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KDE Accessibility
Component programs kmag,kmousetool,KMouth  +
Computer languages C++  +
Full description KDE Accessibility is a set of assistive te KDE Accessibility is a set of assistive technologies for the KDE desktop. It currently consists of three applications: KMagnifier, KMouseTool, and KMouth. 'kmousetool' clicks the mouse for you, so you don't have to. It works with any mouse or pointing device. The amount of time it waits before it clicks is adjustable, of course, and is by default just half a second. KMouseTool can also drag the mouse. 'KMagnifier' is a screen magnifier. It magnifies the area around the mouse pointer or optionally a user-defined area. Additionally it offers to save the magnified screen shots to disk. 'KMouth' lets people who have lost their voice make their computers speak for them. It has a text input field and speaks the sentences that you enter. It also has support for user-defined phrase books. has support for user-defined phrase books.
Homepage URL http://accessibility.kde.org/  +
Interface accessibility  + , kde-app  + , x-window-system  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords C++  + , kde  + , mouse  + , accessibility  + , visually impaired  + , handicapped  + , mobility  + , kmag  + , kmousetool  + , KMouth  + , click  + , drag  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 16 May 2005  +
License GPLv2orlater +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 20 June 2003  +
Name KDE Accessibility  +
Prerequisite description KDE  + , KDE libraries  + , A text-to-speech system (so KMouth can speak)  +
Prerequisite kind Required to use  + , Required to build  + , Weak prerequisite  +
Real name Gunnar Schmidt  + , Michael Forster  + , Olaf Schmidt  +
Related projects GAIL + , GOK + , At-spi + , Dasher + , Gnome-mag + , Gnome-speech + , Brltty + , Clara OCR + , Emacspeak + , Festival + , Joyd + , Skipper + , Orca +
Revisionid 4,595  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 14:18:03  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  + , Contributor  +
Short description Assistive technologies for the KDE desktop  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
Use interface  +
User level none  +
Version comment 1.0 stable released 2003-03-23
Version date 23 March 2003  +
Version download ftp://ftp.kde.org/pub/kde/stable/apps/KDE3.x/accessibility/kdeaccessibility-1.0.0.tar.gz  +
Version identifier 1.0  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 25 May 2012 01:02:52  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. gunnar@schmi-dt.de  + , forster@fmi.uni-passau.de  + , ojschmidt@kde.org  +
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KDE Accessibility#4 + License of
KDE Accessibility#1 + , KDE Accessibility#2 + , KDE Accessibility#3 + Person of
At-spi + , Brltty + , Clara OCR + , Dasher + , Emacspeak + , Festival + , GAIL + , GOK + , Gnome-mag + , Gnome-speech + , Joyd + , Orca + , Skipper + Related projects
KDE Accessibility#5 + , KDE Accessibility#6 + , KDE Accessibility#7 + Software prerequisite of
 

 

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