IBM Keyboard Optimizer manual Finding out your current settings, Automatic adjustment

Finding out your current settings

At any time, you can see the technical details of the keyboard settings by pressing the 'See details' button (Ctrl-d). This opens a drop-down panel containing a table. Each row of the table is a setting the Keyboard Optimizer covers. For each setting, the table lists the current value of the setting, the Keyboard Optimizer's suggested value, and the original value that was being used when analysis started. Values may be a number (in milliseconds), a dash indicating that the current value is unknown, the word 'on', or the word 'off', indicating the status of something like Sticky Keys.

Using Keyboard Optimizer without a mouse

All of the Keyboard Optimizer's functions are accessible using the keyboard. Most functions can be accessed directly through menus and through keyboard shortcuts.

The following keyboard shortcuts are available:
Test and adjust keyboard settings now	Ctrl-t
Adjust/stop adjusting settings automatically	Ctrl-u
See/hide details of the keyboard settings	Ctrl-d
Start analysis again	Ctrl-a
Finish adjusting	Ctrl-f, Ctrl-q
Try the current suggestion	Ctrl-t
Skip the current suggestion	Ctrl-k
Undo the last change made to the settings	Ctrl-z

The tab key will move through all the active buttons (those visible on the screen) and the text box when it is visible. The space and return keys will choose the current button.

Accurate keyboard navigation can be difficult if the keyboard is not correctly adjusted in the first place. To make keyboard navigation easier, the Keyboard Optimizer ignores extra characters generated when the tab, space or return key is held down. The buttons also have a debounce time in place, so that the same button cannot be pressed twice within 0.5s. These features are designed to aid keyboard navigation for those who require a long key repeat delay, or a debounce time.

Automatic adjustment

Another way to adjust your keyboard is to ask the Keyboard Optimizer to analyse your typing while you go about your regular work in other applications. Choose 'Adjust automatically' (Ctrl-u) from the main screen, or 'Dynamic' after using the 'Test and adjust now' option. When you choose this option, the Keyboard Optimizer will remain active. It will continue to monitor your typing. Changes to the key repeat delay, key repeat rate and debounce time will be made automatically. If Sticky Keys or a key acceptance delay