Accessibility

[deebs]

Background
I've recently read on another forum about an accessibility issue related
to multikey keyboard shortcuts which one person finds a bit of a
nuisance in the application the person uses. At the same time the
person preferred doable keyboard shortcut combinations.

The example given is keyboard combo CTRL+ALT+(3rd key option) [try doing
it one-handed with maybe some fingers having limited movement].

Suggestion
Is it possible to assign a time lag to CTRL and ALT and possibly SHIFT
keys with an onscreen echo that the timer has been activated?

It could allow users a 3-key combo that can be completed one step at a
time rather than simultaneously.

It maybe helpful for an operating system to allow users to invoke a
timed period on declared keys.

For all I know such an option may be present already but I thought I'd
pop it here as a suggestion just in case it turns out to be helpful.

ps - apologies for cross-posting - maybe this may also be of interest to
Vista developers?

 

[Guest]

Go to Start > (Settings >) Control Panel > Accessibility Options. Under
StickyKeys in the Keyboard tab, check "Use StickyKeys" and click on OK.

You can now press Ctrl, Alt, or Shift one at a time and it'll register as a
key combination.

This has actually been around for quite some time. Perhaps even in the
Windows 95 era.

 

[Stan Brown]

Sun, 05 Mar 2006 18:10:43 +0000 from deebs

Is it possible to assign a time lag to CTRL and ALT and possibly SHIFT
keys with an onscreen echo that the timer has been activated?

Search Help and Support for sticky keys.