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<?xml version="1.0" ?>
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<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//KDE//DTD DocBook XML V4.2-Based Variant V1.1//EN"
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"dtd/kdex.dtd" [
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<!ENTITY % addindex "IGNORE">
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<!ENTITY % British-English "INCLUDE"
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> <!-- change language only here -->
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]>
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<article lang="&language;">
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<articleinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author
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>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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<othercredit role="translator"
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><firstname
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>John</firstname
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><surname
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>Knight</surname
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><affiliation
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><address
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><email
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>anarchist_tomato@herzeleid.net</email
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></address
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></affiliation
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><contrib
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>Conversion to British English</contrib
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></othercredit
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>
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</authorgroup>
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<date
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>2002-02-12</date>
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<releaseinfo
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>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<keywordset>
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<keyword
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>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword
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>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword
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>keyboard</keyword>
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</keywordset>
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</articleinfo>
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<sect1 id="kbd">
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<title
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>Keyboard</title>
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<para
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>This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works.</para>
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<para
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>The actual effect of setting these options depends upon the features provided by your keyboard hardware and the X server on which &kde; 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>
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<sect2 id="kbd-use">
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<title
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>Advanced</title>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term
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><guilabel
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>Enable keyboard repeat</guilabel
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></term>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>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>
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<tip
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><para
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>Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly easier. </para
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></tip>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term
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><guilabel
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>NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel
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></term>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>You can choose to either always <guilabel
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>Turn on</guilabel
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> or <guilabel
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>Turn off</guilabel
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> the NumLock when &kde; starts, or you can choose to have &kde; leave NumLock at whatever it was set to before KDE started up.</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term
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><guilabel
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>Key click volume:</guilabel
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></term>
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<listitem>
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<para
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>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
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>click</quote
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> 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>
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<para
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>Many computers won't support this function.</para>
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<tip
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><para
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>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>
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</tip>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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</article>
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