User Manual - Enhancing Accessibility for FOSS Desktops
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1. lt e z 2 D a Y G S D Multimedia v mydoc2 doc selected 0 bytes Fig 2 1 Tag Setting Window on new file creation 2012 CDAC Mumbai India TF E gt j i 7 lt i h ma Ses asa Ss aeDacc CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Tag Setting home cognitive Public mydoc2 doc Select Tags To Attach Image Tag List Textual Tag List i wh gt _ Father paper i Olglobe Letter i entertainment letter C Telescope rN C Home MyDocument document i VEL friend _ school ht i x a E Clues Fig 2 2 Tag Setting Window e After the Tag Setting window is opened user can select tags image text available in the window to attach those tags to the file e User can also attach his own tag s using new image tag and new textual tag option in the tag setting window e At present user is allowed to attach maximum of 4 tags with any file e User can add new image tag by browsing and adding new image Tags can also be set for already existing files folders by using right click context menu on the file icon and then selecting Set Tag option from the context menu as shown in the following figure fig 2 3 Start Here WARE ao amp we Feb 28 2 58 PM ia Documents File Browser OO es File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help lt Back v Forward T c a B Q 200 Q iconview 7 RQ Tags v ei cognitive Documents Sy2. MSG Word Processor e Text Editor Fig 3 1 Tag Based Search launcher 2012 CDAC Mumbai India uma Ser AET Se CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING e Please make sure that in the file browser you have selected the Tags option from the left side panel pop up menu In the following fig 3 2 it has been shown by red circle e Then click on the tag of interest appearing in the left side pane on which searching is to be done Here in fig 3 2 a search is done on letter image tag by clicking on it The letter image tag has been shown by the green circle in the fig 3 2 e Then all the files related to that letter image tag will appear as search result as shown in fig 3 2 In the fig 3 2 all files related to letter image tag appeared after clicking the letter image tag on left side panel Ty s gt Ly eS SS CE B teoctis 2 18 Pm Search for img letter File Browser File Edit View Go Bookmarks Help 8 Back v Forward C B Qa 20 Q con view 7 Q Tags j Search img letter Q Search results n e iene Iphone g dssfjr odt test2 test2 8 3 KB 0 bytes 0 bytes 7 Mail al Marketing D A 4 oO 3 A z 3 a D z z A 2 m vy 3items Fig 3 2 Searching by Tags 2012 CDAC Mumbai India Tag Control Center We can control the tag sett
3. ktop demo New file create PPR LR LLL ee POPE EITIC ICICICITICITITITITITITITITITI TET TRIB salaryreport ods DELETED home meena Des ceumneienenne HE a ST eee eT ara ra ra a aa faa demo accessibilty RENAMED t home meena Desktop demo Previous file ne i I mamap demo presentation RENAMED home meena Desktop demo Previous fi file ni untitled folder 2 CREATED Thomejmeena Desktop demo New directory salary aa MODIFIED home meena Desktopidemo File Modified Siaryreport ods CREATED E l home meena Desktopidemo N New file create aecessibilityodt MODIFIED homejmeena Desktopidemo File Modified accessibility dt C CREATED i homemeena Desktopidemo N New file create ak Lil j p Fig 5 2 Viewing activities of a particular day 2012 CDAC Mumbai India i ch uma ers fPrsra es plaa CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Reminder Application About Reminder Application The reminder application is customized for cognitively challenged users The application is enhanced for more user friendly interface Reminders can be set for the user on once or daily basis by the caretakers or user himself How To Use e To start Reminder application go to Start Here main menu From that menu select Reminder Fig 6 1 Clicking on that will launch reminder application StarlSere NIT x eo a
4. pes m O m M ZLS with Document Viewer Art test Open with Other Application O byi Cut Brother Copy Brother ae Rename Camera Move to Trash Properties Computer A fe 3 ue ia fal f 5 ti Cool v test pdf selected O bytes a g 0 5 a Q mo S E Fig 2 3 Set Tag in the right click context menu 2012 CDAC Mumbai India z p uma Ser sre Se CLOCC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING The same window as in Fig 2 2 will be opened and the further steps are same as described above Adding new image as a tag We can add the new image as a tag to the file The process of adding a new image tag please refer to the Fig 2 5 and Fig 2 6 is given below 1 D iy OO When tag setting window appears it will appear either by using Set Tag option on mouse right click over a file or by creating a new file click on browse button Using Browse button browse to the folder where the target image is kept Select the image file Click Open Then click Add button which is just beside the Browse button A window will be opened asking name for the image tag Enter a name for that image tag the name should not contain any space within it and then press OK You can visualize that the image is appeared with the given name in the image tag list Press OK button of Tag Setting window After pressing OK button new image tag will appear ov
