SwitchXS™ provides virtually complete access to Mac OS X and all standard Mac applications for people who can only use a single switch. It offers full mouse and keyboard emulation by what is known as “scanning”. The idea of using a single switch and scanning to access a computer may be a little confusing, but it is a simple concept. An image of a keyboard is presented on the computer display. A single adaptive switch is clicked to begin scanning the keyboard and in turn each row of keys is highlighted. Select a row by clicking the switch when that row of keys is highlighted. Then each button in that row is highlighted in sequence. When the button of interest is highlighted click the switch and the function of that button is executed. For example, if a letter button is selected, such as "B" that letter is sent to the active application. If one of the mouse emulation buttons is selected, such as "mouse pointer up" the pointer begins moving up. Click the switch again and the mouse pointer stops.
SwitchXS provides a number of predefined scanning panels for moving the cursor, and clicking and typing in all standard Mac applications. A scanning panel can be thought of as a keyboard with additional buttons for mouse emulation, menu scanning and managing the scanning process. SwitchXS also has adjustable scanning speed and cycling, mouse speed, and keyboard transparency. SmartTransparency™ makes the scanning panel partially or fully transparent when not scanning and makes it possible to see “under” the keyboard between scans. A very important feature of SwitchXS is that not only can the keyboard be scanned but the application and system menus can be as well.
SwitchXS works with most USB joysticks, game pads, as well as switch interfaces that emulate those devices. In addition, it can be used with a regular keyboard as well as switch interfaces that emulate a keyboard. SwitchXS supports multiple switches and user configurable scanning methods. SwitchXS is currently localized for English and French. However, it works with most other languages.
- Full mouse and keyboard emulation.
- Works seamlessly with all standard Mac OS X and Classic applications and even with multiple monitor setups.
- Supports multiple switches with user configurable scanning methods, including inverse and step scanning.
- Provides auto-stepping and auto-selecting single switch scanning methods.
- Provides automatic menu scanning.
- Includes SmartTransparency™ technology, which makes the scan window become transparent when not used and makes it automatically reappear when the switch is pressed.
- Handles command-key combinations, dead-keys, and modifier key - click combinations.
- Provides audio-cueing and speech-cueing.
- Works with US and international keyboard layouts.
- Offers multiple interactively resizable scan panels.
- Offers customizable scan speed and cycling, menu scan speed, mouse speed, and reduced mouse speed to tune to each users preference.
- Works with a wide range of input devices.
- Includes LayoutKitchen® 2, which allows users to design their own custom scan panels with many advanced features, including colored buttons and text as well as images.
- SwitchXS also gives access to word prediction when combined with KeyStrokes 3.6 and later. This can dramatically speed up typing while reducing efforts.
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