News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by TheEzEzz on Friday October 04, 2024 @07:39PM (#41746501)
I wrote my own dynamic keyboard layout to optimize typing speed while procrastinating on my dissertation.

15 years later I'm still using it. My dissertation not so much.

Procrastination is (sometimes) awesome.

Re:12 Months of Mandarin by chairmansteve on Friday October 04, 2024 @08:01PM (#41746641)
Dynamic keyboard layout?

What is that? The keys change place?

Re:12 Months of Mandarin by pabloescobyte on Friday October 04, 2024 @08:42PM (#41746827)
Probably using a QMK firmware-based keyboard where you can access different layers and shortcuts.

I'm using one right now (though mine runs off ZMK which is similar but wireless) which is a split with just 42 keys. The rest--numbers, symbols, function keys, etc. are all under layers. The layout is dynamic because holding down different keys makes the layout 'change' as you do so. Holding down the left spacebar and pressing 'Z' sends 'F1' to the computer while holding down another key on the right half turns my WER/SDF/XCV keys into a Numpad, etc.

Re:12 Months of Mandarin by bbarnett on Friday October 04, 2024 @09:18PM (#41746999)
Side effect, no one knows your passwords, even if they watch you type!
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by layman51 on Saturday October 05, 2024 @02:58PM (#41752078)
I have never heard of "left spacebar" before. Sounds very interesting. So there can be two different spacebars on your keyboard?
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by leereeves on Sunday October 06, 2024 @12:52PM (#41758415)
Some ergonomic keyboards are split between to the two hands (usually attached, but not always) and have a spacebar key for each hand.

But I always thought both keys sent the same signal to the computer.

Re:12 Months of Mandarin by volemo on Monday October 07, 2024 @08:49AM (#41765494)
Yes, both keys send the same key code to the computer, however, pabloescobyte said they’re using ZMK, so the left/right space bar distinction is happening on the level of the keyboard controller.
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by AlchemistCamp on Saturday October 05, 2024 @07:59AM (#41749289)
Structured procrastination is highly underrated.
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by PaulDavisThe1st on Saturday October 05, 2024 @12:56PM (#41751196)
It is so underrated, that I have been led to put off doing more structured procrastination until I have more time. If more people had told me how great it could be, I would be doing it now!
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by FrustratedMonky on Saturday October 05, 2024 @08:50AM (#41749498)
Sounds like custom hot-keys in a video game
Re:12 Months of Mandarin by andai on Saturday October 05, 2024 @02:10PM (#41751746)
>I find that when someone's taking time to do something right in the present, they're a perfectionist with no ability to prioritize, whereas when someone took time to do something right in the past, they're a master artisan of great foresight.

-xkcd 974

Re:12 Months of Mandarin by fivestones on Sunday October 06, 2024 @11:24AM (#41757758)
Can you share this keyboard layout with us? Sounds amazing