<?xml version="1.0" ?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN" "dtd/kdex.dtd" [ <!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE"> <!ENTITY % English "INCLUDE" > <!-- change language only here --> ]> <article lang="&language;"> <articleinfo> <authorgroup> <author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author> <!-- TRANS:ROLES_OF_TRANSLATORS --> </authorgroup> <date>2002-02-12</date> <releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo> <keywordset> <keyword>TDE</keyword> <keyword>KControl</keyword> <keyword>keyboard</keyword> </keywordset> </articleinfo> <sect1 id="kbd"> <title>Keyboard</title> <para>This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works.</para> <para>The actual effect of setting these options depends upon the features provided by your keyboard hardware and the X server on which &tde; is running. As an example, you may find that changing the key click volume has no effect because that feature is not available on your system.</para> <sect2 id="kbd-use"> <title>Advanced</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Enable keyboard repeat</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>When this option is selected, pressing and holding down a key emits the same character repeatedly until the key is released. Pressing and holding the key will have the same effect as pressing it multiple times in succession.</para> <tip><para> Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly easier.</para></tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>NumLock on TDE Startup</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>You can choose to either always <guilabel>Turn on</guilabel> or <guilabel>Turn off</guilabel> the NumLock when &tde; starts, or you can choose to have &tde; leave NumLock at whatever it was set to before TDE started up.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><guilabel>Key click volume:</guilabel></term> <listitem> <para>If supported, this option allows you to hear audible clicks from your computer's speakers when you press the keys on your keyboard. In essence, this simulates the <quote>click</quote> of a mechanical type-writer. You can change the loudness of the key click feedback by dragging the slider button or by clicking the up/down arrows on the spin-button. Setting the volume to 0% turns off the key click.</para> <para>Many computers won't support this function.</para> <tip><para>Very few people would choose to enable this option, since it generally annoys everyone else in the room. However, if your heart yearns for the pre-soft-key era, this may help you to re-experience the warm sentimentality of days-gone-by.</para> </tip> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </sect2> </sect1> </article>