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diff --git a/doc/userguide/accessibility.docbook b/doc/userguide/accessibility.docbook new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e3195635a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/userguide/accessibility.docbook @@ -0,0 +1,168 @@ + +<chapter id="accessibility"> + +<chapterinfo> +<authorgroup> +<author> +<firstname>Gary</firstname> +<surname>Cramblitt </surname> +</author> +</authorgroup> +</chapterinfo> + +<title>Accessibility</title> + +<indexterm><primary>Accessibility</primary></indexterm> + +<para><acronym>KDEAP</acronym> (the &kde; Accessibility Project) aims to ensure that &kde;, as a desktop environment, is accessible to all users, including those of us with physical disabilities. In addition to the accessibility aids in the <link linkend="kcontrol-regional-and-accessibility">Control Center</link>, &kde; has several other accessibility tools, which are available in the &kde;-Accessibility package. This package may not be installed on your computer; if it is not, you can download it from here:</para> + +<para><itemizedlist> +<listitem><para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/apps/KDE3.x/accessibility/kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.tar.gz">kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.tar.gz</ulink>, or +<ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/apps/KDE3.x/accessibility/kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.tar.bz2">kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.tar.bz2</ulink></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/apps/KDE3.x/accessibility/kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.md5">MD5</ulink></para></listitem> +<listitem><para><ulink url="ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/apps/KDE3.x/accessibility/kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.lsm">lsm file</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist></para> + +<para>For more information on the project, visit the <ulink url="http://accessibility.kde.org/">&kde; Accessibility Home Page</ulink>.</para> + +<sect1 id="kmousetool"> +<title><application>KMouseTool</application></title> + +<indexterm><primary>Mouse</primary><secondary>clicking +automatically</secondary></indexterm> + +<para> + <application>KMouseTool</application> is a &kde; program, which clicks the mouse for you, so you + do not have to. <application>KMouseTool</application> works with any mouse or pointing device. +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="kmousetool.png" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>KMouseTool</phrase> + </textobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</para> + +<itemizedlist><title>Related Information</title> + <listitem><para><application>MouseTool</application> Website: <ulink url="http://mousetool.com/">http://mousetool.com</ulink></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/kmousetool"><application>KMouseTool</application> Handbook</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kmagnifier"> +<title>KMagnifier</title> + +<indexterm><primary>Magnifier</primary></indexterm> + +<para>KMagnifier (or <command>kmag</command>, to use its &UNIX; name) is a small utility for Linux to magnify + a part of the screen. It magnifies the area of the screen around the + mouse pointer or, optionally, a user-defined area. Additionally, it can save + a magnified screenshot to disk. +</para> + +<para> +<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="kmag.png" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>KMag</phrase> + </textobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</para> + +<itemizedlist><title>Related Information</title> + <listitem><para>Website: <ulink url="http://kmag.sourceforge.net/">http://kmag.sourceforge.net</ulink></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/kmag"><application>KMag</application> Handbook</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="kmouth"> +<title><application>KMouth</application></title> + +<indexterm><primary>Speech</primary></indexterm> + +<para><application>KMouth</application> is a KDE program which enables people who cannot speak to let their + computer speak, ⪚ mutal people or people who have lost their voice. + It has a text-input field and speaks the sentences that you enter. It also has + support for user-defined phrasebooks. +</para> + +<para> +<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="kmouth.png" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>First screenshot of <application>KMouth</application></phrase> + </textobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="kmouth2.png" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Second screenshot of <application>KMouth</application></phrase> + </textobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</para> +<para> +<inlinemediaobject> + <imageobject> + <imagedata fileref="kmouth3.png" format="PNG" /> + </imageobject> + <textobject> + <phrase>Third screenshot of <application>KMouth</application></phrase> + </textobject> +</inlinemediaobject> +</para> + +<itemizedlist><title>Related Information</title> + <listitem><para>Website: <ulink url="http://www.schmi-dt.de/kmouth/index.en.html">http://www.schmi-dt.de/kmouth/index.en.html</ulink></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/kmouth"><application>KMouth</application> Handbook</ulink></para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> + +<sect1 id="ktts"> +<title><application>KTTS</application> - Text-to-Speech</title> + +<para><application>KTTS</application> is a &kde; application for the conversion of text into audible speech. Currently, since &kde; 3.4, you can use <application>KTTS</application> to speak any text from the &klipper;, the &kde; clipboard, any text from a plain text file (using &kate; or otherwise), speak any portion of text from a &HTML; page in &konqueror;, and much more.</para> + +<para>To get <application>KTTS</application> up-and-running you will need to start by running <command>kttsmgr</command>, the &kde; Text-to-Speech manager.</para> + +<!-- Insert Screeny here --> + +<itemizedlist><title>Related Information</title> + <listitem><para>Website: <ulink url="http://accessibility.kde.org/developer/kttsd/">http://accessibility.kde.org/developer/kttsd/</ulink></para></listitem> + <listitem><para><ulink url="help:/kttsd"><application>KTTSD</application> Handbook</ulink></para></listitem> + +</itemizedlist> + +</sect1> +</chapter> + +<!-- Keep this comment at the end of the file +Local variables: +mode: xml +sgml-omittag:nil +sgml-shorttag:nil +sgml-namecase-general:nil +sgml-general-insert-case:lower +sgml-minimize-attributes:nil +sgml-always-quote-attributes:t +sgml-indent-step:0 +sgml-indent-data:true +sgml-parent-document:("index.docbook" "book" "chapter") +sgml-exposed-tags:nil +sgml-local-catalogs:nil +sgml-local-ecat-files:nil +End: +--> |