Chorded Keyboards

The cluster focuses on chorded keyboards and related alternative input methods like stenography (e.g., Plover), CharaChorder, and DataHand for faster typing, programming, and accessibility compared to traditional keyboards.

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scholia May 10, 2016 View on HN

Have you tried a chorded keyboard?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard

0xdeadbeefbabe Nov 14, 2019 View on HN

Would a special keyboard help that much?

dfc Jun 7, 2014 View on HN

I cant find the product right now but I recently saw a bluetooth chorded keyboard. Unlike the soft keyboards chorded keyboards have the added benefit that you can still maintain typing speed and use proper punctuation.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard

Keyframe Sep 10, 2012 View on HN

Orbitouch keyboard for handicapped is similar to this. I've seen somewhere approach like this too, but can't remember.

gcr Sep 1, 2023 View on HN

If you like this, you’ll also like Plover, an IME (input method) that translates chorded keystrokes to text. It can use certain gaming keyboards but people also sell custom hardware. Court reporters frequently use special-purpose chorded keyboards to quickly prepare court transcripts.https://www.openstenoproject.org/plover/

saboot Mar 31, 2016 View on HN

There is a keyboard similar to this, except it's even more strange. Introducing the DataHand : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DataHand

savanaly Sep 19, 2018 View on HN

Well it's simply an alternative to entering code via the keyboard. If you can't code using a keyboard already this won't help in that regard.

Moru Oct 12, 2020 View on HN

If you want to go another level, try a chorded keyboard and stenographic input methods.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chorded_keyboard

mlajtos Oct 31, 2022 View on HN

Can programming be liberated from the keyboard-style input?

highcapacity1 Nov 20, 2019 View on HN

Interesting concept but I use a keyboard for it to be efficient, not trendy