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diff --git a/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml b/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml index 565bdd872..6a305e95e 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/accessibility.xml @@ -32,6 +32,26 @@ uses plain text while <userinput>newt</userinput> uses text-based dialog boxes. The choice can be made at the boot prompt, see the documentation for <userinput>DEBIAN_FRONTEND</userinput> in <xref linkend="installer-args"/>. +</para><para> + +With the <userinput>newt</userinput> front-end (used mostly with braille), one +mostly just selects answers with arrow keys, and one presses &enterkey; to +validate the choice. Pressing &tabkey; and &shiftkey; - &tabkey; allows to +switch between dialog elements, and notably to access the +<userinput>Go Back</userinput> button with brings back again to previous +questions. Some dialogs contain check boxes, which can be ticked on and off by +pressing &spacekey;. + +</para><para> + +With the <userinput>text</userinput> front-end (used mostly with speech), one +mostly selects answers by typing their number followed by pressing &enterkey;. +One can also just not type anything and just press +&enterkey; to just accept the default value. Typing <userinput><</userinput> +and pressing &enterkey; brings back again to previous questions. When a +selection of choices has to be made (e.g. during task selection), one can type +<userinput>!</userinput> to express an empty selection. + </para> </sect2> |