IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator
Accessibility features help a user who has a physical disability, such as restricted mobility or limited vision, to use information
technology products successfully. With TDI 7.1, we can use assistive
technologies to hear and navigate the interface. After installation
you also can use the keyboard instead of the mouse to operate all
features of the graphical user interface.
The following list includes the major accessibility features in TDI 7.1:
- Supports keyboard-only operation.
- Supports interfaces commonly used by screen readers.
- Discerns keys as tactually separate, and does not activate keys
just by touching them.
- Avoids the use of color as the only way to communicate status
and information.
- Provides accessible documentation.
This product uses standard Microsoft Windows navigation keys for common Windows
actions such as access to the File menu, copy, paste, and delete.
Actions that are unique to TDI use TDI keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard
shortcuts have been provided wherever needed for all actions.
The accessibility features of the user interface and documentation
include:
- Steps for changing fonts, colors, and contrast settings in the
Configuration Editor:
- Type Alt-W to access the Configuration
Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... and press Enter.
- Under the Appearance tab, select Colors
and Fonts settings to change the fonts for any of the
functional areas in the Configuration Editor.
- Under View and Editor Folders, select the
colors for the Configuration Editor, and by selecting colors, you
can also change the contrast.
- Steps for customizing keyboard shortcuts, specific to IBM Tivoli Directory Integrator:
- Type Alt-W to access the Configuration
Editor Window menu. Using the downward arrow, select Preferences... .
-
Using the downward arrow, select the General category; right
arrow to open this, and type downward arrow until you
reach the entry Keys.
Underneath the Scheme selector, there is a field, the contents of which say "type filter text." Type tivoli
directory integrator in the filter text field. All specific Tivoli Directory Integrator shortcuts are now shown.
- Assign a keybinding to any Tivoli Directory Integrator command
of the choosing.
- Click Apply to make the change permanent.
The Configuration Editor is a specialized instance of an Eclipse
workbench. More detailed information about accessibility features
of applications built using Eclipse can be found at http://help.eclipse.org/help33/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.user/concepts/accessibility/accessmain.htm
- The information center and its related publications are accessibility-enabled
for the JAWS screen reader and the IBM Home
Page Reader. We can operate all documentation features using the
keyboard instead of the mouse.
The IBM TDI installer uses the InstallAnywhere 2009 (IA)
installer technology.
The IBM TDI 7.1 installer has accessibility features that are
independent from the product. The installer supports 3 UI modes:
- GUI
- Keyboard-only operation is supported in GUI mode, and the use
of a screen reader is possible. In order to get the most from a
screen reader, we should use the Java Access Bridge and launch the
installer with a Java access Bridge enabled JVM, for example:
install_tdiv71_win_x86.exe LAX_VM "Java_DIR/jre/bin/java.exe"
The JVM used should
be a Java 6 JRE.
- Console
- In console mode, keyboard-only operation is supported and all
displays and user options are displayed as text that can be easily
read by screen readers. Console
mode is the suggested install method for accessibility.
- Silent
- In silent mode, user responses are given through a response
file, and no user interaction is required.
Visit the IBM Accessibility
Center at http://www.ibm.com/able for more information
about IBM's commitment to accessibility.