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optacon(1X)
NAME
  optacon - An X program for the Optacon II

SYNOPSIS
  optacon [options]

OPTIONS
  -dev device
      Specifying the -dev option instructs the optacon utility to use the
      next argument as the file for the Optacon II device.  By default, the
      device is /dev/tty00.

  -interval interval
      Specifying the -interval option instructs the optacon utility to use
      the next argument as the interval for the Optacon II device.  The
      interval specifies how often (in milliseconds) the optacon utility will
      update the display of the Optacon II. By default, the interval is 10
      milliseconds.

DESCRIPTION
  The Optacon II, a product of TeleSensory Corporation, is an optical-to-
  tactile conversion device meant to assist the blind in accessing visual
  information.	The optacon utility was made specifically to allow blind
  users to use an Optacon II to have more access to an X Window System
  display.  The optacon utility does so by mapping the pixels surrounding the
  on-screen pointer to the pins on the Optacon II.  All black pixels will
  cause the associated Optacon II pins to vibrate, and all other pixels will
  cause the associated Optacon II pins to remain still.

X DEFAULTS INFORMATION
  The format for a resource specification for the optacon utility 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 X(1 X).

  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 X(1 X).

  The following sample shows the optacon resources and their default values:

       *dev:	      /dev/tty00
       *interval:     10

TRADEMARKS
  X Window System is a trademark of MIT.

  The Optacon II is a product of TeleSensory Corporation,
  P.O. Box 7455
  Mountain View, CA  94039-7455
  800-227-8418
  tele@netcom.com

SEE ALSO
  X(1X)

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