accessx(1X)accessx(1X)NAMEaccessx - A graphical interface to the AccessX keyboard enhancement
utility
SYNOPSISaccessx [options]
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. Specify‐
ing 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 vir‐
tual modifiers in the status window. For example, when the -vmods
switch is on, AccessX displays NumLock instead of Mod5.
DESCRIPTION
AccessX (accessx) is a graphical user interface utility. The utility
provides enhancements to the X Window System to help users with differ‐
ent disabilities interact with workstations. These features make it
easier for you to use the standard workstation input devices: the key‐
board 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 opera‐
tions 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 set‐
tings. Allows you to adjust how fast the auto-repeat keyboard mecha‐
nism 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 fea‐
tures, 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
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 informa‐
tion 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 *RepeatKeysTog‐
gle.set: True *SlowKeysToggle.set:
False *BounceKeysToggle.set: False *StickyTwoKeysTog‐
gle.set: True *StickyModSoundToggle.set:
True *MouseMaxSpeedScale.minimum: 1 *MouseMaxSpeedScale.max‐
imum: 500 *MouseMaxSpeedScale.decimalPoints: 0 *Mouse‐
MaxSpeedScale.value: 300 *MouseAccelScale.minimum:
1 *MouseAccelScale.maximum: 40 *MouseAccelScale.decimal‐
Points: 1 *MouseAccelScale.value: 20 *MouseDe‐
layScale.minimum: 1 *MouseDelayScale.maximum:
40 *MouseDelayScale.decimalPoints: 1 *MouseDelayScale.value:
3 *KRGRepeatRateScale.minimum: 1 *KRGRepeatRateScale.maxi‐
mum: 400 *KRGRepeatRateScale.decimalPoints: 2 *KRGRe‐
peatRateScale.value: 4 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.minimum:
1 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.maximum: 400 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.dec‐
imalPoints: 2 *KRGRepeatDelayScale.value: 66
*SlowKeysOnPressToggle.set: True *SlowKeysOnAcceptTog‐
gle.set: True *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.minimum: 1
*KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.maximum: 40 *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.deci‐
malPoints: 1 *KRGSlowKeysDelayScale.value: 3 *KRGDe‐
bounceScale.minimum: 1 *KRGDebounceScale.maximum:
40 *KRGDebounceScale.decimalPoints: 1 *KRGDebounceScale.value:
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FILES
Application resource file.
SEE ALSOX(1X)accessx(1X)