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| <H1>GUI Accessibility mode configurations</H1> |
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| <ul> |
| <li><a href="#guiSettings">GUI Accessibility preferences</a> |
| <li><a href="#voiceSettings">Voice preferences</a> |
| <li><a href="#sapiSettings">SAPI5 TTS settings</a> |
| <li><a href="#eventFilter">GUI Event Filters</a> |
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| <H2 id="guiSettings">GUI Accessibility preferences</H2> |
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| Users can change the visual appearance of the GUI Accessibility mode using these preferences. |
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| <IMG src="images/gui/guiSettings.png" alt=""><BR> |
| <SPAN>Figure 1. GUI Accessibility preferences</SPAN> |
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| <DL><DT>Options</DT><DD></DD><DL> |
| <DT>GUI Summary Font</DT> |
| <DD>Select size and style of the font used in the GUI Summary view.</DD> |
| <DT>GUI Event Font</DT> |
| <DD>Select size and style of the font used in the GUI Event view.</DD> |
| <DT>Use transparent window for visualization</DT> |
| <DD>A full-screen transparent window will be used for highlighting and for drawing icons. |
| <BR>We recommend that screen reader users turn off this option.</DD> |
| <DT>Keep tool window on top</DT> |
| <DD>Show aDesigner on top of external applications. This keeps aDesigner visible even though other applications are being used. |
| <BR>We recommend that screen reader users turn off this option.</DD> |
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| <H2 id="voiceSettings">Voice preferences</H2> |
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| Use this dialog to change the basic voice settings. The basic voice settings include the TTS engine and speed. |
| <BR>Use the TTS settings dialog located in the voice preferences to set the TTS-engine-dependent settings. |
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| <IMG src="images/gui/voiceSettings.png" alt=""><BR> |
| <SPAN>Figure 2. Voice preferences dialog</SPAN> |
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| <DL><DT>Options</DT><DD></DD><DL> |
| <DT>TTS Engine</DT> |
| <DD>Selects a Text-To-Speech engine.</DD> |
| <DT>Speed</DT> |
| <DD>Controls the voice speaking speed. When the slider is moved to the left, the reading is slower, and when moved to the right, the reading becomes faster. |
| The range of voice speaking speeds differs for each Text-To-Speech engine.</DD> |
| <DT>Test</DT> |
| <DD>Reads a test message using the current <B>Speed</B> setting. |
| <BR>Select the <B>Apply</B> button then the <B>Test</B> button to test a TTS engine.</DD> |
| </DL></DL> |
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| <H2 id="sapiSettings">SAPI5 TTS settings</H2> |
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| The aDesigner supports any Microsoft® SAPI 5 compliant Text-to-Speech engine. |
| Windows® XP includes a default voice, "Microsoft Sam". |
| The voice can be changed by installing a different TTS engine. |
| The preferred audio output device can also be changed to optional audio output devices, such as external USB speakers. |
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| <IMG src="images/gui/sapiSettings.png" alt=""><BR> |
| <SPAN>Figure 3. SAPI5 TTS settings dialog</SPAN> |
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| <DL><DT>Options</DT><DD></DD><DL> |
| <DT>Voice name</DT> |
| <DD>Selects a named voice.</DD> |
| <DT>Audio Output Device</DT> |
| <DD>Selects an available audio output device.</DD> |
| <DT>Test</DT> |
| <DD>Reads a test message using the current settings.</DD> |
| </DL></DL> |
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| <H2 id="eventFilter">GUI Event Filters</H2> |
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| The GUI Event Filters dialog shows the available event types in the GUI Event view. |
| This dialog can be opened from the View menu (Ctrl+F10) of the GUI Event view. |
| Only the MSAA focus change event (EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS) is selected by default. |
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| <IMG src="images/gui/eventFilter.png" alt=""><BR> |
| <SPAN>Figure 4. GUI Event Filters dialog</SPAN> |
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| <DL><DT>Options</DT><DD></DD><DL> |
| <DT>Event</DT> |
| <DD>Specify which events are displayed in the GUI Event view. Only EVENT_OBJECT_FOCUS is selected by default.</DD> |
| <DT>Show Event Details</DT> |
| <DD>The accName, accRole, and accState information will be displayed if this option is selected.</DD> |
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| <H1 class="related">Related topics</H1> |
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| <LI><A href="workspaceGui.html">Exploring the GUI Accessibility mode</A> |
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