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diff --git a/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml b/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml index 578f9bc..478f15d 100644 --- a/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml +++ b/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml @@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ steps:</para> in seconds that the system allows between the two clicks of a double-click. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Double-click on the lightbulb to the right of the slider to -test the setting. If you perform the two clicks of the double-click within -the timeout specified, the lightbulb lights up fully to display a yellow glow -around the bulb. If you do not double-click within the timeout specified, -the lightbulb does not light fully. You should increase the timeout setting -and try again. When the lightbulb lights, the timeout setting is suitable + <para>Double-click on the light bulb to the right of the slider +to test the setting. If you perform the two clicks of the double-click within +the timeout specified, the light bulb lights up fully to display a yellow +glow around the bulb. If you do not double-click within the timeout specified, +the light bulb does not light fully. You should increase the timeout setting +and try again. When the light bulb lights, the timeout setting is suitable for your needs. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> @@ -98,10 +98,13 @@ action as a drag-and-drop action.</para> <sect3 id="dtconfig-6"> <title>To Locate the Mouse Pointer</title> <para>If you have difficulty locating the mouse pointer on the screen, you -can enable an option to highlight the pointer when you press the <keycap>Control</keycap> key. To enable this option, click on the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> -tab in the <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog, then select the <guilabel>Show position of cursor when the Control key is pressed</guilabel> option. -When you press <keycap>Control</keycap>, the system displays an animation around -the pointer to highlight the pointer. </para> +can enable an option to highlight the pointer when you press the <keycap>Control</keycap> key. To enable this option, click on the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog, then +select the <guilabel>Show position of cursor when the Control key is pressed</guilabel> option. When you press <keycap>Control</keycap>, the system displays +an animation around the pointer to highlight the pointer. </para> + <note> + <para>On some platforms, you must log out and log in again before this +setting takes effect.</para> + </note> </sect3> </sect2> <sect2 id="dtconfig-7"> @@ -139,7 +142,8 @@ that are listed in the <guilabel>Cursor Theme</guilabel> list box:</para> </itemizedlist> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>To change the pointer theme, you must log out of your session and log in again.</para> + <para>To change the pointer theme, you must log out of your session +and log in again.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect3> @@ -149,11 +153,8 @@ that are listed in the <guilabel>Cursor Theme</guilabel> list box:</para> steps: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Accessibility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference tool.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guibutton>Repeat Key Preferences</guibutton> -button. The <guilabel>Keyboard Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para> + <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the <application>Keyboard</application> +preference tool.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>In the <guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel> tabbed section, deselect @@ -202,13 +203,16 @@ repeat rate of a keypress. See <xref linkend="dtconfig-19"/>.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <sect2 id="dtconfig-12"> - <title>Before You Can Use AccessX</title> - <para>Before you can use the <application>AccessX</application> preference -tool, you must enable XKB on your Solaris system. </para> + <title>Before You Can Use AccessX in the Solaris™ Operating Environment</title> + <para>If you are using the GNOME desktop for the Solaris™ 8 operating +environment or the Solaris 9 operating environment, you must enable XKB on +your system before you can use the <application>AccessX</application> preference +tool. </para> <note> - <para>XKB is not currently supported on Sun Ray™ systems.</para> + <para>XKB is not currently supported on Sun Ray™ systems.</para> </note> - <para>To enable XKB on a non-Sun Ray system, perform the following steps:</para> + <para>To enable XKB on a non-Sun Ray Solaris system, perform the following +steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> <para>Log in as root.</para> @@ -265,14 +269,16 @@ and search for XKEYBOARD in the extensions list.</para> steps: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable keyboard accessibility</guilabel> -option.</para> + <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable keyboard accessibility features</guilabel> option.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select the <guilabel>Beep when enabling/disabling keyboard -accessibility features</guilabel> option to receive an audible notification -each time a user enables or disables a keyboard accessibility option using -the following keyboard shortcuts:</para> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select the <guilabel>Beep when features turned on or off from +the keyboard</guilabel> option to receive an audible notification each time +a user enables or disables a keyboard accessibility option using the following +keyboard shortcuts:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>Press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap> for eight seconds to @@ -292,6 +298,10 @@ the keyboard accessibility options. </para> <para>This option is intended for computers that are shared by a number of different users, some of whom require the keyboard accessibility options. </para> </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>If you are a GNOME for Linux user, you must log out and log +in again before the accessibility settings take effect. </para> + </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect2> <sect2 id="dtconfig-14"> @@ -302,6 +312,9 @@ using a mouse or other pointing device. To enable and configure the mouse keys feature, perform the following steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Mouse</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Mouse</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Mouse Keys</guilabel> option.