KeyboardWedge

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KeyboardWedge for Windows converts keystrokes into key sequences, click sequences and also allows single switch users to control the mouse cursor.This utility is an ideal companion to a Don Johnston or other switch interface. Together the single switch user can have near complete control over their computer. (The only time a user will lose control occurs when an User Access Control opens in Windows Vista or Windows 7. Without turning UAC off there currently is no work around other than the "hey buddy can you click this box for me" method.) However, UAC is a problem for a lot of assistive technology. Complain to Microsoft in hopes that they will eventually arrive at a better solution for assuring the security that UAC provides without freezing needed assistive technology.

KeyboardWedge has been recently (Jan 3, 2010) updated so that it recalls its settings so the next time you open it it is ready to go. It requires a file named jw.ini to make this happen. kw.ini must reside in the same folder as the KeyboardWedge.exe program. KeyboardWedge now (1/25/10) allows you to define custom key sequences that are sent for Single Switch and Two Switch modes.

KeyboardWedge now has a spot scan mode that lets switch users have access to YouTube and other applications!

KeyboardWedge offers users the following modes:

1.Single Switch mode - The Key Trigger defines which key starts and stops an autoscan. The Key Seq. Sent menus define which key to use to highlight items while scanning (1st menu.) The second menu defines which key to use to select the highlighted item. For example, Tab and Enter can be used to traverse some websites. Highlighting proceeds automatically in accordance with the Scan Rate setting. Mask Time is ignored.

2. Two Switch mode - each Key Trigger sends an associated Key Seq. Sent. Use this mode to send custom key sequences.

3. One Click mode - The Key Trigger defines a key that causes left click to be sent to a previously identified target. Hover the mouse cursor over the target and use the Win-1 keyboard combo to record its position (Briefly hold the Windows key down and press the 1 key. If you release the Windows key before pressing the 1 key the Start menu will open.) Key Seq. Sent and Scan Rate are ignored. Mask Time defines how long after a click that additional key presses are ignored.This mode can be used to prevent switch users who may hit a switch repeatedly from advancing a slide show prematurely.

4. Two Click mode - The Key Trigger defines which key starts a sequence where left click is sent to a first target, and after a defined interval another left click is sent to a second target. Hover the mouse cursor over target 1 and use the Win-1 keyboard combo to record its positon. Similarly, use Win-2 to record target 2. Scan Rate sets the time between the two clicks, and Mask Time defines how long after a the 1st click that additional key presses are ignored. This mode can be used to create cause and effect activities using You tube or other media players.

5. Scan Mouse 1 mode - Key Trigger defines which key is used to start or stop scanning mouse action options that appear as tool tips near the mouse cursor. Once a direction is selected the mouse cursor begins to move in one of the four labeled directions. Mouse click options are scanned similarly by selecting 'Mouse Clicks' when it appears. You can select from 'Click', 'Dbl Click', 'Rt Click', and 'Drag'. Return to moving the mouse by selecting the 'Mouse Moves' when it appears. The Mouse Speed menu defines how fast the mouse moves where smaller numbers yield a faster mouse. A drag action ends when the user selects 'Click' or 'Drag' from the 'Mouse Clicks' scan sequence. Sometimes the drag operation ceases prematurely. You will know if it is successful because the 'Mouse Move' scan will start automatically soon after you select a drag action, and you will actually be able to move whatever you are dragging. If it does not succeed the first time, just try again.

6. Scan Mouse 2 - Is just like Scan Mouse 1 but it copies the tool tip text to the clipboard so that it can be read out loud by a helper application that supports reading clipboard text like Deskbot or DSpeech. Recently, I discovered ClipSpeak 1.5 a small portable clipboard text-to-speech utility that is an ideal companion for KeyboardWedge. ClipSpeak can be found at: http://www.codeplex.com/clipspeak

7. Spot Scan 1 and 2 - Spot scan allows you to define up to 10 hot spots that will be scanned in numerical order. Identify the first hotspot by hovering the mouse cursor over the first target and capturing the mouse position with the Win-1 key combo. The second hotspot is recorded with the Win-2 combo, and so forth up to the tenth hotspot that is recorded with the Win-0 key combo. Use Win-z to clear the scan sequence. Scanning occurs at the rate set with Scan Rate. Spot Scan 2 provides for auditory cues with the help of a clipboard text-to-speech utility like Deskbot or Orato. Spot Scan 1 does not offer auditory cues, but the application being scanned may be able to supply a cue as a result of a 'mouse-over' event.

8. Remap - Each trigger in remap mode sends a mouse click, keystroke, or an arbitrary string of characters to the active application. The Mask Time can be set to reduce extra, unwanted switch hits from passing through to the active application.

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