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Rick de Wolf Sep 12, 2024

Here is a short video of Cursorless in action:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZZb12Qp6-0

Admittedly, the commands Pokey is using there do not make sense to someone unfamiliar with Cursorless, so there is a learning curve. But when the alternative is to stop using a computer altogether, I'd prefer spending some time learning Cursorless and Talon.

#accessibility #cursorless #TalonVoice

Cursorless Talon voice coding demo: Two sum

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Rick de Wolf Sep 12, 2024

All of that is to say that potentially losing out on using a laptop is not a relaxing thought to have. So it is nice to see that people spend time thinking about alternatives and sharing their knowledge. At the end of Nicole's post a voice controller called Talon Voice is mentioned, which to me seems like an amazing tool to have. It's been on my "that looks cool! I should try it out" list for a while, but I've seen how useful it can be.

I'm planning on trying it out soon after being reminded by Nicole's blogpost and combining it with another great tool called Cursorless. While Talon is aimed at controlling your computer in general, Cursorless is aimed at programming without using a keyboard. These kinds of tools are very nice to have in your back pocket just in case you ever need them.

https://www.cursorless.org/
https://talonvoice.com/

#accesibility #cursorless #TalonVoice

Cursorless: Voice coding at the speed of thought

Voice coding at the speed of thought

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Rick de Wolf Sep 12, 2024

Nicole Tietz (@nicole) wrote a nice blogpost on what it's like when your arms partially or entirely stop working but you still need to use a computer.

https://www.ntietz.com/blog/my-portable-ergonomic-setup/

I've heard stories before of people who have to deal with nerve damage, RSI, or some other problems in their arms or elsewhere that make using a keyboard and mouse a literal pain. I spend a lot of time around my laptop doing things I enjoy but also doing things I need for my studies and soon for my job.

#accessibility #TalonVoice #cursorless

My portable ergonomic setup | nicole@web

Rick de Wolf May 27, 2024

I found something cool while procrastinating today: a tool for programming using voice commands, without a keyboard! It seems to work great as an accessibility tool. The guy who started it, Pokey Rule, was a programmer who lost his ability to use a keyboard for a long time. He then created Cursorless to allow him to keep his job, and he seems to have hit it out of the park. Take a look at these short demos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mAzHGM2M0k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6lM68jU2iI

#cursorless #accesibility

Cursorless tutorial part I

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Jazz Rabbit 🐇🏳️‍⚧️Apr 8, 2024

If I succeed at learning to use #TalonVoice to control my computers and work, so I don’t use up my precious spoons, does that mean I’m not a professional Computer Toucher? 🤔

#accessibility #Disability #Cursorless

Jazz Rabbit 🐇🏳️‍⚧️Mar 12, 2024

Sit at a computer and learn how to use #Cursorless and #Talon without getting frustrated enough to just grab the keyboard,hurting your hands challenge (difficulty: impossible)

https://talon.wiki/
https://www.cursorless.org/

(No shade on these projects, I’m just impatient)

Welcome to the Talon Community Wiki

Wiki for Talon https://talonvoice.com/.

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Isaac Lyman Nov 29, 2023

#Talon and #Cursorless are super cool and all, but what I really want is to control my computer by whistling ominously like some kind of cyberpunk Yondu from Guardians of the Galaxy.