Customizing Click Assist

Customize the Click Assist group configurations of the Point & Clicking settings that provide accessibility features for using mouse pointer devices.

The Click Assist feature includes the Simulated Secondary Click and Hover Click settings. The following example procedure provides the steps you need to perform to enable and customize the Simulated Secondary Click settings.

Access the Accessibility panel by using a preferred method.

See Accessing Assistive Technologies.
Select Pointing & Clicking.
The Pointing & Clicking panel of options appears.
On the Pointing & Clicking panel, in the Click Assist section, switch the Simulated Secondary Click toggle to ON.
The Acceptance Delay setting appears.
(Optional) Use the Acceptance Delay slider to adjust the length of time the primary button needs to be held down for (before its release) to perform the simulated secondary click.

For more information about configuring Click Assist, view GNOME help pages (see Viewing GNOME Help for information on how to view the help pages).

Configurable Settings of Click Assist

The following table provides an overview of the settings that can be configured for the Click Assist group of settings.

Table 3-6 Click Assist Settings

Setting	Description
Simulated Secondary Click	Enables you to perform a secondary click (usually the right mouse button) by holding down the primary button for a length of time and then releasing it. The related setting Acceptance Delay is used to adjust the length of time you need to hold the primary button down before releasing it.
Hover Click	Enables you to perform a mouse click by hovering the mouse pointer over the item to be clicked. The mouse does not have to be kept perfectly still while hovering the pointer as some movement is allowed. You can adjust the Motion Threshold setting to change the amount a mouse pointer can move and still be considered to be hovering.

Setting

Description

Simulated Secondary Click

Enables you to perform a secondary click (usually the right mouse button) by holding down the primary button for a length of time and then releasing it.

The related setting Acceptance Delay is used to adjust the length of time you need to hold the primary button down before releasing it.

Hover Click

Enables you to perform a mouse click by hovering the mouse pointer over the item to be clicked. The mouse does not have to be kept perfectly still while hovering the pointer as some movement is allowed. You can adjust the Motion Threshold setting to change the amount a mouse pointer can move and still be considered to be hovering.