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Mecdemort · Guest

I've come up with my own variation that attempts to fix the spacebar lag by using tab to do a space instead. However I want to make 'space & tab' do tab but for some reason I can't get it to work.

I thought it should be something like:

Mecdemort · Guest

The full script with working tab and space+tab:

ChuckEgg · Guest

Nice Job, guys.

I, too, have been looking for a software solution for my laptop ever since I saw the 'M' keyboard a few years ago. The scripts you've composed work great!

Here are a few of my observations:

1) I'm having some arthritis/ other issues with my left hand, so I'd like to try RIGHT-handed typing. So, I appreciate the scripts that mirror both the RIGHT and LEFT sides of the keyboard. Right-handed typing is more common to police officers and others who might have a need to type while their other hand is on the steering wheel.

2) For some time, I've been I use a great program called AsUType that automatically fixes spelling errors as you type. Many of your one-handed spelling errors magically disappear if you use AsUType while using the the one-handed typing script Smile

http://www.AsUType.com

3) 2) The SPACEBAR is a great modifier, because the typist's thumb is nearly always resting on it even while the hand rests on the home key position. However, the BACKSPACE key is inconvenient because the typist must generally move his hand from the home position to use the backspace key, which is out-of reach. The "AsUType" program allows the typist to quickly "double-tap" the caps lock key to undo a spelling correction (restore what the typist incorrectly typed). Similarly, I think "double tapping" the spacebar to backspace is much more intuitive than removing your hand from the home position to use the "real" backspace key.

I may try to modify this myself, but anyone else here who is more familiar with the script is welcome to make the change.

fmate14 · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 72 Location: Hungary, Érd

Guest · Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:57 pm Post subject: Help - Directions

Good day all,

I attempted to use this script on my laptop (windows XP) but nothing happens. Can someone put some directions up so that I can figure out what I am doing wrong. I love the concept and have been looking for it for 10 years, but I am not a software guy & don't know what I am doing wrong.

Thank you, Mark

AAC · Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 9

Hi "Guest",

Are you getting the white " H " with the green background icon on the task bar when you run it?

Mike

Guest · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:02 pm Post subject:

To tell you the truth, I had to replace my PC not long ago due to a failure and I have not attempted to reinstall because it did not work last time. I do not remember seeing any indication that I had installed or run anything after running the script.

I believe that you had to install an application, perhaps netdot or something like that for it to work. But again I never saw any indication that the script was active. That is why I was hoping that someone could post instructions on how to get up and running.

AAC · Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 9

Guest · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:09 pm Post subject:

Thank you for the instructions. I saved the notepad file as "halfQWERTY.bat", but you lost me at
"Right click on the *.ahk file and left click on compile."

Is this part of an application that I need to download to support/run this script?

Guest · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:19 pm Post subject:

Never mind. I have it. I had to review some of the other postings, but I found the AutoHotKey program and installed it. My earlier problems were that I did not compile the script.

Thank you for your help.

MoRoCo

AAC · Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 9

That's good. Feel free to ask any questions or suggest improvements.
Mike

max · Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 1

New to this thread and new to 1handed typing I can say that Markkus' version is the most complete. but thanks to all for all the collaboration.
mirrored here http://warped.org/linux/HalfKeyboard.zip just in case.

Also, since i'm using my left hand, I made this tweak to get ' and - nearby :

TheCave · Joined: 16 Oct 2008 Posts: 1

This functionality is all kinds of awesome. What I love the most in this world is technology, and things that make my life lazier. Whenever something drifts into both categories I find myself helplessly attracted to it.

That being said, I find that to have the script running nonstop with any convenient key as the activator is a hassle because it inhibits my time spent typing normally. To that end, I tried to make the Caps Lock key the activator. Which I did, and it works fine, but I get all kinds of weird capitalization now. With the key activated the first letter is always capitalized and then anything beyond that is not. For example, if I were to type the word "position" with one hand it would come out looking like "PosItIon"

Also, the intended use for the key (that is, a capitalizing toggle) is beyond me for how it works with this script enabled. Sometimes it toggles normally, sometimes it does nothing. Usually it does nothing.

My code is basically an exact copy of what's been posted already except I rewrote it with Caps instead of Space. What can I do to get CapsLock to not capitalize every first letter of my activated typing? I never use the key which is why I chose it instead of Space or Tab or anything else, so I don't care about the normal function of the key. I would like it, though, if it could not get stuck in the On position, which is what tends to happen now.

kremlin · Guest

This is loads of fun. I agree with max about that version being optimal from what's in the thread, but I see a couple of improvements to be made:

- I love holding shift-ctrl and tapping left/right/up/down/home/end to select chunks of text at a time. I'm trying to figure out how to implement this with one hand... it's not unfeasible to hold ctrl-shift-space and tap 2/3 (with 2/3 bound as left/right), but i'm having trouble writing the code to make that work.

- As I learn, I often identify quickly that the letter is on the right hand side, but then have to hunt for it. So I hold space and then search for the button to press, and tap it, and space doesn't repeat because the space character is only sent on keyup.

But when I'm typing a word in capital letters (capslock is awkward with this script) or even a single capital letter, I like to hold shift and then type as normal. but shift-space repeats the space character, so i can't shift-space and pause to hunt for a key! How can i keep shift-space's functionality but only make it produce a space on release and only if no other button has been pressed (like shift-less space behaves)?

If anyone has implementation ideas i would be ecstatic.

Calibran · Guest

I'm using Markus script and it's a wonder.
I've added this modest line:

Space & Enter::Send {}

to cancel a mispressed space by immediately pressing enter (right handed).

I have a question for you savvy guys. Is there a way to make any letter capitalize if pressed more than, say half a second?
That would speed up the capitalization issue.