Set up accessibility in F2

F2 supports visually impaired, blind, and partially sighted users with integration of magnification software, high contrast, and screen readers.

You can customise availability in F2 in the "Personal settings" dialogue. To open the dialogue, click on Personal settings on the "Settings" tab in the main window.

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Figure 1. The "Personal settings" menu item on the "Settings" tab

On the "General" tab, you have several options for customising F2’s accessibility.

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Figure 2. Some of F2’s accessibility settings

The accessibility options are described in the table below.

Function Description

Display and layout

List pane display mode

Choose how the main window list pane displays searches and lists. Options include:

  • Spacious

  • Default

  • Compact

  • Ultra compact.

The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible.

Result list display mode

Choose how to display result lists. Options include:

  • Spacious

  • Default

  • Compact

  • Ultra compact.

The "Spacious" and "Default" options are more accessible.

Result list font size

Select the size of text in the result list.

You can choose between font sizes of 12, 14, 16, and 18.

Editor text zoom

Select a default zoom level for record documents, approval documents, and system messages.

You can choose between seven different zoom levels ranging from 50% up to 300%.

Number of seconds a tooltip is displayed

Select how many seconds a tooltip is visible when you hover over a menu item or another element in F2.

Number of milliseconds before a tooltip appears

Select number of milliseconds before a tooltip is displayed after placing your cursor on a menu item or another element in F2.

Preview

Only use the preview for record documents

Tick this box if you are using a screen reader and want to avoid delays when navigating between the attached documents in the document area.

If the feature is enabled, click on Show preview in the middle of the preview to display a preview of the record’s attached documents.

Accessibility

Use custom icons

Custom icons must be configured in cooperation with cBrain in order for this checkbox to function.

cBrain recommends using Windows' high contrast mode open external for increased accessibility.

Extended screen reader support

Tick the box to better support the use of a screen reader in F2.

The setting deactivates a number of animations in F2, for example in the "F2" menu as well as spinners that appear during loading, to execute keyboard navigation faster.

F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

Show number of search results, validation errors etc. as desktop notifications

Tick this box to enable notifications. The notifications offer information regarding searches, warning icons, and validation errors such as invalid values when entering an email address, etc.

Notifications are delivered as Windows notifications to support better accessibility in F2 and are shown at the bottom of the screen.

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Figure 3. Example of Windows notification

F2 must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

In Windows' accessibility settings, you can determine how long notifications are displayed. When the notification is displayed, you can also open Windows' message centre using a keyboard shortcut and find the notification there. Read more about Windows' accessibility settings and keyboard shortcuts on Microsoft’s website.