Accessibility functionsClic has some special functions thought out to facilitate use for students with sensory or motor difficulties. These are activated in the Options - Global options menu.
- The automatic cursor makes the mouse pointer skip from one cell to the next on its own. To click on a cell, you just have to press the space bar, the RETURN key or the mouse button when the cursor is on the cell.
- Big cursor makes Clic use a larger mouse pointer that is easier to see.
- The Thread width parameter widens the lines that link a selected cell with the mouse pointer when an association or a exchange puzzle is being solved.
- Help in help has an effect that might seem anecdotal, but it is useful for younger students with motor difficulties. It stops them being able to accidentally activate Clic's reference document from the activity help windows.
- The menu bar can also be shown or hidden. This function only takes effect when Clic is called from an icon that directly activates an activity pack. The Clic 3.0 icon always activates the programme with menus. These parameters are particular to the installation of Clic in each computer rather than characteristics of an activity or a pack. That means that an activity cannot be created with a big cursor, but rather you configure a computer where all the activities use it by default. For more information on accessibility functions we recommend that you consult the Global options section in the help or the Clic manual.
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