</para> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -319,7 +332,7 @@ at which the pointer moves around the screen.</para> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> - <guilabel>Time to accelerate to max speed</guilabel> + <guilabel>Time to accelerate to maximum speed</guilabel> </term> <listitem> <para>Use this spin box to specify the duration, in milliseconds, @@ -328,11 +341,12 @@ before the pointer accelerates to the maximum pointer speed. </para> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> - <guilabel>Start moving this long after keypress</guilabel> + <guilabel>Delay between keypress and pointer movement</guilabel> </term> <listitem> - <para>Use this spin box to specify the interval, in milliseconds, -between a keypress and the time when the pointer starts to move. </para> + <para>Use this spin box to specify the interval, +in milliseconds, between a keypress and the time when the pointer starts to +move. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> @@ -341,7 +355,7 @@ between a keypress and the time when the pointer starts to move. </para> <para>When you enable mouse keys, the keys on the numeric keypad have the following functions:</para> <table frame="topbot" id="dtconfig-TBL-1"> - <title>Numeric Keypad to Mouse Functions Mapping</title> + <title>Numeric Keypad to Mouse Functions Mapping on Solaris Systems</title> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="52.78*"/> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.22*"/> @@ -357,70 +371,120 @@ following functions:</para> </thead> <tbody> <row> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9</para> </entry> - <entry> - <para>Move the -mouse pointer around the screen.</para> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Move the mouse pointer around the screen</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>5</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button click</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>0</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button double-click</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>.</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button press</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>/</para> </entry> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 1</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>*</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 2</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> - <para>−</para> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>-</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 3</para> </entry> </row> </tbody> </tgroup> </table> - <para>Some systems also use the function keys to emulate the mouse buttons. -The common function key to mouse button mappings are described in the following -table.</para> + <table frame="topbot" id="dtconfig-TBL-4"> + <title>Numeric Keypad to Mouse Functions Mapping on Linux Systems</title> + <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> + <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="52.78*"/> + <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.22*"/> + <thead> + <row rowsep="1"> + <entry> + <para>Numeric Keypad Keys</para> + </entry> + <entry> + <para>Function</para> + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9</para> + </entry> + <entry valign="top"> + <para>Move the mouse pointer around the screen</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>5</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Mouse button click</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>+</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Mouse button double-click</para> + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> + <para>0</para> + </entry> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> + <para>Mouse button 3</para> + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </table> + <para>Some Solaris systems also use the function keys to emulate the mouse +buttons. The common function key to mouse button mappings are described in +the following table.</para> <table frame="topbot" id="dtconfig-TBL-2"> - <title>Function Keys to Mouse Functions Mapping</title> + <title>Function Keys to Mouse Functions Mapping on Solaris Systems</title> <tgroup cols="2" colsep="0" rowsep="0"> <colspec colname="colspec0" colwidth="52.78*"/> <colspec colname="colspec1" colwidth="47.22*"/> @@ -436,26 +500,26 @@ table.</para> </thead> <tbody> <row> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>F2</para> </entry> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 1</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>F3</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 2</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>F4</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 3</para> </entry> </row> @@ -482,6 +546,9 @@ This aspect of the feature benefits users who cannot see the result of a keypres steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel> option. </para> <tip> <para>To select or deselect this feature from the keyboard, press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap> for eight seconds. This keyboard shortcut automatically selects @@ -494,10 +561,11 @@ feature.</para> </tip> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Only accept keypress after x msecs</guilabel> -slider or spin box to specify the duration, in milliseconds, for which you -must press and hold a key before the system accepts the keypress. Use the <guilabel>Testing Area</guilabel> to test the slow keys setting and modify the setting -as required. </para> + <para>Use the <guilabel>Only accept keys held for</guilabel> slider +or spin box to specify the duration, in milliseconds, for which you must press-and-hold +a key before the system accepts the keypress. Use the <guilabel>Type to test +settings</guilabel> text box to test the slow keys setting and modify the +setting as required. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>To enable audible indications of keyboard input and acceptance, @@ -547,18 +615,21 @@ repeated keypresses. </para> steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Bounce Keys</guilabel> option. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Ignore keypresses within x msecs</guilabel> + <para>Use the <guilabel>Ignore duplicate keypresses within</guilabel> slider or spin box to specify the duration after the first keypress for which the system ignores repeated keypresses of the same key. For example, if you select a duration of 500 msecs, the system ignores all repeated keypresses of the same key that occur within 500 msecs of the first keypress.