Sticky Keys

[Dotan Cohen]

On 4/18/06, Harold Aling <h.aling at home.nl> wrote:
>  Dotan Cohen wrote:
>>  Is there an option to enable sticky keys in Xfce? I cannot find it for
>> the life of me. And no reference of such a thing as far as google
>> searching goes.
>
>  Meet Google:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=sticky+keys+linux+site%3Alinux.com
>
>
> 15.2 Sticky keys under X
>
> The following text was contributed by Piotr Mitros.
>
> XFree86 supports an accessibility option which allows disabled users to type
> single-handed. With sticky keys enabled, the user can hit a modifier key
> (ctrl, alt, shift) followed by another key, rather than having to hold the
> modifier key while hitting the letter.
>
> To enable sticky keys, first make sure the xkb extension is enabled (this is
> done during initial X server configuration and is usually enabled by
> default). Next, run the X server with the +accessx option. If you use
> startx, either run startx -- +accessx or add +accessx to the serverargs line
> in the startx script. If you use xdm, add +accessx to the appropriate server
> line in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers.
>
> It is also possible to enable X accessibility with some end-user utilities
> with a running X server.
>
> Once X accessibility is enabled, press the shift key five times in a row to
> enable sticky keys. To disable sticky keys, either press the shift key five
> times again, or press a key while holding a modifier key.
>

Harold and the rest of the mailing list,
Well, I have added the "+accessx" to the serverargs line in
/usr/bin/startx, but hitting shift 5 times does not enable sticky
keys. I rebooted my machine after adding the line, of course. I have
also tried to live without sticky keys for a week, and found that I
cannot.

What else can I do? Is there a way to start sticky keys from the
command line? I assure you that I did in fact google this, however, I
simply cannot come up with a solution. I must state that I am not a
computer wizard (as many linux users tend to be). I'm just an ordinary
guy who knows nothing about computers. I am willing to learn, however!

Thank you

Dotan Cohen
http://lyricslist.com