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diff --git a/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml b/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml index 267975b..8a6444b 100644 --- a/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml +++ b/gnome2-accessibility-guide/C/dtconfig.xml @@ -1,4 +1,3 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <chapter id="dtconfig-0"> <title>Configuring the Mouse and Keyboard</title> <para>This chapter describes how to configure the mouse and keyboard to make @@ -7,7 +6,8 @@ these devices accessible to more users.</para> <title>Configuring the Mouse</title> <para>Use the <guilabel>Mouse</guilabel> preference tool to configure the mouse to suit your needs. To open the <guilabel>Mouse</guilabel> preference -tool, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mouse</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. +tool, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop +Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Mouse</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. The <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog is displayed.</para> <sect2 id="dtconfig-2"> <title>To Configure the Behavior of the Mouse</title> @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ steps:</para> <para>Click on the <guilabel>Buttons</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> slider to specify the timeout -in seconds that the system allows between the two clicks of a double-click. </para> + <para>Use the <guilabel>Timeout</guilabel> slider to specify the +timeout in seconds that the system allows between the two clicks of a double-click. </para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Double-click on the light bulb to the right of the slider @@ -50,6 +50,47 @@ for your needs. </para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect3> + <sect3 id="dtconfig-20"> + <title>To Change the Size of the Cursor and Pointer</title> + <para>To change the size of the cursor and pointer that is displayed on the +desktop, perform the following steps:</para> + <orderedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Select one of the following <guilabel>Cursor Size</guilabel> +options:</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Small</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Medium</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Large</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>To complete this change, you must log out of your session +and log in again.</para> + </listitem> + </orderedlist> + </sect3> + <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>Highlight the pointer when you press Ctrl</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> <sect3 id="dtconfig-5"> <title>To Configure the Speed and Sensitivity of the Mouse</title> <para>To configure the speed and sensitivity of the mouse, perform the following @@ -95,70 +136,25 @@ action as a drag-and-drop action.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect3> - <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> - <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"> - <title>To Configure the Mouse Pointer</title> + <title>To Configure the Cursor</title> <para>The following sections describe how to modify the display characteristics -of the pointer. </para> - <sect3 id="dtconfig-8"> - <title>To Change the Pointer</title> - <para>To select the type of pointer that is displayed on the Desktop, perform -the following steps:</para> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Click on the <guilabel>Cursors</guilabel> tab in the <guilabel>Mouse Preferences</guilabel> dialog. </para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Select one of the following themes from the pointer themes -that are listed in the <guilabel>Cursor Theme</guilabel> list box:</para> - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Default Cursor</para> - <para>Displays the default black pointer.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>White Cursor</para> - <para>Displays a white pointer that is the same size as the default pointer.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Large Cursor</para> - <para>Displays a large black pointer.</para> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>Large White Cursor</para> - <para>Displays a large white pointer.</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - </listitem> - <listitem> - <para>To change the pointer theme, you must log out of your session -and log in again.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - </sect3> +of the cursor. </para> <sect3 id="dtconfig-9"> <title>To Stop the Cursor Blinking</title> <para>To stop the cursor blinking in text boxes and fields, perform the following steps: </para> <orderedlist> <listitem> - <para>Choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to start the <application>Keyboard</application> + <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 -the <guilabel>Blinks in text boxes and fields</guilabel> option.</para> +the <guilabel>Cursor blinks in text boxes and fields</guilabel> option.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect3> @@ -174,10 +170,10 @@ information.</para> <title>Configuring the Keyboard</title> <para>Use the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference tool, also known as <application>AccessX</application>, to configure the keyboard -accessibility options. To start <application>AccessX</application>, choose -.<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Accessibility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> - <para>The <application>AccessX</application> dialog enables you to customize -your keyboard in the following ways:</para> +accessibility options. To start <application>AccessX</application>, choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guisubmenu>Desktop +Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Accessibility</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + <para>The <guilabel>Keyboard Accessibility Preferences (AccessX)</guilabel> +dialog enables you to customize your keyboard in the following ways:</para> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para>To use the numeric keypad to emulate mouse actions. See <xref linkend="dtconfig-14"/>.</para> @@ -203,13 +199,12 @@ repeat rate of a keypress. See <xref linkend="dtconfig-19"/>.</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> <sect2 id="dtconfig-12"> - <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> + <title>Before You Can Use AccessX onthe Solaris™ Operating System</title> + <para>If you are using the GNOME Desktop for the Solaris™ 8 operating +system or the Solaris 9 operating system, 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 Solaris system, perform the following steps:</para> @@ -312,7 +307,8 @@ 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> + <para>Click on the <guilabel>Mouse Keys</guilabel> tab to display +the <guilabel>Mouse Keys</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Mouse Keys</guilabel> option.</para> @@ -420,7 +416,7 @@ following functions:</para> </row> <row> <entry colname="colspec0" valign="top"> - <para>-</para> + <para>−</para> </entry> <entry colname="colspec1" valign="top"> <para>Mouse button 3</para> @@ -552,8 +548,8 @@ steps:</para> <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 -all of the slow keys options. If you selected the <guilabel>Beep when enabling/disabling -keyboard accessibility features</guilabel> option, after four seconds the +all of the slow keys options. If you selected the <guilabel>Beep when features +turned on or off from the keyboard</guilabel> option, after four seconds the system beeps three times to indicate that the system is about to select or deselect the feature. If you enable this feature from the keyboard, you must press-and-hold <keycap>Shift</keycap> for eight seconds again to disable the @@ -602,7 +598,6 @@ after x msecs</guilabel> setting.</para> </variablelist> </listitem> </orderedlist> - <para/> </sect2> <sect2 id="dtconfig-16"> <title>To Enable the Bounce Keys Feature</title> @@ -657,11 +652,11 @@ steps:</para> <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 -of the sticky keys options. If you selected the <guilabel>Beep when enabling/disabling -keyboard accessibility features</guilabel> option, the system beeps to indicate -that the system is about to select or deselect the feature. If you enable -this feature from the keyboard, press <keycap>Shift</keycap> five times again -to disable the feature.</para> +of the sticky keys options. If you selected the <guilabel>Beep when features +turned on or off from the keyboard</guilabel> option, the system beeps to +indicate that the system is about to select or deselect the feature. If you +enable this feature from the keyboard, press <keycap>Shift</keycap> five times +again to disable the feature.</para> </tip> </listitem> <listitem> @@ -781,19 +776,27 @@ steps: </para> <para>Click on the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tab to display the <guilabel>Basic</guilabel> tabbed section.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Select the <guibutton>Repeat Keys</guibutton> option to enable -the repeat keys feature.</para> + <para>Select the <guilabel>Enable Repeat Keys</guilabel> +option to enable the repeat keys feature.</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Use the <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> slider to specify the duration -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> + <para>Use the <guilabel>Delay</guilabel> slider or spin box to specify +the duration 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 or spin box to specify +the speed at which the keyboard repeats the keypress as input.</para> </listitem> </orderedlist> </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="dtconfig-21"> + <title>Using the Keyboard Accessibility Status Applet</title> + <para>The <application>Keyboard Accessibility Status</application> applet +shows the status of the keyboard accessibility features. The applet displays +icons to indicate which keyboard accessibility features are enabled in the <application>Keyboard Accessibility</application> preference tool.</para> + <para>To add the applet to a panel, right-click on the panel, then choose <menuchoice><guimenu>Add to Panel</guimenu><guisubmenu>Accessories</guisubmenu><guimenuitem>Keyboard Accessibility Status</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para> + </sect1> </chapter> |