NAME

accessx - A graphical interface to the accessx keyboard enhancements.

SYNOPSIS

accessx [ -o ] [ -i ] [ -a ]

AVAILABILITY

The keyboard enhancements and corresponding graphical interface are available on any UNIX workstation running the OpenWindows version 3.4 or later.

DESCRIPTION

accessx is a graphical user interface to enhancements within the OpenWindows 3.4 server. These enhancements provide the keyboard with additional capabilities which are primarily designed to aid users with disabilities who are unable to use a keyboard or mouse in the usual fashion.

OPTIONS

-o

Each user may load and save personal default settings for the various keyboard enhancement features. By default, the accessx utility will read in the user's default settings and configure the system to those settings. However, in certain instances the user might wish to use the systems current settings instead of his/her own default settings. Specifying the -o option will instruct the accessx utility to ignore a user's default settings and use the systems current settings instead.

-i

When this option is specified, the accessx user interface initially appears in an iconified state.

-a

Users may pop up dialog boxes indicating the state of Sticky Keys and Mouse Keys via the main menu of the accessx utility's graphical interface. Some users, however, want these status dialog windows to appear and disappear automatically whenever they turn on and off Sticky Keys or Mouse Keys. Specifying the -a option instructs the accessx utility to automatically pop up and down the Sticky Keys status window whenever Sticky Keys is turned on or off, respectively, and to automatically pop up and down the Mouse Keys status window whenever Mouse Keys is turned on or off, respectively.

ENVIRONMENT

The HOME environment variable is used to identify the directory in which to load and save a user's default settings. The settings are stored in X resource file format in the file $HOME/.AccessX. The user may modify or add resources to this file directly, however all comments will be deleted when the user performs a save settings action. Note that the UIDPATH environment variable should be set to /usr/openwin/lib/appdefaults/accessx.uid before starting accessx.

FILES

accessx.uid - Motif GUI description file

AccessX

- Application Resource File

SEE ALSO

X11(7)

AUTHORS

Earl Johnson

Jordan M. Slott

Enabling Technologies

Sun Microsystems Laboratories, Inc

Mountain View, CA

Mark Novak

Trace Research & Development Center

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI

Will Walker

Digital Equipment Corportation

Maynard, MA