5. H uma Ser sre Se ICC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING GNU Linux For Cognitively Challenged 0 1 2 User Manual _ a Pu i E This GNU Linux distribution is aimed to provide an accessible desktop environment to the cognitively challenged people For more details about the distribution please refer to Read Me This document describes the various features of the distribution and their usage in detail Salient features Desktop is enhanced with following features to make the user comfortable to interact with the computer 1 Simplified Desktop 2 Tagged File System 3 Activity List 4 Reminder Application The section below describes the above stated features and how to use the applications Simplified Desktop Desktop has been simplified to contain minimum number of items and menu options Few icons have been put on the desktop which can most frequently be used by the user The purpose of providing the frequently used items amp options to the user in less number is to prevent him her from being distracted by so many options on the desktop The icon size is also enlarged to obtain the user attention Start Here ww Recent Documen ts Q Nel Cal go B e amp Tue Oct 9 2 36 09 PM R Internet Word Processor Log Out Text Editor Fig 1 1 Simplified Desktop 2012 CDAC Mumbai India uma Sees AET Se CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING The Home folder
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7. i e fig 6 2 e After clicking you will get a new window to enter details about new reminder as shown in fig 6 3 e After providing all inputs fig 6 3 click Ok Add reminder Time hh mm ss a2 S 40 o a Fig 6 3 ae once lt ee New Reminder Date dedymmiyyyy 23 Sde E2010 S gt Select date e After setting a reminder when reminder time completes reminder application will prompt an alarm message on screen Fig 6 4 It also speaks out the message 2012 CDAC Mumbai India uma Ser sre Se CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Fig 6 4 Reminder Message Educational Games Some educational games have been incorporated into the distribution which can be helpful in educational and skill development in an entertaining way These games can be opened by going through Applications Education in Start Here menu Some of the games are Childsplay Tux Math Tux Type The Number Race etc Fig 7 1 The Number Race la Childsplay_sp educational activities J User Rohit Activity Menu Fig 7 2 Childsplay 2012 CDAC Mumbai India WV p 1 Til WSs Ses Mera Se COC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Installation from Live CD Boot from live CD and it will take you through normal installation process For details please refer to installation manual Contact Us For further query or assistance you can contact us through mail Email ossd at
8. screenshots of Tag Control Center have been shown below 2012 CDAC Mumbai India uma Ser sre Se CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Tag Control Center Image Tag Editing Tag Window Control Tag Application On Off _ Tag Application Work on Right Click Only Apply tag application for some specific types only Select file types from the list below ti fi E E As New file extensions Fig 4 2 Tag Control Center Window Tag Control Center D Image Tag Editing E O disk a NA Home Ao gt ial ipod q Tobie click the image to change it aa new name for the displayed tag eA C Mother ba C Movie ie Music Music Jd Music w C Telescope on Fig 4 3 Image Tag Editing 2012 CDAC Mumbai India VT Sh uma fers frsra Bs F CDEC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Steps to edit image tag 1 Open tag control center by clicking the tag control center launcher icon on the top panel of the desktop please see fig 4 1 2 Goto Image Tag Editing tab shown in fig 4 3 3 Select the image tag check box which you want to edit 4 Click the edit button 5 An Edit Image Tag dialog will be opened shown in fig 4 3 6 To change the image click the image icon in the Edit Image Tag dialog Select the target image by browsing 7 Ifyou want to change the name give new name in the
