Configuring Keyboard Accessibility Options
To access the Keyboard accessibility preference tool, click Launch, then choose Preferences -> Accessibility -> Keyboard.
Use the Keyboard
accessibility preference
tool to set the keyboard accessibility preferences. The Keyboard
accessibility preference tool is also known as AccessX
.
You can customize the preferences for keyboard accessibility in the
following functional areas:
Basic Preferences
Table 7–12 lists the basic keyboard accessibility
preferences that you can modify.
Table 7–12 Basic Keyboard Accessibility Preferences
Dialog Element
|
Description
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Enable keyboard
accessibility features
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Select this option to enable keyboard accessibility features.
When you select this option, the other options in the preference tool become
available.
|
Disable if unused
for
|
Select this option to deactivate keyboard accessibility preferences if the
keyboard is not used for a specified period of time. Use the slider to specify
the number of seconds of keyboard idle time required before the system disables
the keyboard accessibility preferences. When the specified number of seconds
elapses, the following keyboard accessibility preferences are disabled:
-
Bounce keys
-
Mouse keys
-
Slow keys
-
Sticky keys
-
Toggle keys
|
Beep when features
turned on or off from keyboard
|
Select this option for an audible indication when a feature
such as sticky keys or slow keys is activated, or deactivated.
|
Import Feature
Settings
|
Click on this button to import an AccessX configuration
file.
|
Enable Sticky
Keys
|
Select this option to perform multiple simultaneous keypress operations by
pressing the keys in sequence. Alternatively, to enable the sticky keys feature,
press Shift five times.
You can set the following
sticky keys preferences:
-
Beep when modifier is pressed: Select
this option for an audible indication when you press a modifier key.
-
Disable if two keys pressed together:
Select this option to specify that when you press two keys simultaneously,
you can no longer press keys in sequence to perform multiple simultaneous
keypresses.
|
Enable Repeat
Keys
|
Select this option to enable the autorepeat settings for your keyboard. You
can set the following autorepeat preferences:
-
Delay: Use the slider or the spin box
to specify the interval to wait after the first keypress before the automatic
repeat of a pressed key.
-
Speed: Use the slider or the spin box
to specify the number of characters per second to enter.
|
Type to test settings
|
The
test area is an interactive interface so you can see how the keyboard settings
affect the display as you type. Type text in the test area to test the effect
of your settings.
|
For more information about configuring basic keyboard accessibility
preferences, see the Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility
Guide.
Filter Preferences
Table 7–13 lists the keyboard accessibility
filter preferences that you can modify.
Table 7–13 Keyboard Accessibility Filter Preferences
Dialog Element
|
Description
|
Enable Slow Keys
|
Select this option to control the period of time that you must press-and-hold
a key before acceptance. Alternatively, to enable the slow keys feature, press-and-hold Shift for eight seconds.
You can set the following slow
keys preferences:
-
Only accept keys held for: Use the slider
or the spin box to specify the period of time that you must press-and-hold
a key before acceptance.
-
Beep when key is: Select the appropriate
option or options for an audible indication when a key is pressed, accepted,
or rejected.
|
Enable Bounce
Keys
|
Select this option to accept a key input and to control the key repeat characteristics
of the keyboard. You can set the following bounce keys preferences:
-
Ignore duplicate keypresses within: Use
the slider or the spin box to specify the interval to wait after the first
keypress before the automatic repeat of a pressed key.
-
Beep if key is rejected: Select this
option for an audible indication of key rejection.
|
Enable Toggle
Keys
|
Select this option for an audible indication of a toggle keypress. You hear
one beep when a toggle key is turned on. You hear two beeps when a toggle
key is turned off.
|
Type to test settings
|
The
test area is an interactive interface so you can see how the keyboard settings
affect the display as you type. Type text in the test area to test the effect
of your settings.
|
For more information about configuring filter accessibility preferences,
see the Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide.
Mouse Preferences
Table 7–14 lists the mouse accessibility
preferences that you can modify.
Table 7–14 Mouse Accessibility Preferences
Dialog Element
|
Description
|
Enable Mouse Keys
|
Select this option to make the numeric keypad emulate mouse actions. You can
set the following mouse key preferences:
-
Maximum pointer speed: Use the slider
or the spin box to specify the maximum speed at which the pointer moves across
the screen.
-
Time to accelerate to maximum speed:
Use the slider or the spin box to specify the duration of the acceleration
time of the pointer.
-
Delay between keypress and pointer movement:
Use the slider or the spin box 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.
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For more information about configuring the mouse accessibility preferences,
see the Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide.