http://wiki.alphagrips.com/ The AlphaGrip Wiki stores, organizes and makes accessible, user- and company-contributed information, most of which originated in the AlphaGrip Google Group http://groups.google.com/group/alphagrip?lnk=lr . en http://wiki.alphagrips.com/feedlogo.gif http://pbwiki.com/ PBwiki 3.7 support@pbwiki.com http://wiki.alphagrips.com/AG-6+Suggestions email.hidden@example.com (Johan Chaparro) Johan Chaparro edited AG-6 Suggestions Home > AG-6 Suggestions
Here are suggestions to improve the AlphaGrip.
Resistent Keyboard
By: Johan Chaparro. Date: Thu, May 1 2008.
An acrylic keyboard with the keys NOT in the surface, because the friction with the fingers erases the painted "name" of the key. I want my alphagrip for a lot of years look like new.
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Compressed set of Thumb Buttons
From: Carl Andersen Date: Wed, Apr 26 2006 2:24 pm
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I posted a similar suggestion to google groups. Fn-as-lock doesn't make much sense to me.
1 2008 2008.
Press is as necesary as lock. Sometimes you could need only a press while press other key, but sometimes maybe need lock. An idea could be: if I press the "shift" key before the press of other key at the same time, without release, the press function is used; but if I press and release the "shift" key, the lock function is activated. My question is: and If I press by error that "shift" key and need to deactivate the lock function? Maybe pressing and releasing a second time could free the lock function.
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]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 11:54:03 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/AG-6+Suggestions email.hidden@example.com (Johan Chaparro) Johan Chaparro edited AG-6 Suggestions From: Yary Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007
I posted a similar suggestion to google groups. Fn-as-lock doesn't make much sense to me.
******By:By: Johan Chaparro, Date: Thu, May 1 2008**** 2008
Press is as necesary as lock. Sometimes you could need only a press while press other key, but sometimes maybe need lock. An idea could be: if I press the "shift" key before the press of other key at the same time, without release, the press function is used; but if I press and release the "shift" key, the lock function is activated. My question is: and If I press by error that "shift" key and need to deactivate the lock function? Maybe pressing and releasing a second time could free the lock function.
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]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 11:50:48 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/AG-6+Suggestions email.hidden@example.com (Johan Chaparro) Johan Chaparro edited AG-6 Suggestions From: Yary Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007
I posted a similar suggestion to google groups. Fn-as-lock doesn't make much sense to me.
******By: Johan Chaparro, Date: Thu, May 1 2008****
Press is as necesary as lock. Sometimes you could need only a press while press other key, but sometimes maybe need lock. An idea could be: if I press the "shift" key before the press of other key at the same time, without release, the press function is used; but if I press and release the "shift" key, the lock function is activated. My question is: and If I press by error that "shift" key and need to deactivate the lock function? Maybe pressing and releasing a second time could free the lock function.
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Improve Placement for Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Color Shifts
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Wireless AG
by: Johan Chaparro. Date Thu, May 1 2008
Two ways to communicate is good. ONE: USB cable. TWO: any kind of wireless technology. So, if my batteries are dead I can use the cable; if I need mobility, freedom, I just put the batteries again.
by: DougS Date: Wed, Apr 28 2007
This is pretty obvious, but it hasn't been mentioned on this page. So I thought I would include it and mention some of the ideas we have discussed in the Google Group.
If the thumb buttons were positioned more naturally (for me), then I probably wouldn't be so interested in chording.
The only characters that I had to shift in this post were numbers, quotes and the apostrophe. However, I still have two chords open, guess what I'm going to put there...
by: Johan Chaparro, Date: Thu, May 1 2008.
A key distribution that let use the same fingers as the qwerty keyboards.
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Function Keys Should Work as a Press not only a Lock
]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 11:35:45 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Trackball email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Trackball Dip a cotton swab (Q-Tip) into rubbing alcohol and clean the three metal rollers inside the trackball mechanism. Give the alcohol 2-3 minutes to evaporate. If that doesn't work, try WD-40 on the ends of the rollers. The rollers should turn easily, but should not slip when they come in contact with the trackball. So make sure to wipe off the parts of the rollers that come in contact with the trackball itself. Use a q-tip if you can't reach the rollers. It has been suggested (though not tested) to use plastidip on the ball to increase friction.
If cleaning the trackball does not restore performance, please contact us at support@AlphaGrip.com.
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Adjusting trackball speed
Windows
In Windows, all mouse settings apply to all connected pointing devices. This means that any adjustments made for the AG-5 will also affect your mouse or any other pointing device that you connect to your pc. Unfortunately, there is no way to make settings specific to one device. Changing the mouse speed in]]> Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:49:24 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Remapping+for+Coders email.hidden@example.com (Michael Willner) Michael Willner edited Remapping for Coders I immediately wanted to remap the keys for a couple of Mac-specific reasons: it is almost impossible to press command-c and command-v for copy/paste. I decided to move backspace and enter to the left thumb, and put C and V in their place (putting several common control and command keys on the right thumb). At the same time, I also wanted to put L and Y on the bottom and swap it with the period, comma, colon, etc.
I initially tried to use Ukelele, but it for some reason was not saving the Unicode character codes I pasted in (I verified by opening the files in a text editor). I then created my own key mappings manually, in said text editor... time consuming, but I got it to be just how I wanted it. In the end, I had it 99% working in TextEdit, except that the backspace key would not send c as I had remapped it to, rather it persisted in sending backspace. Even worse, in my 'real' editor (BBEdit, none of the non-character keys worked at all... some remappings worked, but not Enter, Backspace, Tab, etc.
Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:00:58 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/AG-6+Suggestions email.hidden@example.com (Anonymous) Anonymous edited AG-6 Suggestions Analog Stick and Scroll Wheels
Replace trackball with an analog stick and add horizontal and vertical scroll wheels
(Top of Page)replace all non-thumb keys with scroll wheels. map so that common digraphs and trigraphs are in the same direction.
]]> Mon, 17 Mar 2008 18:06:26 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Trackball email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Trackball Use the XInput extension. See the next section on how to use XInput to give the AG-5 it's own settings separately from your mouse or other input devices, which will remain even when hotplugging the AG-5.
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SeperateSeparate Speed Settings for AG-5 on Ubunto Linux 6.06
This article will show you how to setup your AG-5 on Ubuntu in such a way that you can hotplug your AG-5 and have an independent trackball speed setting than your primary mouse. This means that you will be able to use your primary pointing device along with the AG-5 at the same time, without messing up the pointer speed of your primary pointing device (be it a mouse or another trackball or a gesture pad)!
This is something that your Windows friends can't do!
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Crtl-Alt-Fn keys are very important in linux. You use these keys to switch between terminals. The current way that the alphagrip is designed makes it difficult to do this quickly. A 'press' instead of a 'lock' for the fn key might make things easier. Many games need Fn keys, such as Deus Ex and its sequel. This keys need to be accessed fairly quickly. Again, a press fn key instead of a lock fn key might make this easier. Perhaps an even better solution would be to have controlling keys (crtl,alt,win,esc,fn and so on) to default as 'press' keys, but when you press them in combination with a green or red key, they 'lock.' Just a thought.
From: Yary Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007
I posted a similar suggestion to google groups. Fn-as-lock doesn't make much sense to me.
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Improve Placement for Ctrl, Shift, Alt and Color Shifts
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http://groups.google.com/group/alphagrip/browse_frm/thread/22f4231ec64d8971/#
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First Contact
I had my first real contact with the AlphaGrip only yesterday evening (April 16). I have it on my desk since one week now but I had a demanding job to get on with and I have been frustrated from not being able to play with my new toy since then.
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It takes about 40 – 60 hours of use to achieve an average typing speed of 40 – 60 wpm. While this is a much shorter learning curve than that of a standard computer keyboard, it is, nevertheless, a hurdle to becoming an AlphaGripper.
Muscle Memory Develops While You’re Sleeping
To become proficient at touch typing on an AlphaGrip you must develop “muscle memory” in your fingers (which also applies to a keyboard). The development of muscle memory happens over time, much of it in your subconscious while you are not actually typing. Thus, while using your Grip several hours a day may shorten your learning curve slightly (as compared to using it 30 minutes to an hour per day), you will still probably need at least a month or two to reach an average typing speed of 40-60 wpm.
The importance of sleep in the development of “muscle memory” is explained by Simon McCallum, who has a PhD in an area related to learning and memory. He posits, “Sleep has been shown ]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:48:09 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Learning+Curve email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Learning Curve To become proficient at touch typing on an AlphaGrip you must develop “muscle memory” in your fingers (which also applies to a keyboard). The development of muscle memory happens over time, much of it in your subconscious while you are not actually typing. Thus, while using your Grip several hours a day may shorten your learning curve slightly (as compared to using it 30 minutes to an hour per day), you will still probably need at least a month or two to reach an average typing speed of 40-60 wpm.
The importance of sleep in the development of “muscle memory” is explained by Simon McCallum, who has a PhD in an area related to learning and memory. He posits, “Sleep has been shown to be a critical part of procedural learning. Practice and training within a single day has only limited improvement for tasks that are very similar to learning a new keyboard layout. For example the motor task used by Walker et.al. [cited below] is pressing number sequences on a standard keyboard. His results show tha]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:46:37 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Learning+Curve email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Learning Curve Home > Learning Curve
It takes about 40 – 60 hours of use to achieve an average typing speed of 40 – 60 wpm. While this is a much shorter learning curve than that of a standard computer keyboard, it is, nevertheless, a hurdle to becoming an AlphaGripper.
Muscle Memory Develops While You’re Sleeping
To become proficient at touch typing on an AlphaGrip you must develop “muscle memory” in your fingers (which also applies to a keyboard). The development of muscle memory happens over time, much of it in your subconscious while you are not actually typing. Thus, while using your Grip several hours a day may shorten your learning curve slightly (as compared to using it 30 minutes to an hour per day), you will still probably need at least a month or two to reach an average typing speed of 40-60 wpm.
The importance of sleep in the development of “muscle memory” is explained by Simon McCallum, who has a PhD in an area related to learning and memory. He posits, “Sleep has been shown ]]> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:43:14 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Accessories email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Accessories]]> Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:29:48 +0000 mod http://wiki.alphagrips.com/Accessories email.hidden@example.com (Lars D.) Lars D. edited Accessories Below is a photo of a "desk stand" (inspired by Doug Sims' EasyStand), which was made by first wrapping 1/16th" string and then duct tape around the top 5" of the AlphaGrip's USB cable. The reinforced cable props up the AlphaGrip when you put it down and pick it up while lowering the risk of damaging the cable, which may result when the Grip's weight is supported by a cable that has not been reinforced.
Our manufacturer is looking into the feasibility of reinforcing the top portion of the USB cable (for future production runs) to duplicate the Easy Stand's functionality.
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Easy Stand III
From: CarlosQuesada Date: Aug 20 2007
I grabbed a good ol' 2HB lead pencil made of wood, cut it up and sticked it in the bottom screw holes. Wood pencil is important, cause the excess simply shaved itself off when pushing the in. They fit really tight but I can still take them off for carrying it.
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