Man page 1 : dasher

New Clear the edit box and associate a random filename with it.

Open Read a text file into the edit box for further editing.

Save Save the contents of the edit box to its associated file.

Save as Save the contents of the edit box to a selected file.

Append to file Add the contents of the edit box to the end of a selected file.

Import training text Use a file to further improve Dasher's prediction of the next letters to present (for instance, a training file containing scientific terms to add to the initial English training). Training files must be UTF-8 encoded.

Quit Exit Dasher.

Cut Remove the highlighted text from the edit box and copy it to the clipboard.

Copy Copy the highlighted text from the edit box to the clipboard but don't remove it.

Paste Paste the contents of the clipboard into the edit box at the position of the cursor.

Copy all Copy the entire contents of the edit box to the clipboard.

Select all Highlight all of the text in the edit box.

Preferences Opens the preferences dialog. \".SM \".B "THE PREFERENCES DIALOG"

Edit font \"Choose the font used in the edit box \"

Dasher font \"Choose the font used in the Dasher canvas \"

Dasher font size \"Choose the size of the font used in the Dasher canvas \"

Reset fonts \"Reset the fonts back to the defaults \"

Enter text into other windows \"Make Dasher enter text into the currently focused window. Requires Dasher to \"have been built with \".B--with-a11y. \"Note that some languages will only work correctly if XFree 4.0.2 or higher is \"being used. \"

Control mode \"Provides a control node at the bottom of the screen. This allows various tasks \"to be performed inside Dasher, such as editing the text written, speaking \"entered text and stopping or pausing Dasher. If compiled with \".B--with-a11y \"and using a desktop supporting the ATK accessibility framework, compliant \"applications will have their menu trees exported to Dasher and these may be \"accessed via this node.

About Dasher Display information about the current version of Dasher

Choose a different alphabet. Dasher will automatically retrain itself if the alphabet specified training file is present.

Choose a different colour scheme.

Alter various control options

One dimensional mode Map the Y position of the mouse to a 2 dimensional position on the Dasher canvas (useful for limited mobility users)

Eyetracker mode Similar to one dimensional mode, but behaves normally except at the right-hand side of the canvas. Designed for eyetracker users.

Start on left mouse button \" The left mouse button will toggle Dasher between running and paused state \"

Start on space bar \" The space bar will toggle Dasher between running and paused state \"

Start with mouse position \" When paused, Dasher will display a red box. If the pointer is held in the red \" box until a yellow box appears, and then in the yellow box until it vanishes, \" Dasher will start. This allows users with no button input to start and stop \" Dasher. \"

Copy all on stop \" Toggle whether the current text is automatically copied to the clipboard when \" Dasher is stopped \"

Speak on stop \" Toggle whether the newly entered text should be spoken when Dasher is stopped. \" Requires \" .B --with-speech \" to have been used during Dasher configuration and building. \"

Pause outside window \" Toggle whether Dasher pauses if the mouse cursor is moved outside the Dasher \" window \" .SS View \"

Orientation \" Change the relative position of the letters to the crosshairs. \" .B Alphabet Default \" will allow alphabets to set this automatically. \"

Show toolbar \" Toggle whether or not the row of buttons at the top of the window is displayed \"

Show speed slider \" Toggle whether or not the speed slider at the bottom of the window is displayed \"

Show mouse position \" Toggle whether Dasher should draw a box showing the logical position of the \" mouse cursor \"

Draw line between crosshairs and mouse \" Toggle whether Dasher should draw a line between the crosshairs and the logical \" mouse position \"

Draw box outlines \" Toggle whether Dasher should draw a box outline around every box it draws \"

Change colour scheme automatically \" Alphabets may provide a preferred colour scheme. If this option is enabled, \" Dasher will automatically change to it. \" \" .SS Advanced \"

Smoothing \" The greater the smoothing value, the greater the uniformity of the box sizes. \" This will reduce the predictive capabilities of Dasher, and so may reduce \" writing speed. \"

Timestamp new files \" Include the time at which a file is saved in the filename \"

Distance from centreline for start on mouse position \" Controls the distance from the centre of the Dasher screen that the mouse \" position start boxes will appear. \"

Number of pixels that should cover the entire y range \" Controls how many pixels of input should correspond to complete coverage of \" the Dasher canvas. Only used in one dimensional mode.