GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

Mouse Settings

Table 10–8 lists the mouse settings that you can modify.

Table 10–8 Mouse Settings

Option 

Function 

Enable keyboard accessibility features

Select this option to enable keyboard accessibility features. When you select this option, the other options in the preference tool become available. 

Enable Mouse Keys

Select this option to make the numeric keypad emulate mouse actions. You can specify the following mouse key settings:  

  • Maximum pointer speed: Use this setting to specify the maximum speed that the pointer moves across the screen.

  • Time to accelerate to maximum speed: Use this setting to specify the duration of the acceleration time of the pointer.

  • Delay between keypress and pointer movement: Use this setting to specify the period of time that must pass after a keypress before the pointer moves.

Mouse Preferences

Click on this button to open the Mouse preference tool.

For more information on configuring keyboard accessibility preferences, see GNOME 2.2 Desktop Accessibility Guide.