Xah Keyboard Blog Archive 2021-06
updates and new pages.
new.
xtodo 2022-01-01 put into a index page and need year, research AEG Olympia CPD 3212A calculator
xtodo 2022-01-01 put into a index page and need year, research Smith Corona VTX 100
minor updates.
added 🌐 to Unicode: Keyboard Symbols ⌘ ↵ ⌫
What is 50 G mouse acceleration?
One thing i never understood. What is mouse acceleration, those in mouse specs?
- Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
updated - Mac Screenshot Howto (own page)
Display Ink Tablet
lots more photos.
Bought a M1 MacBook Air. It's Supreme. Apple M1 Chip
Apple Laptop Keyboards (new photo)
Elgato Stream Deck expanded.
why not put shift to thumb
DionBridger says:
Xah Fly Keys Layout for Kinesis/Ergodox Keyboard what is the case for not putting shift keys on the thumb cluster?
thumb keys all used up. but alt layout can be designed... shift key is nasty. i tried to eliminate it or move to thumb, several effort over the years, but end up they stay where they are.
my thinking is that thumb keys are best for modifiers and pinkey keys the worst
yes. but i just haven't came up with a layout that put shift as thumb. one of the issue with modifiers in thumb is that, ideally, u want 2 for each hand. ideally, one should be enough. however, from experience, two is really much more ergonomic. because using the same hand to hold a thumb modifier and pressing another key, is just not comfy. so, that means, for each modifier, they need 2 keyspots in thumb position. this really strain the thumb spots. There's not enough thumb keys. There's control alt win/cmd and shift. because for thumb, for each hand, say right hand, really there are just 2 spots for comfy reach. beyond 2, there'd be some thumb movement. And if that key u need to press very often, as in every 1 min, such as shift. Then, u got a potential rsi inducing problem. thumb keys is relative new, but there's already lots report of rsi with thumb. e.g. thumb trackball, and from ergodox users. so, thumb keys, isn't some sorta cure all. we still need to be careful.
ELECOM DUX 70BK Mouse minor update
new photo and update.
Trackballs That Can Spin updated.
arrived. review incoming
Logitech M720 mouse no onboard memory
This mouse (Logitech M720) does not have onboard memory. Meaning, you should always buy logitech's gaming mouse instead.
Logitech M720 Wireless Triathlon Mouse with Bluetooth for PC with Hyper-Fast Scrolling and USB Unifying Receiver
Dumang DK6 Keyboard new photos
digital cam as webcam
a great YouTuber i watch is using this, as a streaming webcam. Expensive.
Canon PowerShot Digital Camera [G7 X Mark II] with Wi-Fi NFC, LCD Screen, and 1-Inch Sensor Buy at amazon
if you no have enough buttons. say Logitech G502 Mouse which has technically 11 programable buttons, but actually just 5 extra for customization. first command to drop, is forward page.
someone asking about what keymap for kinesis advantage2.
Kinesis Advantage Keyboard Layouts and Thumb Keyboard Layouts. For emacs, i actually recommend evil mode or xah-fly-keys or other that doesn't use chord much.
Hand Exercise Toys for Repetitive Strain Injury , major update.
update. Display Ink Phone
more photos. Kinesis Advantage Keyboard Gallery
update on screenshot keys Windows: Keyboard Shortcuts
new photo
updated:
new photo
(via James Incandenza )
Thumb Keyboard Layouts
my analysis of the Hands Down input system.
GameBall finally out, after 5 years.
updates, big and small.
Lisp Machine Keyboards minor update
Artistic Keycap Gallery 2 now pornhub keycap.
Huion H640P Drawing Tablet new page on its own. Highly recommended.
new page.
updated
updated.
new pages:
updates and new pages.
updated
Nov 9, 2017
Devoxx
habit is the killer of progress
from 1990 to 2005, my fav keyboard is the generic cheap $5 keyboards.
Any other shape or new button position different than that i refuse to use.
This shows, that i was also susceptible by habit. When you have no problem, you no want “solution”. Till you type a lot and got Repetitive Strain Injury, then, you begin to appreciate those “odd looking” ergo design you used to laugh at.
new and updates:
- url moved here Xah No Chord Keyboard
- new index Laptop Keyboards
- new photos. Thinkpad Keyboard
first person shooter gaming mouse expert rocket jump ninja
Discovered this mouse expert. He's got some 300 mouses.
He's got YouTube, review mouses. I watched a few. Very good.
his website https://www.rocketjumpninja.com
judge amazon review
one of the way to judge amazon review is to look at the rating distribution. cuz if u just read 1star, nothing u can buy. typicaly, 1star is 4 to 5%.
People Do Not Like Trackpad?
xah input device research new finding: it seems, nobody like trackpad. Or rather, people prefer mouse or trackball over trackpad. Because, by searching amazon, there are not many trackpad makers, and not many sells. In context, there are tons of mouses, trackballs, pen tablets.
Microsoft Windows keyboard shortcuts: Alt + Space c vs Alt + F4
Windows little known tip: Alt+Space c is more effective than Alt+F4 . It'll work when sometimes the latter won't.
However, Alt+Space c shortcut is language dependent. If the operating system is set to French, it'll have different key.
a great site, by a Microsoft programer who works on keyboard layouts.
Discovered Microsoft Surface Duo. A foldable tablet. Runs on Android
Sticky Keys
minor update
Programable Keypad new item