NovaChat User’s Guide
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Setting Access Options
Some people may have trouble reliably selecting individual buttons or
keys due to tremors or lack of fine motor control. To assist these
individuals, the Chat software provides several different methods of
"filtering" user input to make selections more reliable.
Choose
Menu
>
Settings
>
Input
>
Timing
. Three options are available
for configuring the touchscreen: Activate on Release, Acceptance Time,
and Release Time.
Note:
Starting with Chat software release 2.26, Acceptance Time and
Release Time affect the Speech Display Bar (SDB) as well as buttons.
Activating Buttons on Touch or Release
When you set
Activate on Release
, you can touch anywhere on the
screen and drag your finger (or stylus) around until you are on the
button you want. Releasing the button will select it.
Activate on Release
toggles between activating the screen immediately
upon touch or upon release.
To set buttons to activate on release, choose
Menu
>
Settings
>
Input
>
Timing
>
Activate on Release
. A green checkmark shows that the option
is selected.
To set buttons to activate when you first touch the screen, tap
Activate
on Release
. The green checkmark disappears, indicating that the option
is not selected.
Setting a Time for Button Activation
Note:
Starting with Chat software release 2.26, Acceptance Time affects
the SDB as well as buttons.
When you set
Acceptance Time
, a button is not selected until you hold
your finger on it for a certain period of time. You can set the
Acceptance
Time
using the numeric control in the dialog.
1.
Choose
Menu
>
Settings
>
Input
>
Timing
.
2.
Choose
Acceptance Time
.
3.
Choose
Enable
.
4.
Choose
Time
and set the time value.
