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How to type using only one hand: keyboard mirroring


Author: Solène

Date: 12 December 2017

Tags: unix


NILHello


Today is a bit special because I'm writing with a mirror keyboard

layout. I use only half my keyboard to type all characters. To make

things harder, the layout is qwerty while I use azerty usually (I'm

used to qwerty but it doesn't help).


Here, "caps lock" is a modifier key that must be pressed to obtain

characters of the other side. As a mirror, one will find 'p' instead

of 'q' or 'h' instead of 'g' while pressing caps lock.


It's even possible to type backspace to delete characters or to

achieve a newline. All the punctuation isn't available throught this,

only '.<|¦>'",'.


While I type this I get a bit faster and it become more and more

easier. It's definitely worth if you can't use hands two.


This a been made possible by Randall Munroe. To enable it just

download the file [Here](http://xkcd.com/mirrorboard.xkb) and type


xkbcomp mirrorlayout.kbd $DISPLAY


backspace is use with tilde and return with space, using the modifier

of course.


I've spent approximately 15 minutes writing this, but the time spent

hasn't been linear, it's much more fluent now !


[Mirrorboard: A one-handed keyboard layout for the lazy by Randall Munroe]

(https://blog.xkcd.com/2007/08/14/mirrorboard-a-one-handed-keyboard-layout-for-the-lazy/)


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