The MultiWeb Interfaces.

MultiWeb includes interfaces designed for specific input devices including mouse, keyboard, switch device and touch screen. All interfaces provide exactly the same functionality.

Each interface can be set up with a number of different options including large print, highlight text, small buttons, speech synthesis, talking buttons, a variety of colours, fonts, and button placement. Refer to the page MultiWeb Options for more details.

MultiWeb interfaces are designed around buttons rather than the pull-down menus of Windows. Buttons facilitate scanning for switch devices, enable keyboard operation via single keystrokes, provide a larger target area for mouse operation and clearer visual feedback.

The interfaces available are listed below. Use the MultiWeb User Options program to select the interface you require.

• Default.
• Mouse/Keyboard.
• Keyboard.
• Menu.
• Switch.
• Touch Screen.

Default Interface

View Default Interface with left button alignment

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Mouse/Keyboard Interface.

View Mouse/Keyboard Interface with large print option.

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Keyboard Interface.

View Keyboard Interface

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Menu Interface.

View Menu Interface with yellow on blue colour scheme.

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Switch Device Interface.

View Switch Interface with left button alignment

• Switch Interface Details.

• All buttons are scanned in sequence. The active button is indicated by inverting the button text and background colour. The active button can be triggered by the switch device.
• When a button has been activated, scanning pauses on the activated button to facilitate reuse.
• With open file and save file dialogues, the drive, directory and file names are all scanned. If speech is used, then the information is read out as it is scanned.
• Form components (ie. Text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons, list boxes and submit buttons) are scanned through to allow selection. As each form component is scanned you will be given the opportunity to select the on screen keyboard and/or activate the component.
• An on-screen scanning keyboard enables you to enter text. If used with speech synthesis the scanned characters are read aloud. When a character is selected, it is read again for confirmation.
• All sub-menus selected by a switch device user include a cancel button so that you can easily cancel the action and return to the main menu.
• The scanning rate is adjustable over a range of 0.1 seconds to 20 seconds in 0.1 second increments.
• Scanning goes into sleep mode after a set number of scan cycles. The number of cycles required to trigger sleep mode can be selected from 1 to 10 scan cycles. Operating the switch device while in sleep mode causes the system to wake up then recommence scanning.
• Hotlinks in a document can be scanned so you can activate a required link. If a link is not selected the system returns to scanning buttons. If used in conjunction with speech the links are read aloud during scanning.
• If the Switch Interface is used in conjunction with speech scanning will not occur until speech has stopped.

Touch Screen Interface.

View Touch Screen Interface with large print option.

• Touch Screen Interface Details.

• On-screen button sizes have been increased to provide a larger target area for user interaction.
• Two different button menus need to be displayed because the buttons are larger. Icons are used to indicate which sub-menu relates to the selected button.
• The buttons have been positioned around the perimeter of the screen so the screen edge can be used as a rest.
• All dialogue forms (ie. Open file, save file, find and site) are maximised to ensure that controls are large enough to use.
• An on-screen keyboard with large buttons is used to eliminate the need for operating a standard keyboard. If used in conjunction with speech output each character is read as it is selected.