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[maradydd]

i am typing this post with my prototype chording glove

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[maradydd.livejournal.com]

Do you think you could come up with a mapping of character combinations to finger positions, i.e., a gesture-based mapping (either static gestures or ones that involve moving the fingers)? You should check out the conversation I'm having with siliconshaman below; it strikes me that finger positions (ie, amount of curl) could be learned fairly easily and intuitively, it would be quite fast, and it would certainly require fewer discrete components.

[askeladden.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, the thing is that the steno layout already requires a certain amount of finger curl. For example, the middle finger on the right hand can press just the "P" key or just the "B" key, by only striking each key with the tip of the finger. When it flattens out, though, and presses both P and B together, you get the final "N" sound. So you've got to have three options for that column of keys: curled top, curled bottom, and flattened-out top-plus-bottom. One might possibly adapt an extreme curl option, though, which isn't used in traditional steno -- flat against the top of the palm, for instance, to signify pressing both keys. I'm still not quite clear on the best implementation, whether it should be twiddling the air or the palm or another surface like the forearm or trouser leg. How is your glove currently set up to trigger switches?

[maradydd.livejournal.com]

It's easiest to push against something, like a tabletop or my head, though I can also actuate the switches by pressing them against my palm.