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Indeed. If there's no button to type it directly on my keyboard, I'm not interested in having it in my code.
by na85 6y ago
Indeed. If there's no button to type it directly on my keyboard, I'm not interested in having it in my code.
- worik 6y agoNot all keyboards are the same... !@#$%^&*()_+}
- na85 6y agoThat's why I said my keyboard. I'm not aware of any keyboards that would let you type the arcane runes used in APL without resorting to ALT-sequences or the Compose Key. On a related note, if I could get a keyboard with an extra 50-60 keys that would send the proper scan codes to type unicode characters in one keypress that would be awesome.
- jazzyjackson 6y agoI'm a big fan of unicomp keyboards, heavy steel buckling spring keyboards still made in kentucky. They make one with 24 function keys I suppose you could map. https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40B5A https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40B5A Then there are the point of sale keyboards, this one has 60 keys you insert your own paper labels. https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/361528/CHERRY-SPOS-Small-Point-of-Sale/ https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/361528/CHERRY-SPOS-Sm...
- na85 6y agoI don't know a lot about how keyboards work at the low level but wouldn't that require custom firmware to add new keycodes?
- jazzyjackson 6y agoWell, you can either have software running on the machine that interprets "F15" as a particular key macro, and the keyboard doesn't care what you do with it, OR, yes many keyboards (especially the RGB variety) have tools to update the keyboard firmware to send different keys no matter what computer you plug it into, programming stays on keyboard. (often a simple arduino chip) In this instance the Unicomp keyboard is not reprogrammable, while the Cherry is fully programmable.