Accessibility Features › Product Enhancements

Product Enhancements

Client Automation offers accessibility enhancements in the following areas:

• Display
• Sound
• Keyboard
• Mouse

Note: The following information applies to Windows-based and Macintosh-based applications. Java applications run on many host operating systems, some of which already have assistive technologies available to them. For these existing assistive technologies to provide access to programs written in JPL, they need a bridge between themselves in their native environments and the Java Accessibility support that is available from within the Java virtual machine (VM). This bridge has one end in the Java VM and the other on the native platform, so it is slightly different for each platform it bridges to. Sun is currently developing both the JPL and the Win32 sides of this bridge.

Display

To increase visibility on your computer display, you can adjust the following options:

• Font style, color, and size of items

  Lets you select font color, size, and other visual combinations.

• Screen resolution

  Lets you change the pixel count to enlarge objects on the screen.

• Cursor width and blink rate

  Lets you make the cursor easier to find or minimize its blinking.

• Icon size

  Lets you make icons larger for visibility or smaller for increased screen space.

• High contrast schemes

  Lets you select color combinations that are easier to see.

Notes:

• If you want to enable the separated user interface for operating systems prior to Windows Vista instead of using the in-process GUI, apply the The Software Delivery, Agent, Always display GUI for logged on user configuration policy.
• To enable the assistive technologies (AT) to read the text from the SD job check window in operating systems prior to Windows Vista, apply the Software Delivery, Agent, Always display GUI for logged on user configuration policy to the agent.

Sound

Use sound as a visual alternative or to make computer sounds easier to hear or distinguish by adjusting the following options:

• Volume

  Lets you turn the computer sound up or down.

• Text-to-Speech

  Lets you hear command options and text read aloud.

• Warnings

  Lets you display visual warnings.

• Notices

  Gives you aural or visual cues when accessibility features are turned on or off.

• Schemes

  Lets you associate computer sounds with specific system events.

• Captions

  Lets you display captions for speech and sounds.

Keyboard

You can make the following keyboard adjustments:

• Repeat Rate

  Lets you set how quickly a character repeats when a key is struck.

• Tones

  Lets you hear tones when pressing certain keys.

• Sticky Keys

  Lets those users who type with one hand or finger select alternative keyboard layouts.

Keyboard Shortcuts

The following table lists the keyboard shortcuts that Client Automation supports:

Note: We have added a hot key, F6, in this feature pack to enhance product accessibility. With F6, navigation between panes of the Software Delivery Catalog and the Remote Control viewer is easier.

Mouse

You can use the following options to make your mouse faster and easier to use:

• Click Speed

  Lets you select how fast to click the mouse button to make a selection.

• Click Lock

  Lets you highlight or drag without holding down the mouse button.

• Reverse Action

  Lets you reverse the functions controlled by the left and right mouse keys.

• Blink Rate

  Lets you select how fast the cursor blinks or if it blinks at all.

• Pointer Options

  Let you do the following:

  • Hide the pointer while typing
  • Show the location of the pointer
  • Set the speed that the pointer moves on the screen
  • Select the size and color of the pointer, for increased visibility
  • Move the pointer to a default location in a dialog