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Java Desktop System Release 3 Accessibility Guide

4.4 Meeting Specific Accessibility Needs

The following sections summarize the steps you need to take to improve the accessibility of the desktop in a particular area.

4.4.1 To Achieve a High or Low Contrast Desktop

To achieve a high or low contrast desktop, perform the following steps:

  1. Use the Theme preference tool to select the high contrast or low contrast desktop theme that you require.

  2. Use the Desktop Background preference tool to customize your desktop background as follows:

    • Set the Desktop Wallpaper to No Wallpaper.

    • Set the Desktop Colors to Solid Color.

    • Select a background color that suits your needs.

  3. In the Terminal application, ensure that the Use colors from system theme option is selected in the Colors tabbed section of the Editing Profile dialog.

  4. In the gedit application, ensure that the Use default theme colors option is selected in the Fonts & Colors tabbed section of the Preferences dialog.

4.4.2 To Achieve a Large Print Desktop

To achieve a large print desktop, perform the following steps:

  1. Use the Theme preference tool to select the Large Print theme.

  2. Click on the Apply Font button to increase the size of the font that is used on the desktop and on window frames.

  3. Use the Desktop font option in the Font preference tool to increase the font that is displayed on desktop background objects.

  4. Increase the font size that is used to display the contents of the Terminal application window.

  5. If the Use default theme font option is selected in the gedit Preferences dialog, gedit uses the font size that is specified in the large print theme that you selected. However, if the Use default theme font option is not selected, increase the font size that is used to display the contents of the gedit text editor window. See 4.3.3.2 To Customize the Text Editor Font for more information.

  6. If you use applications that use panes, such as the file manager and the Help browser, you may need to change the size of panes to accommodate the large print. See the online help for the appropriate application for more information.