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accessx - GUI to set keyboard features for movement-impaired users
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The _a_c_c_e_s_s_x graphical interface allows movement-impaired users to set and
activate special keyboard features. It uses the XKB extension built into
the X server in IRIX 6.2 and later releases.
The _a_c_c_e_s_s_x panel can be run from a Unix shell command line or from the
toolchest (Desktop > Customize > Accessibility). Like most other IRIX
Interactive Desktop (IID) customization panels, _a_c_c_e_s_s_x has the
``runonce'' feature, meaning only one instance of the application will
run at one time. Attempting to launch the application a second time will
have the effect of deiconifying the application window or popping it to
the top on the current desk.
The _a_c_c_e_s_s_x software has a main Status window and an accompanying
Settings window. The following special keyboard features are
configurable:
MMMMoooouuuusssseeeeKKKKeeeeyyyyssss turns the user's keyboard number pad into a pointer controller,
enabling the user to move the pointer without the mouse.
BBBBoooouuuunnnncccceeeeKKKKeeeeyyyyssss makes the keyboard ignore spurious extra presses of a key.
SSSSttttiiiicccckkkkyyyyKKKKeeeeyyyyssss causes modifier keys such as Shift, Ctrl, and Alt to latch and
affect the next key pressed, such that modifier keys and other keys may
be pressed in sequence instead of simultaneously.
SSSSlllloooowwwwKKKKeeeeyyyyssss makes the keyboard ignore spurious presses of other keys on the
way to a target key.
RRRReeeeppppeeeeaaaattttKKKKeeeeyyyyssss lets the user toggle whether held keys are acknowledged
repeatedly or just once.
For full usage instructions, see the Accessibility Software Help. The
help may be installed from aaaacccccccceeeessssssssxxxx....bbbbooooooookkkkssss....AAAAcccccccceeeessssssssXXXX____HHHHeeeellllpppp.
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$HOME/.desktop-<hostname>/accessx
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Users can define and save groups of settings as profiles. These profiles
are saved in each user's $_H_O_M_E/._d_e_s_k_t_o_p-<_h_o_s_t_n_a_m_e>/_a_c_c_e_s_s_x directory. If
this directory is not readable and writable, then the user may still set
and activate customized settings, but they will not be remembered across
login sessions.
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The _a_c_c_e_s_s_x graphical user interface uses the XKB extension built into
the X server in IRIX 6.2 and later releases. The _a_c_c_e_s_s_x product ships
with IRIX 6.5. In the future, it may also ship as a patch for IRIX 6.2.
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IID(1)
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The designers wish to thank Erik Fortune and Robert Malone for many
helpful conversations.
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