9. text box labeled with new name for displayed tag 8 Click OK button Steps to delete image tag 1 Open tag control center by clicking the tag control center launcher icon on the top panel of the desktop please see fig 4 1 2 Go to the Image Tag Editing tab shown in fig 4 3 3 Select the image tag check box which you want to delete 4 Click the Delete button Tag Control Center Steps to edit textual tag Text Tag Editing Image Tag Editing 1 Open tag control center by clicking the tag control center launcher icon on the C entertainment C Father top panel of the desktop please see fig 4 1 Friend HomeForFiles 2 Goto Text Tag Editing tab ee 3 Select the textual tag check box which a a ye want to edit C MyDocument _ painting 4 Click the edit button 5 An Tag Editing dialog will C School N be opened shown in fig 4 4 bi steak o 6 To change the name give new name in ETO ENO ant the text box labeled with Enter new name e 7 Click OK button Steps to delete textual tag 1 Open tag control center by clicking the tag control center launcher icon on the top panel of the desktop please see Fig 4 4 Textual Tag Editing fig 4 1 2 Go to the Text Tag Editing tab fig 4 4 3 Select the textual tag check box which you want to delete 4 Click the Delete button 2012 CDAC Mumbai India m We Ver Maer Ss COC CENTRE FOR DEVELOP
10. MENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Activity List About Activity List Activities performed by user can be listed using the Activity list application These activities include operations like creation of a new file deletion of a file modification in file content and renaming of a file This is helpful for the user as well as the caretaker to remember or checkout what operations user had performed on a particular date How to Use e To view activity list click on Activity List Icon at the top panel of the desktop Here in the following figure fig 5 1 the icon has been shown in red circle s B i QQ we oct 9 4 13 32 PM HE st au che s activities performed Activity List Task List lt 4 October Action F CREATE a PAARE P rocessor Fig 5 1 Activity List e By default Activity List will display all the activies related to files folders of current day e Activity List displays information such as File Folder Name Action Performed Location and Remark e User can click on any calendar date to see activities performed on that day as shown in fig 5 2 2012 CDAC Mumbai India as GF uma oA sre Ss CDEC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING Activity List letter odt i MOVED TO _ home meena Desktop demojtest File moved Fre ee E ttt tt tet tet ttt tte T letter odt MODIFIED Thome meena Desktop demo File Modified ee mamama _ letter odt CREATED home meena C NG
11. er the file Tag Setting home cognitive Public mydoc doc Select Tags To Attach Image Tag List H e 0tl Look In pics Folder C DSC_9614 jPG C DSC_9618 JPG C photo0989 jpg File Name mother_Teresa jpeg Files of Type All Files Log Out ty Public File Browser Fig 2 5 Browsing and adding new image tag 2012 CDAC Mumbai India Tag Setting home cognitive Public mydoc doc Select Tags To Attach Image Tag List Textual Tag List a Q ae mother nitin2 nitin1 sister discovery y Letter 38 Iphone document Institute bro painting v New Image Tag Browse Add New Textual Tag OK Cancel Input Home 2 Please give a name for the image file home cognitive Public pics mother_Teresa jpeg ord Folder Hisis bcessor 2K Cancel e Text Editor f wy Public File Browser wi emblems File Browser amp Terminal Fig 2 6 Providing name to the image tag Searching By Tag e Any file can be searched using the tag attached to that file e At first user will have to open the file browser If the file browser is not opened user can click on the Tag Based Search launcher on the top panel of the desktop shown in the green circle in the following fig 3 1 Start Here w Recent Documents a2 Ss Cal N l amp Tue Oct 9 2 36 09 PM F
