Questions tagged [accessibility]
for questions about making elementary OS more accessible for users with disabilities, whether through the built-in features of the OS or additions
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How to make entire display grayscale?
I'm trying to make the entire display grayscale in elementaryOS, it's not already present under the native Accessibility settings.
I've tried the advice listed here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/...
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I can access to elementaryOs files from outside and/or how to crypt the home folder
I need to hide my files, but from another Linux partition or linuxLive I can access to the files in the home folder. I don't want this.
I also tried to set reading right off with chmode but anyone can ...
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Enable “Always show Universal Access Menu” in ElementaryOS 5.0 Juno taskbar
Based on this answer Sync GNOME Calendar on elementary OS
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center
I was able to enable accessibility settings like Zoom, mouse keyboard, large text, and many ...
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Custom keyboard shortcut now activating after second press
I'm using ctrl + space as a custom shortcut to activate a TTS (text to speech) script that I wrote.
I've been using this shortcut for about a week now with no problems, but recently the shortcut won'...
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Menubar/wingpanel transparency behavior [duplicate]
I'm writing about some confusion on my end regarding how Wingpanel transparency works with respect to different backgrounds.
What I want:
The effect I am going for on my desktop is reflected by the ...
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Increase vertical mouse scroll wheel lines?
When I mouse scroll wheel up / down it seems like I only "down arrow" 3 or 4 times. How do I double the amount of lines my mouse scroll wheel covers? It seems to be an elementary OS issue, and not a ...
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Large font in Pantheon greeter
Due to my relatively poor vision, I prefer to have large icons and form fields in all of my working environments. I don't need to take it as far as installing Vinux though.
In Manjaro and other OSes, ...
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Size of Controls
I use elementary on a 13inch laptop with FullHD resolution. But much of the system is just too small for me.
The size of the system's Font I have already made greater with "accessibility" in the ...
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Universal Access Zoom In/Out [closed]
I have been trying for hours to get the Universal Access Zoom In/Out feature to work. I have used several different key combinations but it just wouldn't work. I got the zoom in to work with ⌘+F1; ...
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How do I type in multiple languages on elementary OS?
I hail from Asia and am fluent in three languages. This means that I often find myself switching keyboards when I have to type. However, I can't seem to find the way to type in other languages beside ...
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Control pointer using keyboard on Freya
How can I control pointer using keyboard instead of mouse on elementary OS Freya?
Universal Access > Pointing and Clicking > Mouse keys (turn on) ... yeah it works but pointer's speed is ridiculously ...
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How can I force mono sound output?
I am completely deaf in one ear, and would like to be able to force mono-output (system-wide) when using headphones. How can I do this? It seems that this is a useful accessibility feature.
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How can I disable transparency throughout the UI?
Transparency makes the text hard to read, and has zero benefit that I've ever been able to see. How do I turn it off? At least in Pantheon Terminal, ideally wherever it might occur.
asked Jul 27 '15 at 22:23
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