Adjustment Tool

The general structure of the Adjutment Tool is similar to modern Windows adjustment programs. On the left side is the tree of all possible adjustable main parameters as decided on the meeting in Bremen. It is possible to define different user profiles.
If a main parameter is selected on the left side, the right side opens a number of different parameters, again organized in a kind of tree.

The structure of the Adjustment Tool reflects the functional range of the prototype. The main window contains the user administation and a set up menu with the main items: Input, Output and Prediction.

The input menu is divided into two parts, one displays details of the initialised drivers, the other offers selections, how to chose from the prediction list.

The output menu allows the adjustment of graphical display, sound and speech. Settings for the graphical display:

• prediction window position
• sorting
• font and font size
• amount of displayed predictions
• color settings

Settings for the Sound Output allow the assignment of events and sounds. Four assignments are available.

• a selection has been performed
• new predictions are availlable
• autoexpansion has been performed
• no more predictions are available

Settings for Speech Output enable to adjust speech options and the assisgnment of event and speech output. Two items can be selected to be spoken, the wordlist and the chosen prediction

The prediction menu covers settings related to the language component. The general settings allow the control of:

• language, used in the dialogs
• language of prediction
• handling of blanks in combination with punctuation

But also advanced settings, which require profound knowledge of the predictor, can be performed in this menu.

Besides, the general settings the maintenance of dictionaries and abbreviation lists are managed in the prediction menu.