* Emacs and add-on USB support @ 2016-07-26 12:29 Tom Browder 2016-07-26 14:48 ` Yuri Khan 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Tom Browder @ 2016-07-26 12:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs I am now doing dev work with Perl 6 which has good unicode support. I'm considering buying an add-on, customizable keyboard to hold a collection of oft-used code points for easy entry. Can anyone recommed a suitable one that they have successfully used with Emacs? Thanks. Best regards, -Tom ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Emacs and add-on USB support 2016-07-26 12:29 Emacs and add-on USB support Tom Browder @ 2016-07-26 14:48 ` Yuri Khan 2016-07-26 15:26 ` Tom Browder 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Yuri Khan @ 2016-07-26 14:48 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Tom Browder; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> wrote: > I am now doing dev work with Perl 6 which has good unicode support. I'm > considering buying an add-on, customizable keyboard to hold a collection of > oft-used code points for easy entry. Start by describing your software environment. Your options will vary greatly depending on it. Are you on X11/Linux, tty/Linux, Windows, Mac, other? Have you already exhausted the high layers that your desktop environment of choice provides? E.g. on X11 with XKB, beyond the usual unshifted and shifted characters, you can have Level3, Level3+Shift, Level5, Level5+Shift, Level5+Level3 and Level5+Level3+Shift, for (almost) each key, where Level3 and Level5 are two modifier keys of your choice. Additionally, you can have multiple (up to 4?) groups, with all of the above levels in each group. There is also Compose which lets you enter characters by typing a sequence of more easily typed characters. On Windows, you can have AltGr and AltGr+Shift layers, and Caps Lock decoupled from Shift, for a total of 6 characters per key per layout. On Mac, you have the Option key out of the box, and I hear there exists customization software for that. > Can anyone recommend a suitable one that they have successfully used with > Emacs? If you go the hardware route, you’ll still need software support, so that same keys on different devices map to different characters. X11 can do that; not sure about Windows and Mac. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Emacs and add-on USB support 2016-07-26 14:48 ` Yuri Khan @ 2016-07-26 15:26 ` Tom Browder 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Tom Browder @ 2016-07-26 15:26 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Yuri Khan; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 7:29 PM, Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > I am now doing dev work with Perl 6 which has good unicode support. I'm > > considering buying an add-on, customizable keyboard to hold a collection > of > > oft-used code points for easy entry. > > Start by describing your software environment. Your options will vary > greatly depending on it. Are you on X11/Linux, tty/Linux, Windows, > Mac, other? Thanks for the reply, Yuri. After doing a bit more reading on the situation for my environment (Debian Linux Mate) I have decided to stick with emacs keymapping and some other packages I just found (imenu, char-menu). Best regards, -Tom ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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* Re: Emacs and add-on USB support [not found] <mailman.2047.1469536175.26859.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2016-07-26 15:32 ` Emanuel Berg 2016-07-26 15:58 ` Tom Browder 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Emanuel Berg @ 2016-07-26 15:32 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs Tom Browder wrote: > I am now doing dev work with Perl 6 which has > good unicode support. I'm considering buying > an add-on, customizable keyboard to hold > a collection of oft-used code points for > easy entry. > > Can anyone recommed a suitable one that they > have successfully used with Emacs? This question has already appeared. What was said then is equally true now, namely there is no gain in getting several keyboards because one keyboard is enough to set up a huge amount of shortcuts, and if those shortcuts are setup close and short (few keys involved, and "close" in the sense they shouldn't require you to move your hands from touch type position) - if this is done, invocation will be faster and more ergonomic compared to reaching for another keyboard and then resetting (the eyes as well as hands). -- underground experts united .... http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573 Emacs Gnus Blogomatic ......... http://user.it.uu.se/~embe8573/blogomatic - so far: 58 Blogomatic articles - ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Emacs and add-on USB support 2016-07-26 15:32 ` Emanuel Berg @ 2016-07-26 15:58 ` Tom Browder 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Tom Browder @ 2016-07-26 15:58 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Emanuel Berg; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se> wrote: ... > This question has already appeared. What was > said then is equally true now, namely there is > no gain in getting several keyboards because > one keyboard is enough to set up a huge amount > of shortcuts, and if those shortcuts are setup Good points, Emanuel! Best regard, -Tom ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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