-as of [27 AUGUST 2024]–
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-SYSTEM SETTINGS-
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-ACCESSIBILITY PANE-
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*MOTOR* —>
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*SWITCH CONTROL* —>
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*TURN ON “SWITCH CONTROL”* —>
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*THIS [FLOATING PANEL] OPENS*—>
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-THIS “FLOATING PANEL”IS ALWAYS ON TOP-
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-[PRESS/DRAG/DROP] ANY “EMPTY SPACE” IN THE [PANEL] TO MOVE IT TO DIFFERENT LOCATION ON SCREEN-
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*CLICK THE [X BUTTON] IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] TO CLOSE THE PANEL + TURN OFF “SWITCH CONTROL”* —>
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*CLICK THE [HYPHEN BUTTON] IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] TO SHRINK THE [PANEL]* —>
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*HOVER [POINTER] OVER CENTER OF THE [MINIMIZED PANEL]* —>
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*CLICK TO SHOW FULL PANEL* —>
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*TO VIEW THE [PANEL] AS A “LIGHT BACKGROUND” WITH “DARK TEXT”, GO TO THE “SWITCH CONTROL” PANE IN “SYSTEM SETTINGS” + CHOOSE THE “LIGHT APPEARANCE” OPTION* —>
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*FADE PANEL AFTER INACTIVITY*—>
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*SET DURATION BEFORE “INACTIVITY FADE”* —>
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-YOU CAN INPUT VALUES IN INCREMENTS OF [0.01 SECONDS]-
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*MINIMUM* —>
[0.25 SECONDS]
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*MAXIMUM* —>
(default)
[60 SECONDS]
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*USE [UP/DOWN ARROW BUTTONS] TO ADUST THE “DURATION” IN INCREMENTS OF [0.25 SECONDS]-
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-ONCE “DURATION” IS REACHED, THE [PANEL] DISAPPEARS FROM SCREEN-
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*THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT VISIBLE AGAIN IS TO GO TO THE “SWITCH CONTROL PANE” IN “SYSTEM SETTINGS” AND TURN OFF “FADE PANEL AFTER INACTIVITY”* —>
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*IF YOU TURN OFF “SWITCH CONTROL” FROM ITS “SYSTEM SETTINGS” PANE, YOU GET THIS “WARNING PROMPT”* —>
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-HIT [RETURN] TO TURN OFF “SWITCH CONTROL”-
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*macOS PREFERENCE PANE*
(under ‘accessibility’ section)
*4 TABS* –>
*GENERAL*
*TYPING*
*SWITCHES*
*NAVIGATION*
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*GENERAL*
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*KEYBOARD*
(use ‘mouse’ to ‘click-type’)
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*POINTER*
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*APP*
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*DOCK*
*directs navigation to your ‘dock’*
(mine is on the right side)
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*MENU BAR*
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*SYSTEM*
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*CUSTOM*
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*LOCATION*
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*DEVICES*
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(the ‘quarter second’ (‘0.25’) is our smallest ‘time unit’ here…)
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(the ‘inactivity threshold’ maxes out at ’60 seconds’…)
(‘1 minute’)
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*SKETCHES*
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