http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/ 2009-11-22T10:41:52-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/ http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2008-01-20T01:23:32-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/alternate_view?rev=1200810212 The Alphabet : The Center Thumb Key Here is an alternate way to visualize the chords for the alphabet. Since the alphabet uses only the center thumb key and the four finger keys, these are all that are shown: thumb finger as base for additional uses center index middle ring pinky a apostraphy ‘, + (add) b b backslash, pipe c c comma, less than, 7, & d slash (divide), question mark e eq… text/html 2008-02-01T20:37:56-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/chart_alphanumeric_keys?rev=1201916276 Alphabet and Numbers Left Hand Chorder Prefix Chord Right Hand Chorder fingers thumb none Shift Num Both thumb fingers C C C HINT in alphabetical order □■■■ C a A + C ■■■□ Addition ■□□■ b B \ | ■□□■ Backslash □□■□ C c C 7 & C □■□□ □□■■ d D / ? ■■□□… text/html 2008-01-22T23:14:24-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/chart_function_keys?rev=1201061664 Function Keys - Function Mode Prefix For Function keys, press the chord followed by the number chord for the function key that you want. the numbers for F1-F9 are the regular chords for that number, F10, F11 and F12 have special chords. Left Hand Chorder Right Hand Chorder fingers thumb thumb fingers C key C Hint Func Mode… text/html 2008-02-01T19:11:51-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/chart_motion_keys?rev=1201911111 Motion, Editing and Mouse Emulation on The Far Thumb The outer thumb button,Far in addition to functioning as the shift key has cursor movement chords on it. Pressing Far and Center together generates the key codes from the numeric keypad in place of the ones from the keyboard cursor and movement keys. text/html 2008-02-01T19:14:22-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/chart_punctuation?rev=1201911262 Punctuation and Modifiers on Near Thumb These chords work in Default Mode or in Number Mode Left Hand Chorder Prefix Right Hand Chorder fingers thumb none Shift thumb fingers C C Hint ■■□□ □□■■ □□■□ < □■□□ C = comma □■■□ > □■■□ P = period □■■■ ‘ “ ■■■□ A = apostrophy … text/html 2008-01-20T07:38:45-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/forside?rev=1200832725 Why “Modified Nasa”? Is it in fact modified Alpha-dot? I hope to know soon, I have an ILL on order that should clear things up. If you have access to an Alpha-dot chord chart and can let me know sooner if the aphabet chords listed here are in fact from the Alpha-dot chordset I would be most appreciative. text/html 2008-05-06T14:07:25-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/lesson_01?rev=1210097245 There's No Place Like Home The keyboard described in these lessons is a 7 button chorder with one button assigned to each finger and three used by the thumb. This is not the only way to build a spiffchorder, but it is the design assumed in the lessons and charts in this section of this site. The Home Position for this arrangement of the chorder is the hand placement where each finger is resting (without pressing) on the button assigned to it and the thumb is on the middle button of the three… text/html 2008-02-01T20:19:53-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/lesson_02?rev=1201915193 Second Lesson : Moving Around Right about now you probably want to know where backspace is. This short lession will show you that and some of the most usefull of the cursor motion keys. Motion keys are all on single press chords made with the thumb pressing Far. Note the relationship between Left Arrow, Up Arrow and Page Up. Similarly, Right Arrow, Down Arrow and Page Down are related chords. text/html 2008-02-01T20:32:57-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/lesson_03?rev=1201915977 Note: For the complete chart showing both right and left hand versions of the chords as well as shift values and prefix values refer to Alphabet and Numbers. text/html 2008-02-01T18:59:22-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/lesson_04?rev=1201910362 Without Number Prefix Left Hand Prefix Right Hand fingers thumb none Shift thumb fingers C C Hint ■■□□ ; : □□■■ v □□■□ , < □■□□ Comma □■■□ . > □■■□ Period □■■■ ’ ” ■■■□ Apostrophy ■□■■ C [ { C ■■□■ ■□■□ C ] } C … text/html 2008-01-22T23:21:11-05:00 http://chorder.cs.vassar.edu/spiffchorder/modified_nasa/sidebar?rev=1201062071 basics Cursor Motion Letters Punctuation Numbers Modifiers Odds and EndsA-Z,0-9Far ThumbNear Thumb