<sect1 id="kbd">
<sect1info>

<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Mike</firstname>
<surname>McBride</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>

<date>01/06/2000</date>
<releaseinfo>1.00.00</releaseinfo>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>KControl</keyword>
<keyword>keyboard</keyword>
</keywordset>
</sect1info>
<title>Keyboard</title>

<para>This module allows you to choose how your keyboard works.</para> 

<para>The actual effect of setting these options depends upon the features
provided by your keyboard hardware and the X server on which KDE is running.  As
an example, you may find that changing the key click volume has no effect
because that feature is not available on your system. </para>

<sect2 id="kbd-use">
<title>Use</title>
<FormalPara> <title>Keyboard Repeat</title>
<para>When this option is selected, pressing and holding down a key
emits the same character repeatedly until the key is released. 
Pressing and holding the key will have the same effect
as pressing it multiple times in succession. 
</para></FormalPara>

<tip><para> Almost all users will want to have this option enabled, because it
makes navigating through documents with the arrow keys significantly
easier. </para></tip>

<FormalPara> <title>Key Click Volume</title> <para> If supported, this option
allows you to hear audible clicks from your computer's speakers when you press
the keys on your keyboard. In essence, this simulates the 'click' of a
mechanical type-writer. You can change the loudness of the key click feedback by
dragging the slider button or by clicking the up/down arrows on the
spin-button. Setting the volume to 0% turns off the key
click.</para></FormalPara>
				
<para>Many computers won't support this function.</para>
				
<tip><para>Very few people would choose to enable this option, since it
generally annoys everyone else in the room. However, if your heart yearns for
the pre-soft-key era, this may help you to re-experience the warm sentimentality
of days-gone-by.</para></tip>

</sect2>

<sect2 id="kbd-author"><title>Section Author</title>
<para>Ellis Whitehead <email>ewhitehe@uni-freiburg.de</email></para>
</sect2>
</sect1>