12. has been kept on the desktop This is the folder where all user related files are saved To make these files easily accessible to the user home folder icon has been kept on the desktop OpenOffice org applications like Word Processor Presentation Spreadsheet have also been simplified to keep minimum number of items and options in the menus Start Here wa Recent Documents NS a 3 B BD we ort 9 2 44 53 pm F Untitled 1 OpenOffice org Writer Wa b N Edit Insert Table Help x New gt fie 3 To 2 D Open Ctri O 2 I EG Save Ctri S gy Arial EWO a AEJZ aH Hga s H Export as PDF See ee eee eee ee 7 8 Close 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 J 18 Page Preview Print Ctril P Exit Ctri Q ei This document is for screenshot Font size is 14 and type is Arial The L toolbar is also stretched Menu items in the menus have been reduced N o in k5 a J Page 1 1 Default English India INSRT STD 9 BEB ject oO 100 EJ Untitled 1 openottice ss Fig 1 2 Simplified OpenOffice org Word Processor Tagged File System About Tagged File System To help the users with forgetful nature the tagged file system feature is incorporated with desktop The tagged file system provides meaningful labels textual as well as image to the files and folders A tag text and or image is a type of label that can be associated with a file f
13. ing application by using Tag Control Center Here in the following figure fig 4 1 the launcher icon of tag control center has been shown in red circle Just click the tag control center launcher icon and a window will pop up using which one can control the tag setting application The complete view of Tag Control Center window has been shown in fig 4 2 Bae m 4 Thu May 9 e Recent Documents Q Ra am 4 50 PM R HomeForFiles DocumentWork 4 gt Tag Control Center Text Tag Editing Image Tag Editing Tag Window Control Tag Application On Off Tag Application Work on Right Click Only Ho me v Apply tag application for some specific types only Folder Select file types from the list below ite rd 7 Processor Y v New file extensions Apply Quit i d Videos File Browser user manual odt Ope Tag Control Center me hf wisi Fig 4 1 Tag Control Center The tag setting window can be prevented from being opened on any new file creation by just selecting off option in the Tag Control Center window fig 4 2 It can also be set that the tag setting window to be opened only on some particular type of files by selecting various file types under the option Apply tag application for some specific types only A user can also edit and delete any tag textual or image by using tag control center s Image Tag Editing and Text Tag Editing features Some of the
14. mp Wed Feb 29 10 05 AM LA ES Education Fm Office _ gedit Text Editor gg Calculator amp Firefox Web Browser Ey Movie Player B Terminal Z Read Me KRG Internet Z User Manual Home Folder peon Install Linux for Fig 6 1 Starting Reminder Application NOTE You must always activate the reminder application by selecting it from the Start Here main menu list after log in each and every time e After selecting the Reminder in the Start Here main menu a reminder setting icon will be appeared on the top panel of the desktop In the following figure fig 6 2 it has been kept in the red circle Just click that icon and a new reminder setting window will be opened 2012 CDAC Mumbai India Sh uma fers fsa es i 3 Cc CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING ig Recent Documents iQ Ne a sw f l i amp Tue Oct 9 4 17 15 PM R V _ EE reminder ng Add reminder 0 O Xx Title Play Time eee f6 lfe lo 14 Expired reminders Las occ oG Cl Reminder Reminder Date Reminder Time R Type lonce y maul Play time 9 10 2012 16 16 0 Cc oe Tea Time 9 10 2012 16 15 0 Cc Date dd mm yyyy 9 10 2012 Select date rex _ Cancel Word Processor Log Out m reminder ng Reminder Fig 6 2 New Reminder Setting Window e To add new reminder click on Add new reminder icon shown in green circle in the above figure
15. older at the time of its creation and saving Also tag s can be associated with existing files folders by using Set Tag option on right click context menu of that item A user can also perform tag based searching This tag based searching can help the user in many ways A major benefit of this feature is if the user doesn t remember where he has 2012 CDAC Mumbai India gt r i ISH mma der fsa He CDC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED COMPUTING saved his file he can search the file by clicking on the relevant tag on the left side pane of the file browser One can control the tag setting application using Tag Control Center You can go through the user manual about its use How To Use Tag Setting Application Tag Setting Whenever new file is created or saved a tag setting window is popped up automatically as shown in fig 2 1 The Tag Setting window is shown in fig 2 2 Tag Setting home cognitive Public mydoc2 doc OO NTD Select Tags To Attach Image Tag List Textual Tag List o Y l O Father LJ paper KS C globe Letter 3 i O entertainment letter E e _ Telescope C Home L MyDocument C document v friend _ school e DO teed G ana z New Image Tag Browse Add New Textual Tag ok Cancel Institute mydoc1 doc mydoc2 doc testl doc a z D x 2 amp z
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