GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

Keyboard Preferences

Use the Keyboard tabbed section to set general keyboard preferences. To start the Keyboard accessibility preference tool, that is, AccessX, click on the Accessibility button.

Table 10–10 lists the keyboard preferences that you can modify.

Table 10–10 Keyboard Preferences

Dialog Element 

Description 

Keyboard repeats when key is held down

Select this option to enable keyboard repeat. If keyboard repeat is enabled, when you press-and-hold a key, the action associated with the key is performed repeatedly. For example, if you press-and-hold a character key, the character is typed repeatedly. 

Delay

Select the delay from the time you press a key to the time that the action repeats. 

Speed

Select the speed at which the action is repeated.  

Blinks in text boxes and fields

Select this option to enable the cursor to blink in fields and text boxes. 

Speed

Use the slider to specify the speed at which the cursor blinks in fields and text boxes.