@hazardwarning Sounds like me and ostensibly having a blog. >.>
/@matigo
@streakmachine I used one of those from Summer 2004 through some time in 2009 or 2010. I suspect it was around when Mac OS X 10.7’s release meant that latest less one was no longer supported or so that I switched to an Intel Mac.
@matigo Colemak: A keyboard layout that achieves the same benefits as Dvorak while changing less from Qwerty. Especially convenient is that core shortcut keys stay put: undo, cut, copy, paste, close window, quit app.
Minimak changes even fewer keys, but at this point, every OS bundles Colemak by default, and it’s really nice not to have to install custom keyboard layout everywhere.
Asetniop is a 10-key chorded layout that is available as an iPad keyboard. Sounded fun so I downloaded it.
iOS supports setting hardware keyboards to Dvorak or Colemak modes, but the only English software keyboard supported is Qwerty. Not a big deal for thumb typing on an iPhone, but more annoying on an iPad, since you can actually use all 10 fingers to type like normal there. Which is why I’m willing to entertain third-party keyboards.
@variablepulserate True. I run ceiling fans in every room in order to set the AC higher.
Are window AC units not available in the UK, though? You can pick one up in the US for as low as $150 in some cases. That would be enough to cool a bedroom.
/@matigo
@variablepulserate It can be. But you’re fighting to cool a lot more air in a house than in a car. Can get pricey if you really want it at icebox temperatures year-round.
/@matigo
@joeo10 That and “Black Socks” continue to be eerily relevant in adult life.
/@gtwilson
@matigo I’ve been using Colemak on laptops since 2008. Worked around some RSI issues for me.
Might spend some time playing around with Asetniop on my iPad. Seems like it’d be easier to touchtype with than the regular keyboard. It also supports a Colemak-derived layout, which is nice.
But now I’m being reminded of how easy touch typing is with the software keyboard and the iPad stable (vs in my lap or something), and maybe it’s just foolish.
Eh, it’s entertaining mental calisthenics at the least. And I’ve a soft spot for chorded input methods.