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... [..] ... If I understood how "mouse mode" works, you could use remaining keys to accelerate manually. The second idea i got is double-/trible-pressing....
der_muri
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Jun 15, 2007
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There are certainly better ways to handle acceleration. I am powerfully constrained by the odd way I implemented mouse mode in the code. Which is to say by...
John McKown
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... No problem, that's life. ;-) ... Talking of USB... are you still at it? (With the AT90USBKEY?) I just skimmed through the DFU (device firmware upgrade)...
der_muri
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Jun 15, 2007
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Now that I think on it why are we assuming the thumb is to work the thumb stick when it's the fingers that have been liberated from grip duty. Thus, Toby, if...
John McKown
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Jun 15, 2007
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... I think it worked OK, but I'm afraid that I've opted for an "Alphagrip 5" for my own project so I've stopped working on my chordite stuff for now....
Toby Gray
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Jun 16, 2007
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... It might be worth a try, but I suspect that it would taking some getting used to. Maybe it's just me, but the kind of movements required to operate a "baby...
Toby Gray
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Hopefully you'll write up your experience with the Alphagrip at some point. I can't seem to get beyond the two-handedness of it....
John McKown
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Jun 16, 2007
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LAME Yesterday or the day before Slashdot cited the Evoluent Vertical Mouse <http://> , a table-supported thing with 5 buttons. It uses the "handshake" hand...
John McKown
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Jun 26, 2007
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... Maybe that's the point. People are misguided by prices. They think the thing they're purchasing is actually worth as much as they pay. In short:...
der_muri
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Jun 29, 2007
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Here <http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=82734> is a long, thorough and apparently anonymous commentary on the iPhone user interface. Five items...
John McKown
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Jul 5, 2007
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So now I wonder how fast Steve Jobs can type on his iPhone or Blackberry. On typing with your thumbs: some time ago Paul May asked me to type as fast as I...
John McKown
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Jul 5, 2007
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... Out of curiosity I typed that sentence on my HP 200LX. First attempt, 46 seconds with two thumbs. 33wpm Then I tried my PPC-6700, first attempt 62 seconds,...
unique_craig
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Jul 26, 2007
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For the record let me explicitly mention endurance yet again. If we were talking about running we would always distinguish sprint times from distance event...
John McKown
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Jul 27, 2007
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... This is true. Also, I can type faster using any method if I'm just typing my thoughts (like right now) rather than copying something (even if it wasn't...
unique_craig
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Aug 3, 2007
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Craig I think for you I should have said I assume "typing on a regular qwerty, however you normally do it, is easier than thumbing on a miniature qwerty." I...
John McKown
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Aug 4, 2007
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Hi. I'm going to build and give away two free Chordite keyboards. See http://blog.russnelson.com/770/free-chordites.html for details. -- --my blog is at...
Russ Nelson
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Sep 1, 2007
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Wow, Bluetooth no less. Very impressive Russ. I like how you avoided the need for chip firmware changes or a crossbar switch by moving the chord assembly to...
John McKown
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Sep 2, 2007
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I just googled up a new chorder, the EkaPad. <http://www.ekatetra.com/information_news/wp060820-usbekapad.html> It has 12 keys layed out 3 by 4 on a flat...
John McKown
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Sep 4, 2007
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In note 2, I should have said 1mm and 30gf, not 1gf. Also there is one too many dogmas...
John McKown
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Sep 4, 2007
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... USB ... and it's pocketable! Yeah, I think I should walk around with a cable connecting me to my computer sticking out of my pocket. -- --my blog is at...
Russ Nelson
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Sep 4, 2007
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Maybe it's just me, and not mentioning any names, but it seems that inventors' promotional descriptions of their gizmos all seem to follow a pattern and strike...
John McKown
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Sep 9, 2007
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TThen to get it manufactured you must shoot the engineer and put it into production....
microsuffer
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Sep 12, 2007
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And to get it to actually work you must sue the manufacturer. :-) ... into production....
John McKown
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Sep 14, 2007
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Atmel's "at90usbkey" development board for their AVR+USB chip family costs $33 at Digi-Key. Right now they've got 105 in stock. It programs right through its...
John McKown
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Dec 7, 2007
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As promised I've posted a hex file that implements a usb chordite on the at90usbkey board. I haven't hooked my board up to a real handset yet so it's only been...
John McKown
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Dec 10, 2007
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I've replaced the hex file with one that uses port B because that's the port I'll use when I get around to making it sleep better....
John McKown
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Dec 22, 2007
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A new file chordite003.hex is now in place. Chordite002.hex didn't actually work. 003 has been a little better tested. I hooked it up to a real switch assembly...
John McKown
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Jan 1, 2008
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Another day, another version. ver. 004 uses the board's LEDs to show caps lock, modifiers and mouse mode. It still doesn't sleep. The at90usbkey board also...
John McKown
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Jan 2, 2008
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Does the chordite code fit on an attiny26 with the firmware only USB? http://www.obdev.at/products/avrusb/index.html Seems like it'd be a nice solution....
Matthew Welland
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Jan 5, 2008
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Hi John Thanks for sharing! I bought some AT90USB162´s several weeks ago with exactly what you did in mind. Except the part with the AT90USBKEY. I didn't...
der_muri
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