Move and click the mouse pointer with keypad keys instead of a physical mouse.
Which feature is appropriate?
Mouse Keys uses keyboard keys, often the numeric keypad, to move and click the pointer.
Detailed explanation
Incorrect. Speech recognition converts spoken commands or text.
Incorrect. Speech recognition converts spoken commands or text.
Incorrect. An on-screen keyboard provides text input through on-screen keys.
Incorrect. An on-screen keyboard provides text input through on-screen keys.
Incorrect. Gesture input maps touch or movement patterns to actions.
Incorrect. Gesture input maps touch or movement patterns to actions.
Correct. Mouse Keys provides pointer movement and clicks from the keyboard.
Correct. Mouse Keys provides pointer movement and clicks from the keyboard.
Try it yourself
An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.
printf '%s\n' 'Mouse Keys: keyboard controls pointer'Expected result
Mouse Keysの役割を表示Key points
- Keyboard controls pointer
- Click support
- Different from on-screen keyboard
Notes
- Environment: 代替入力機能の概念確認
- Command output formatting can vary slightly by distribution or tool version.
- Run the example in a temporary directory or process when possible.
Foundation review
Read the scope first
Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.
Verify the observable result
Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.