Using the Assistive Technologies
The GNOME Desktop contains the following applications to enable users with a physical
disability to use the desktop:
On-Screen Keyboard
Screen Reader and Magnifier
Before you can use the On-Screen Keyboard
and Screen Reader and Magnifier on Solaris systems,
you must follow the steps outlined in of this
guide.
On-Screen Keyboard
On-Screen Keyboard
GOK
The On-Screen Keyboard
application displays virtual keyboards on your desktop. You can use the standard
mouse pointer or alternative pointing device to operate the virtual keyboards. On-Screen Keyboard displays the following types of keyboards:
Compose keyboards that enable you to compose text. To type
alphanumeric characters, you select the characters on the compose keyboard.
Dynamic keyboards that On-Screen Keyboard
generates to reflect the applications that are currently running on the desktop.
For example, On-Screen Keyboard generates keyboards
that contain keys to represent the applications that are running on your desktop
or the menus that are contained in an application.
To start On-Screen Keyboard, choose ApplicationsAccessibilityOn-Screen
Keyboard. For more information about the On-Screen Keyboard application, see the online Help for On-Screen Keyboard.
Maximizing Application Windows for On-Screen Keyboard Users
maximizing Terminal for On-Screen Keyboard users
If you are an On-Screen Keyboard
user, you cannot use any application in Full Screen mode because the application
window obscures the On-Screen Keyboard display.
To resize the window for use with the On-Screen Keyboard application, perform the following steps:
Do not enable the Full Screen mode in the application.
Give focus to the application window.
Press F10 to maximize the application.
Screen Reader and Magnifier
Screen Reader and Magnifier
Gnopernicus
The Screen Reader
and Magnifier application enables users with limited vision,
or no vision, to use the GNOME Desktop and associated applications. Screen Reader
and Magnifier provides the following functionality:
Screen reader
The screen reader enables non-visual access to standard applications
in the GNOME Desktop,
using speech and Braille output.
Magnifier
The magnifier provides automated focus tracking and fullscreen magnification
to aid low-vision users.
To start Screen Reader and Magnifier, choose ApplicationsAccessibilityScreen
Reader and Magnifier. For more information about
the application, see the online Help for Screen Reader and Magnifier.
Disabling the Screensaver
Screen Reader and Magnifier
disabling
screensaver
Before you use On-Screen
Keyboard or Screen Reader and Magnifier,
you must disable the screensaver. To disable the screensaver, perform the
following steps:
Choose ApplicationsDesktop PreferencesDisplayScreensaver.
In the Display Modes tabbed section,
deselect the Lock Screen After check box.
In the Mode drop-down list, select Disable Screen Saver.
Choose FileRestart Daemon.
Choose FileQuit to close the Screensaver Preferences dialog.