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<author>&Mike.McBride; &Mike.McBride.mail;</author>
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<date>2002-02-12</date>
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<releaseinfo>3.00.00</releaseinfo>
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<keyword>KDE</keyword>
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<keyword>KControl</keyword>
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<keyword>keyboard</keyword>
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<title>Keyboard</title>
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<para>This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works.</para>
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<para>The actual effect of setting these options depends upon the
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features provided by your keyboard hardware and the X server on which
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&kde; is running. As an example, you may find that changing the key
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click volume has no effect because that feature is not available on your
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<title>Advanced</title>
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<term><guilabel>Enable keyboard repeat</guilabel></term>
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<para>When this option is selected, pressing and holding down a key
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emits the same character repeatedly until the key is released. Pressing
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and holding the key will have the same effect as pressing it multiple
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times in succession. </para>
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<tip><para> Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it
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makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly
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<term><guilabel>NumLock on KDE Startup</guilabel></term>
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<para>You can choose to either always <guilabel>Turn on</guilabel> or
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<guilabel>Turn off</guilabel> the NumLock when &kde; starts, or you can
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choose to have &kde; leave NumLock at whatever it was set to before KDE
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<term><guilabel>Key click volume:</guilabel></term>
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<para>If supported, this option allows you to hear audible clicks from
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your computer's speakers when you press the keys on your keyboard. In
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essence, this simulates the <quote>click</quote> of a mechanical
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type-writer. You can change the loudness of the key click feedback by
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dragging the slider button or by clicking the up/down arrows on the
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spin-button. Setting the volume to 0% turns off the key
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<para>Many computers won't support this function.</para>
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<tip><para>Very few people would choose to enable this option, since it
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generally annoys everyone else in the room. However, if your heart
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yearns for the pre-soft-key era, this may help you to re-experience the
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warm sentimentality of days-gone-by.</para>