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select the <guilabel>Beep when key is rejected</guilabel> -option to hear an audible indication when the system ignores a key.</para> + <para>Select the <guilabel>Beep if key is rejected</guilabel> option +to hear an audible indication when the system ignores a key.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> <note> @@ -566,7 +637,8 @@ option to hear an audible indication when the system ignores a key.</para> the <guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel> option is deselected. The slow keys feature requires you to press a key for a specified duration before the system accepts the keypress as a valid keypress. If you cannot press the key for -the duration that is specified by the slow keys setting, the system does not accept your input unless you deselect the <guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel> +the duration that is specified by the slow keys setting, the system does not +accept your input unless you deselect the <guilabel>Enable Slow Keys</guilabel> option.</para> </note> </sect2> @@ -579,6 +651,9 @@ who are unable to press two or more keys simultaneously. </para> steps:</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Sticky Keys</guilabel> option.</para> <tip> <para>To enable the sticky keys feature from the keyboard, press <keycap>Shift</keycap> five times. This keyboard shortcut automatically selects all @@ -596,8 +671,8 @@ This option is useful to remind you whether a modifier key is active or inactive </listitem> <listitem> <para>To automatically disable the sticky keys feature when a user -presses two keys simultaneously, select the <guilabel>Turn off Sticky Keys -when two keys pressed simultaneously</guilabel> option.</para> +presses two keys simultaneously, select the <guilabel>Disable if two keys +pressed together</guilabel> option.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> <para>You can use the sticky keys feature in latch or lock mode. The following @@ -610,37 +685,39 @@ table describes how to choose a mode and the difference between the two modes.</ <colspec colname="colspec2" colwidth="47.22*"/> <thead> <row rowsep="1"> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>To use the sticky keys feature in...</para> </entry> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>Press the modifier key...</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2"> - <para>The modifier key stays active until...</para> + <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> + <para>The modifier key stays active +until...</para> </entry> </row> </thead> <tbody> <row> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>Latch mode</para> </entry> - <entry> + <entry valign="top"> <para>Once.</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2"> - <para>You press a non-modifier key.</para> + <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> + <para>You press +a non-modifier key.</para> </entry> </row> <row> - <entry colname="colspec0"> + <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> <para>Lock mode</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec1"> + <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Twice in quick succession.</para> </entry> - <entry colname="colspec2"> + <entry colname="colspec2" valign="top"> <para>You press the modifier key again.</para> </entry> </row> @@ -662,7 +739,7 @@ is no longer active.</para> <orderedlist> <listitem> <para>Press <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> twice to lock the modifier key. -The <keycap>Alt</keycap> remains active.</para> +The <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> remains active.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Press <keycap>Alt</keycap>. </para> @@ -685,25 +762,27 @@ keyboard to emit an audible notification when a user presses a toggle key. For example, when you press <keycap>Num Lock</keycap>, you can determine whether the key is toggled or not toggled by the sound. </para> <para>To enable accessible toggle keys, select the <guilabel>Enable Toggle -Keys</guilabel> option. When you activate the <keycap>Num Lock</keycap>, <keycap>Caps Lock</keycap>, or <keycap>Scroll Lock</keycap> keys, the system beeps -once. When you deactivate a toggle key, the system beeps twice.</para> +Keys</guilabel> option in the <guilabel>Filters</guilabel> tabbed section. +When you activate the <keycap>Num Lock</keycap>, <keycap>Caps Lock</keycap>, +or <keycap>Scroll Lock</keycap> keys, the system beeps once. When you deactivate +a toggle key, the system beeps twice.</para> </sect2> <sect2 id="dtconfig-19"> <title>To Enable the Repeat Keys Feature</title> - <para>The repeat keys feature enables you to repeat a keystroke multiple -times without pressing the key more than once. This feature is designed for -users who cannot release keys quickly, for example users who operate a mouth -stick. When you enable repeat keys, you can specify the duration for which -you must press a key before the key starts to repeat.</para> + <para>The repeat keys feature enables you to repeat a keystroke multiple times +without pressing the key more than once. This feature is designed for users +who cannot release keys quickly, for example users who operate a mouth stick. +When you enable repeat keys, you can specify the duration for which you must +press a key before the key starts to repeat.</para> <para>To enable and configure the repeat keys feature, perform the following steps: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guibutton>Repeat Key Preferences</guibutton> -button. The <guilabel>Keyboard Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed. </para> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select the <guilabel>Keyboard repeats when key is held down</guilabel> option to enable the repeat keys feature.</para> + <para>Select the <guibutton>Repeat Keys</guibutton> option to enable +the repeat keys feature.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Use the <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> slider to specify the duration @@ -711,8 +790,8 @@ for which you must press a key before the keyboard interprets the action as a repeat key. If you have difficulty releasing keys, select a long time delay. </para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Speed</guilabel> slider to specify the speed -at which the keyboard repeats the keypress as input.</para> + <para>Use the <guilabel>Speed</guilabel> slider to +specify the speed at which the keyboard repeats the keypress as input.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect2> |