Sticky Keys

[Erik Harrison]

On 4/27/06, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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!
>
Heya Dotan,

You could try posting on an X.org/XFree86 forum. Specifically the
lists here: http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/XorgMailingLists

Optionally, you could try in a forum specific to your distribution.

Hope someone can help you out.

> Thank you
>
> Dotan Cohen
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