warm sentimentality of days-gone-by.</para> </tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> </article>