From: Jim Peters (jim_at_uazu.net)
Date: 2001-12-10 15:50:42
Doug Sutherland wrote:
> Practically speaking there is still no good replacement for
> keyboards for truly generic input like composing email or using a
> telnet session. I use single handed chordic keyboards (twiddler)
> which allows me much better mobility and ergonomics.
Yes, the Twiddler looks interesting. As it is I'm pushing the
conventional keyboard to the limit, using a Happy Hacking keyboard,
but with my own modifications (Linux kernel) to remap the keys so that
I have my cursor cluster close to the home position in a more
comfortable arrangement. I'm also using various shifts to get all
kinds of keywords (for C coding, etc) in 2-3 depressions.
With some more time, I'd like to experiment with Twiddler and other
chording solutions (I followed the last link you gave and found the
Stenograph and Infogrip BAT, which looked interesting). However, long
term there has to be a more efficient way for getting data out of the
human system. If the brain really thinks with such slow waves, it
must encode a vast amount of information in the precise frequency of
those waves. Or maybe these slow waves are just the only thing we can
detect from the outside ? (Like trying to figure out what's going on
inside a Cray supercomputer using a metal detector).
> Having said that, there is a wide scope of application
> functions that require much less complex interaction, this
> is where alternative IO becomes interesting.
> ::
> And the more research the better for future
> applications for quadroplegics and people with poor motor skills.
Agreed.
> For complex input I stick with chording keyboards.
Do you type your E-mails using a chording keyboard ? Given the amount
of text you can obviously type comfortably, this would certainly be a
recommendation for them, if so !!
> I've demonstrated integrating a small text menu (LCD) and a few
> buttons (menu control) into clothing that allows me to do a
> surprising number of things. They are all custom programmed and
> "fixed" functions but that's okay. Similar things can be done with
> speech command-control. Regarding biosignals, it would be
> interesting if the computer could sense my overall physiological
> state and adapt its interface(s) based on that. This is the target
> space for my research in biofeedback and HCI (and also OpenEEG
> eventually).
Interesting, yes.
Jim
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