<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
      xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/"
      type="topic" style="task a11y"
      id="a11y-slowkeys">
  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="a11y#mobility" group="keyboard"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="keyboard" group="a11y"/>

    <revision pkgversion="3.4.0" date="2012-03-25" status="final"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Phil Bull</name>
      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <desc>Have a delay between a key being pressed and that letter appearing on
    the screen.</desc>
    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

<title>Turn on slow keys</title>

<p>Turn on <em>slow keys</em> if you would like there to be a delay between
 pressing a key and that letter being displayed on the screen. This means that
 you have to hold down each key you want to type for a little while before it
 appears. Use slow keys if you accidentally press several keys at a time when
 you type, or if you find it difficult to press the right key on the keyboard
 first time.</p>

<steps>
  <item>
    <if:choose>
      <if:when test="platform:unity">
        <p>Click the icon at the very right of the <gui>menu bar</gui> and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p>
      </if:when>
      <p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p>
    </if:choose>
  </item>
  <item><p>Open <gui>Universal Access</gui> and select the <gui>Typing</gui>
   tab.</p></item>
  <item><p>Switch <gui>Slow Keys</gui> on.</p></item>
</steps>

<note style="tip">
<title>Quickly turn slow keys on and off</title>
<p>Select <gui>Turn on accessibility features from the keyboard</gui> to turn slow
keys on and off from the keyboard. When this option is selected, you can press and
hold <key>Shift</key> for eight seconds to enable or disable slow keys.</p>
<if:choose>
<if:when test="platform:unity"></if:when>
<p>You can also turn slow keys on and off by clicking the
<link xref="a11y-icon">accessibility icon</link> on the top bar and selecting
<gui>Slow Keys</gui>.</p>
</if:choose>
</note>

<p>Use the <gui>Acceptance delay</gui> slider to control how long you have to
hold a key down for it to register.</p>

<p>You can have your computer make a sound when you press a key, when a key
press is accepted, or when a key press is rejected because you didn't hold
the key down long enough.</p>

</page>