accessx - A graphical interface to the AccessX keyboard
enhancement utility
accessx [options]
You can load and save personal default settings for the
various AccessX features. Specifying -client instructs
AccessX to use your current default AccessX settings.
Specifying -server instructs AccessX to use the current
AccessX system settings. The default is -client. Specifying
the -status option instructs the AccessX utility to
automatically pop up the status window when AccessX is
started. Specifying the -vmods option instructs the
AccessX utility to use the names for virtual modifiers in
the status window. For example, when the -vmods switch is
on, AccessX displays NumLock instead of Mod5.
AccessX (accessx) is a graphical user interface utility.
The utility provides enhancements to the X Window System
to help users with different disabilities interact with
workstations. These features make it easier for you to use
the standard workstation input devices: the keyboard and
the mouse. You interact with your workstation as usual,
by entering commands and manipulating menus and dialog
boxes.
The AccessX keyboard enhancements and corresponding graphical
interface are available on any workstation running
the X Windows System server that has the XKB keyboard
extension.
AccessX offers the following features: Lets you perform
multikey operations with one hand, one finger, or a mouth
stick. You can use this feature to enter uppercase letters
or certain punctuation characters without having to
hold down the Shift key while pressing the character key.
This feature also makes it easier to enter control characters
such as Ctrl/C. Lets you use keys on the numeric
keypad as well as other keyboard keys instead of the mouse
to perform input functions such as clicking on objects or
moving the cursor. With this feature, you can use one
finger or a mouth stick to move the cursor to different
areas of the screen, manipulate menus, and select, cut,
and paste text. Provides audio feedback when the Shift
Lock (Caps Lock) key has been pressed. This feature can
help people who might have difficulty seeing the keyboard
light indicator for Shift Lock or people who are using a
keyboard that does not provide light indicators for any
keyboard settings. Allows you to adjust how fast the
auto-repeat keyboard mechanism responds or to turn it off
entirely. With this feature turned on, you can set your
keyboard so that holding down a key for a longer than
average time does not result in a second entry of that
character. Makes keys less likely to respond when brushed
accidentally. With this feature turned on, the computer
accepts only keystrokes that are held for a certain length
of time. The computer ignores light keystrokes that are
held only for a moment. Eliminates the problem of pressing
a key and then accidentally pressing it again before
moving to another key. You can set this feature to tell
the computer not to process a second pressing of a key
unless a certain length of time elapses between each
pressing. Shuts off the AccessX features on a workstation
after a specified period of time has passed. With this
feature turned on, if you are sharing a workstation and
have set some AccessX features, the settings are automatically
turned off before the next person uses the machine.
To retain your AccessX settings all the time, turn off the
Time Out feature.
You can invoke the AccessX utility by entering the accessx
command or choosing AccessX from the Applications menu in
the Session Manager. You use the AccessX dialog box to
select and customize the features that you want to set.
There is a Features Test area at the bottom of the dialog
box that allows you to test settings before applying them
to your session.
X DEFAULTS INFORMATION [Toc] [Back] The HOME environment variable is used to identify the
directory in which to load and save your default settings.
The AccessX settings are stored in X resource file format
in the file $HOME/AccessX. You can modify or add resources
to this file directly. Note that any comments are deleted
when you perform a save settings action. The format for a
resource specification in the $HOME/AccessX file is:
*resource:value
Specifies the resource. Specifies the value that is to be
assigned to the resource.
For details about modifying resources, see the X(1X) reference
page.
Because each X Window System toolkit-based application can
consist of a combination of widgets (for example, push
buttons and a scroll bar), you can form the name string
for a new resource specification by adding widget class
and name identifiers to the string. For further information
about adding class and name identifiers, see the
X(1X) reference page.
The following sample shows a number of the AccessX
resources and their default values:
*EnableAccessXToggle.set: True
*SoundOnOffToggle.set: True *ShowStatusToggle.set:
False *TimeOutToggle.set:
False *TimeOutScale.minimum: 1 *TimeOutScale.maximum:
10 *TimeOutScale.decimalPoints:
0 *TimeOutScale.value:
2 *StickyKeysToggle.set: False
*MouseKeysToggle.set: False *ToggleKeysToggle.set:
False *RepeatKeysToggle.set:
True *SlowKeysToggle.set:
False *BounceKeysToggle.set: False
*StickyTwoKeysToggle.set: True *StickyModSoundToggle.set:
True *MouseMaxSpeedScale.minimum:
1 *MouseMaxSpeedScale.maximum:
500 *MouseMaxSpeedScale.decimalPoints: 0 *MouseMaxSpeedScale.value:
300 *MouseAccelScale.minimum:
1
*MouseAccelScale.maximum: 40 *MouseAccelScale.decimalPoints:
1 *MouseAccelScale.value:
20 *MouseDelayScale.minimum: 1 *MouseDelayScale.maximum:
40 *MouseDelayScale.decimalPoints:
1 *MouseDelayScale.value:
3 *KRGRepeatRateScale.minimum: 1 *KRGRepeatRateScale.maximum:
400 *KRGRepeatRateScale.decimalPoints:
2 *KRGRepeatRateScale.value:
4 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.minimum:
1 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.maximum:
400 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.decimalPoints:
2 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.value: 66 *SlowKeysOnPressToggle.set:
True *SlowKeysOnAcceptToggle.set:
True *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.minimum:
1 *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.maximum: 40 *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.decimalPoints:
1 *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.value:
3 *KRGDebounceScale.minimum:
1 *KRGDebounceScale.maximum: 40 *KRGDebounceScale.decimalPoints:
1 *KRGDebounceScale.value:
3
Application resource file.
X(1X)
accessx(1X)
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