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2.3 Personal
Personal settings include the following:
2.3.1 Configuring
Keyboard Accessibility Settings
GNOME provides keyboard settings designed to help users with
motion impairments use the GNOME desktop. Some of the available
settings include:
- How long a key is pressed and held
before being recognized as valid input
- Whether the keyboard can be used as a mouse
- Whether key combinations that use Alt, Control,
and Shift can be duplicated with “sticky keys”
To configure keyboard accessibility settings, click > > .
The module consists of the three tabs: , ,
and . Before modifying settings, activate .
Features (Basic Tab)
The keyboard accessibility functions can be deactivated automatically
after a certain time. Set an appropriate time limit (measured in
seconds) with the slider. The system can additionally provide audible
feedback when the keyboard accessibility functions are activated
and deactivated.
Enable Sticky Keys (Basic Tab)
Some keyboard shortcuts require that one key (a modifier key)
is kept pressed constantly (this applies to Alt, Ctrl, and Shift)
while the rest of the shortcut is typed. When sticky keys are used,
the system regards those keys as staying pressed after being pressed
once. For an audible feedback generated each time a modifier key
is pressed, activate when the modifier is
pressed. If is
selected, the keys do not “stick” anymore when
two keys are pressed simultaneously. The system then assumes that
the keyboard shortcut has been completely entered.
Enable Repeat Keys (Basic Tab)
Activate to make settings with
sliders for and .
This determines how long a key must be pressed for the automatic
keyboard repeat function to be activated and at what speed the characters
are then typed.
Test the effect of the settings in the field at the bottom
of the dialog. Select parameters that reflect your normal typing
habits.
Enable Slow Keys (Filters Tab)
To prevent accidental typing, set a minimum time limit that
a key must be pressed and held before it is recognized as valid
input by the system. Also determine whether audible feedback should
be provided for keypress events, accepted keypresses, and the rejection
of a keypress.
Enable Bounce Keys (Filters Tab)
To prevent double typing, set a minimum time limit for accepting
two subsequent keypress events of the same key as the input of two
individual characters. If desired, activate audible feedback upon rejection
of a keypress event.
Toggle Keys (Filters Tab)
You can request audible feedback from the system when a keycap
modifier key is pressed.
Mouse Keys Tab
Activates the keyboard mouse; the mouse pointer is controlled
with the arrow keys of the number pad. Use the sliders to set the
maximum speed of the mouse pointer, the acceleration time until
the maximum speed is reached, and the latency between the pressing
of a key and the cursor movement.
2.3.2 Configuring Assistive Technology Support
SLED includes assistive technologies for users with special
needs. These technologies include:
- Screen reader
- Screen magnifier
- On-screen keyboard
To configure assistive technology options, click > > > .
To enable the technologies, first select and then select the technologies you want
to enable every time you log in.
The gok package must be installed in order to get on-screen
keyboard support, and the gnopernicus and gnome-mag packages must
be installed in order to get screenreading and magnifying capabilities.
If these packages are not installed on your system (they are
installed by default in the SLED installation), install them with
the following procedure:
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Click .
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Type the root password, then click .
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Click .
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Select from
the drop-down menu, then select from
the list.
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Select gok, gnopernicus, and gnome-mag
from the list
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Click .
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Insert SUSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop 10 CD 2, then click .
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Click after
the package installation is complete.
2.3.3 Changing Your Password
For security reasons, it is a good idea to change your password
from time to time. To change your password:
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Click > > > .
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Type your old (current) password.
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Type your new password.
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Confirm your new password by typing it
again, then click .
2.3.4 Configuring Language Settings
SLED can be configured to use any of many languages. The language
setting determines the language of dialogs and menus, and can also
determine the keyboard and clock layout.
You can set the following language settings:
- Primary language
- Whether the keyboard language setting should depend
on the primary language
- Whether the time zone should depend on the primary
language
- Secondary languages
NOTE:You must have administrator (root) privileges to configure
language settings.
To configure your language settings:
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Click > > > .
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(Conditional) If you are not logged in
as root or a user with administrator privileges, enter the root
password.
If you do not know the root password, contact your system
administrator. You cannot continue without the root password.
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Specify the primary language, whether
you want to adapt the keyboard layout or time zone to the primary
language, and any secondary languages you need to support on the
computer.
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Click .
The language configuration settings are written to several
configuration files. This process can take a few minutes. The new
settings take effect immediately after they are written to the configuration
files.
2.3.5 Customizing Keyboard
Shortcuts
A keyboard shortcut is a key or combination of keys that provides
an alternative to standard ways of performing an action. SLED allows
you to customize the keyboard shortcuts for a number of actions.
To open the Keyboard Shortcuts tool, click > > > .
To change the shortcut keys for an action, select the action
and then press the keys you want to associate with the action. To
disable the shortcut keys for an action, click the shortcut for
the action, then press Backspace.
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