Further
If you have read all the basics up to this point, you now know the most important functions of Semanux Access! This ensures you are well-equipped to operate your computer without a mouse and keyboard.
However, Semanux Access has more to offer. Once you've practiced the basic functions a bit, we recommend taking a look at the Settings next. With these, you can customize Semanux Access to precisely fit your needs and preferences.
In this section, we describe a few more functions of Semanux Access that are rarely needed.
In Mouse Click, Scrolling, Drag-and-Drop & Magnifier Menu, you learned how to perform actions with Semanux Access that usually require a mouse.
Sometimes, however, you might want to just move the mouse pointer to a certain spot without clicking at that spot. For instance, to see the tooltip of a link in your web browser without clicking on the link itself.
Semanux Access offers 2 different methods for this:
- If you want to move the mouse pointer occasionally, you can do this with the Magnifier Menu. Open the Magnifier Menu and shift the segment in the middle so that it is exactly where you want to move the mouse pointer. Now, activate the Move-button in the Magnifier Menu using the Trace.
- If you need this function more frequently, you can enable in Settings: Mouse Pointer that the mouse pointer should always follow the Trace. Then you can move the Trace normally and the mouse pointer will follow it.
Operating certain programs consists almost entirely of performing many mouse clicks one after another. For example, in a game where you perform move after move (like in the Tutorial game).
Instead of performing each mouse click individually, you can also enable the actions Repeated left click and Repeated double click for the panel in the Settings: Panel:
These work pretty much like a normal mouse click. Only after each click operation, the next one starts immediately. When you’re done, you can stop further clicks with the Abort-button – just like with a normal mouse click.
There's a similar function with the Automatic Click (see Settings: Automatic Click). However, this works somewhat differently: once activated, it continuously performs clicks until you deactivate the setting again. On the other hand, it can also be used to operate the Semanux Access user interface, such as the Panel or the Virtual Keyboard.
If you have set up multiple profiles in the settings (see Settings: Profiles), you might want to quickly switch between these profiles – for instance, if you have a profile for work and another for relaxation.
Instead of always opening the settings to switch between profiles, you can also enable the Next profile action for the panel in the Settings: Panel:
Whenever you activate this action, your active profile will rotate to the next one.