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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<article>
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<articleinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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<!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS -->
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</authorgroup>
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<date>2005-12-21</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.01.00</releaseinfo>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>accessibility</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="accessibility">
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<title>Accessibility</title>
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<sect2 id="accessibility-intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>This module is designed to help users who have difficulty hearing
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audible cues, or who have difficulty using a keyboard. </para>
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<para>
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The module is divided into two tabs: <link
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linkend="access-bell"><guilabel>Bell</guilabel></link> and <link
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linkend="access-kb"><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></link>.
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</para>
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<sect3 id="access-bell">
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<title><guilabel>Bell</guilabel></title>
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<para>
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This panel is divided into an <guilabel>Audible Bell</guilabel> section
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and a <guilabel>Visible Bell</guilabel> section.
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</para>
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<para>
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The top check box labeled <guilabel>Use System Bell</guilabel>, determines
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whether the normal System bell rings. If this option is disabled, the
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System bell will be silenced.
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</para>
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<para>
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The next check box down can be used to play a different sound whenever
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the system bell is triggered. To activate, place a mark in the check
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box labeled <guilabel>Use customized bell</guilabel>, and enter the
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complete pathname to the sound file in the text box labeled
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<guilabel>Sound to Play</guilabel>. If you want, you can select the
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<guibutton>Browse</guibutton> button to navigate through your filesystem
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to find the exact file.
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</para>
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<para>
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For those users who have difficulty hearing the System bell, or those
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users who have a silent computer, &kde; offers the <emphasis>visible bell</emphasis>. This
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provides a visual signal (inverting the screen or flashing a color
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across it) when the system bell would normally sound.
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</para>
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<para>
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To use the visible bell, first place a mark in the check box labeled
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<guilabel>Use visible bell</guilabel>.
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</para>
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<para>
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You can then select between <guilabel>Invert screen</guilabel>, or
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<guilabel>Flash screen</guilabel>. If you select <guilabel>Invert
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screen</guilabel>, all colors on the screen will be reversed. If you
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choose <guilabel>Flash screen</guilabel>, you can choose the color by
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clicking the button to the right of the <guilabel>Flash
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screen</guilabel> selection.
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</para>
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<para>
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The slider bar can be used to adjust the duration of the visible
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bell. The default value is 500ms, or half a second.
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</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3 id="access-kb">
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<title><guilabel>Keyboard</guilabel></title>
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<para>There are three sections to this panel.</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Use Sticky Keys</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If this option is enabled, you can press and release the &Shift;,
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&Alt; or &Ctrl; keys, and then press another key to get a key combo
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(example: <keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl; &Alt;
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<keycap>Delete</keycap></keycombo> could be done with &Ctrl; then &Alt;
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then <keycap>Delete</keycap>).
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</para>
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<para>
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Also in this section is a check box labeled <guilabel>Lock Sticky
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Keys</guilabel>. If this check box is enabled, the &Alt;, &Ctrl;
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and &Shift; keys stay <quote>selected</quote> until you
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<quote>de-selected</quote> them.
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</para>
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<para>
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As an example:
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</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>With <guilabel>Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel> disabled:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>If you press the &Shift; key then press the
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<keycap>F</keycap> key, the computer interprets this as <keycombo
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action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>. Now if you
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type a <keycap>P</keycap>, the computer interprets this as the letter p
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(no shift).
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term>With <guilabel>Lock Sticky Keys</guilabel> enabled:</term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If you press the &Shift; key <emphasis>twice</emphasis> then press the <keycap>F</keycap> key,
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the computer interprets this as <keycombo
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action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>F</keycap></keycombo>. Now if you
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type a <keycap>p</keycap>, the computer interprets this as the letter P
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(<keycombo action="simul">&Shift;<keycap>P</keycap></keycombo>). To
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de-select the &Shift; key, press it again.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Slow keys</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If this option is enabled, you must hold the key down for a
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specified length of time (adjustable with the slider) before the
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keystroke will be accepted. This helps prevent accidental key strokes.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><guilabel>Bounce keys</guilabel></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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If this option is enabled, you must wait for a specified length of time
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(configurable with the slider) before the next key press can be
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accepted. This prevents accidental multiple key strokes.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</article>
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