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Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by sabellito on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @06:39PM (#24994212)
The videos are pretty incredible, much smoother than I would've thought.

Here's he playing Slay the Spire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_fdMtmv6c

Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by nsm on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @07:00PM (#24994359)
This is a lovely overview of a software developer using Talon day to day - https://www.deconstructconf.com/2019/emily-shea-voice-driven...
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by melling on Thursday November 05, 2020 @12:12AM (#24995840)
That was impressive.

Here’s her Talon config:

https://github.com/2shea/talon_configs

Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by canada_dry on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @05:50PM (#24993882)
Disappointed by the somewhat sparse documentation and it's not open-source.

Certainly looks interesting, and seems he has 384 patreon supporters so there's definitely something there.

Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by chews on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @05:53PM (#24993913)
It’s a niche tool for people with disabilities... but that’s not to say you can’t use it being fully able.

There was an HN post from a hacker about being a software engineer while having a degenerative muscle condition that makes it hard to type.

I’m tempted to support just to get the full version.

Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by griko on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @11:33PM (#24995676)
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by meisel on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @08:17PM (#24994783)
I used this software for a few months, and it was very nice to work with
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by purplecats on Thursday November 05, 2020 @07:21AM (#24997595)
i installed it but it says "no eye tracker found", which... defeats the _entire_ purpose of this application for me. is there a complex setup process?
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by ornornor on Thursday November 05, 2020 @01:53PM (#25000822)
Well you do need eye tracking hardware for it to work. I think the recommended hardware is the Tobii 4 or 5
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by purplecats on Sunday November 08, 2020 @04:03AM (#25024278)
oh.. i assumed it was using the webcam.
Re:Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input by junon on Wednesday November 04, 2020 @08:37PM (#24994908)
Very cool. Wish it were open source though.