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Re: keyglove experiences, anyone?

From: "R. Paul McCarty" <>
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1998 14:15:45 +0000

Poesie De La Fenetre wrote:
> 
> I'm looking into making a keyglove; have ripped apart several
> keyboards, looking for the one i want... just wondering what kind of
> experiences and/or comments anyone has on these devices (on wearcomp? i
> believe, a glove w/ snaps that make the key contacts, etc etc.)
> 
>         if nothing else, I want to be able to sit in the subway and act like a
> nut with a glove. there's a big value in that...
> 

The biggest problem is finding the right location for the contacts. 
After extended periods of use with poorly placed contacts my fingers
began to ache from the awkward positions I had to contort them into to
hit some keys.  The other problem is as specified there is no easy way
to hit the shift key and a letter key to get a capital key.  the
workaround is to add an extra contact on the palm so the pinky finger
can key a shift or alt key while the other fingers are striking a letter
key.  The other workaround is to remap the keyboard in linux such that
frequently used keys (of the 101 total) are easy to touch, or eliminate
the need for the shift key by mapping certain keys to their capital
letter equivalents.

Other than that I've had no major electrical or functional problems with
the glove.

-Paul
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