Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2022 05:04:55 +0300 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: typing with broken arm Message-ID: <CAOgwaMtqGnV6a5uB_Xyey-A7sqEwmENx2DVSE8QEonaCivhKkQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <950710c3-0988-cb60-d038-ce822685d143@holgerdanske.com> References: <CAGBxaXk2iFydTUw365yvdc5BfHntSGVAjtCu7=daO50PvmA%2Bww@mail.gmail.com> <950710c3-0988-cb60-d038-ce822685d143@holgerdanske.com>
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--00000000000051815005e1227dcd Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 3:17 AM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 6/10/22 15:09, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > I just broke my wrist and find typing (coding) very hard (took me 5 mins > to > > type this sentence for example). Any ideas on how to make it easier to > > type/input code (Java, HTML and JavaScript)? > > > I use a QWERTY mechanical keyboard, a wheel mouse, and Vim for desktop > apps, sysadmin, shell scripts, and Perl scripts. When I broke a finger > in a car wreck three years ago, my right hand was non-functional for 5+ > weeks. I learned to do everything with my left hand. It was awkward at > first, but my accuracy and speed improved with practice. Assuming your > disability is temporary, this is probably your best solution. > > > If your disability is permanent, STFW most one-handed keyboards are for > gaming (left half of QWERTY plus macro keys, buttons, trackball, etc.) > and most disability keyboards are QWERTY with large keys, large > high-visibility printing, missing numeric pad, etc.. But, I did find > some programmable keyboards with grid layouts. You could supplement a > QWERTY keyboard with such and/or build a complete replacement: > > https://www.koolertron.com/ > > https://www.prehkeytec.com/ > > http://www.programmablekeyboards.biz/ > > > David > > David's suggestion triggered my response . Around 15 years ago , I suggested to a family friend to train their two children to use their left hands like their right hands as much as possible . I was tying their right hands to enable them to perform their daily tasks with only their left hands as a play . A girl around 10 years old wounded her right arm and her arm became tied for a while . The girl said : - Uncle , I am understanding now importance of your suggestion to train our left hands to be able to use it like our right hands . It is important to train the children to use their left ( or right when they are left hand users ) hands just like their right hands . With my best wishes . Mehmet Erol Sanliturk --00000000000051815005e1227dcd Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon= t-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div></div><br><div class= =3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, Jun 11, 2022= at 3:17 AM David Christensen <<a href=3D"mailto:dpchrist@holgerdanske.c= om">dpchrist@holgerdanske.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"= gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(20= 4,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 6/10/22 15:09, Aryeh Friedman wrote:<br> > I just broke my wrist and find typing (coding) very hard (took me 5 mi= ns to<br> > type this sentence for example).=C2=A0 =C2=A0Any ideas on how to make = it easier to<br> > type/input code (Java, HTML and JavaScript)?<br> <br> <br> I use a QWERTY mechanical keyboard, a wheel mouse, and Vim for desktop <br> apps, sysadmin, shell scripts, and Perl scripts.=C2=A0 When I broke a finge= r <br> in a car wreck three years ago, my right hand was non-functional for 5+ <br= > weeks.=C2=A0 I learned to do everything with my left hand.=C2=A0 It was awk= ward at <br> first, but my accuracy and speed improved with practice.=C2=A0 Assuming you= r <br> disability is temporary, this is probably your best solution.<br> <br> <br> If your disability is permanent, STFW most one-handed keyboards are for <br= > gaming (left half of QWERTY plus macro keys, buttons, trackball, etc.) <br> and most disability keyboards are QWERTY with large keys, large <br> high-visibility printing, missing numeric pad, etc..=C2=A0 But, I did find = <br> some programmable keyboards with grid layouts.=C2=A0 You could supplement a= <br> QWERTY keyboard with such and/or build a complete replacement:<br> <br> <a href=3D"https://www.koolertron.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= ">https://www.koolertron.com/</a><br>; <br> <a href=3D"https://www.prehkeytec.com/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank= ">https://www.prehkeytec.com/</a><br>; <br> <a href=3D"http://www.programmablekeyboards.biz/" rel=3D"noreferrer" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.programmablekeyboards.biz/</a><br>; <br> <br> David<br> <br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div sty= le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default= ">David's=C2=A0 suggestion triggered my response .</div><div style=3D"f= ont-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br><= /div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"= gmail_default">Around 15 years ago , I suggested to a family friend to trai= n</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class= =3D"gmail_default">their two children to use their left hands like their ri= ght hands</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"= class=3D"gmail_default">as much as possible .</div><div style=3D"font-fami= ly:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><di= v style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_de= fault">I was tying their right hands to enable them to perform their</div><= div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_= default">daily tasks with only their left hands as a play .<br></div><div s= tyle=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_defau= lt"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" = class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-ser= if;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-fa= mily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">A girl arou= nd 10 years old wounded her right arm and</div><div style=3D"font-family:ta= homa,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">her arm became tie= d for a while .</div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:= large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,s= ans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">The girl said :</div><di= v style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_de= fault"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:larg= e" class=3D"gmail_default">- Uncle , I am understanding now importance of y= our <br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" = class=3D"gmail_default">=C2=A0 suggestion to train our left hands to be abl= e to use it <br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size= :large" class=3D"gmail_default">=C2=A0 like our right hands .</div><div sty= le=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default= "><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" cl= ass=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif= ;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">It is important to train the chil= dren to use their left ( or right when they are</div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default">left hand us= ers ) hands just like their right hands .<br></div><div style=3D"font-famil= y:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div= style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_def= ault"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large= " class=3D"gmail_default">With my best wishes .</div><div style=3D"font-fam= ily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><d= iv style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_d= efault"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:lar= ge" class=3D"gmail_default">Mehmet Erol Sanliturk</div><div style=3D"font-f= amily:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div>= <div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail= _default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:l= arge" class=3D"gmail_default"><br></div><div style=3D"font-family:tahoma,sa= ns-serif;font-size:large" class=3D"gmail_default"></div><br></div><div><br>= </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>= </div><div>=C2=A0</div></div></div> --00000000000051815005e1227dcd--
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