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accessx(1X)
NAME
  accessx - A graphical interface to the AccessX keyboard enhancement utility

SYNOPSIS
  accessx [options]

OPTIONS
  -client

  -server
      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.

  -status
      Specifying the -status option instructs the AccessX utility to
      automatically pop up the status window when AccessX is started.

  -vmods
      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.

DESCRIPTION
  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:

  Sticky Keys
      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.

  Mouse Keys
      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.

  Toggle Keys
      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.

  Repeat Keys
      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.

  Slow Keys
      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.

  Bounce Keys
      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.

  Time Out
      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
  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

  resource
      Specifies the resource.

  value
      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

FILES
  ~/AccessX
      Application resource file.

SEE ALSO
  X(1X)

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