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And it’s super inconvenient. I prefer to not press my keyboard every single time i need to speak, because otherwise i would be pressing my keyboard all the time
by asutekku 6y ago
And it’s super inconvenient. I prefer to not press my keyboard every single time i need to speak, because otherwise i would be pressing my keyboard all the time.
Edit: everyone suggesting me to use my mouse: i use a laptop without a mouse and sit on my sofa while in meetings. I prefer to unmute myself while there’s a discussion where I’m part of and mute myself when I’m not talking anymore. Push to talk every 10 seconds for 10 minutes is much more inconvenient than just having the mic on all the time.
Note that I do not work as a programmer.
- tester756 6y ago>I prefer to not press my keyboard Use your mouse then - e.g scroll button (on push, on scroll, whatever you want) or side buttons on modern / gaming mouses
- bulletsvshumans 6y agoI set up a footpad for push-to-talk while gaming. Surprised more people don't do it, especially in a high performance context.
- bullen 6y agoHow do you set it up though, on the OS or in each app and with what software?
- bulletsvshumans 6y agoThere's probably a better way, but I bought a pedal that was for transcriptionists, which came with software that allowed you to bind it to a keypress. Then I made sure that key was mapped to push-to-talk on a per app basis.
- ganafagol 6y agoSuper convenient to map it to esc. As a vim user. Meeting while using vim? Need a second pedal!
- kahrl 6y agoRight. So what are you doing on a computer if not pressing keys on a keyboard all the time?
- spinningarrow 6y agoI actually use many meetings to get a break from the keyboard, so I understand where parent is coming from.
- vehementi 6y agoBind it to a mouse button...
- spinningarrow 6y agoNot sure if you were being flippant; “break for my hands from being in the same position on the desk for the keyboard, mouse, and trackpad” was my intention.
- kahrl 6y agoThat's totally fair. Both tools should be available. The new tech shouldn't be written off as a waste of money. The old school push-to-talk shouldn't be written off as archaic.
- asutekku 6y agoGoogle meet afaik does support space as push-to-talk so it does give the option to the people. Having the mic to pick up only speak would be even better.
- vehementi 6y agoWhat's even more inconvenient is you broadcasting all your background noise to everyone on the call, or worse, echoing the call itself due to not using a headset
- dunefox 6y agoOr, you know, one can increase the voice activation level so that that's not the case?
- TeMPOraL 6y agoOr end up in a situation where your voice is heard choppy on the other end, as voice activation triggers too late. Often also missing short replies. Push To Talk is more reliable.
- dunefox 6y agoIt works reasonably well for me for most normal, constant background noise. It's not perfect obviously.
- vehementi 6y agoAh the "unicorn voice activation level" argument :D I've never seen anyone get that working perfectly in my decades of using VOIP for gaming and work.
- dunefox 6y agoIt's not perfect, but it's the simplest option for me for normal background noise that works reasonably well as long as you don't change much. Definitely an option if you want to play games or work at the same time as talk.