LanceLHall Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 (edited) Is it possible to add a genuine backspace function with one key press and/or add a backspace button on the upper right of the keyboard? Edited March 15, 2022 by LanceLHall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 2 minutes ago, LanceLHall said: Is it possible to add a genuine backspace function with one key press and/or add a backspace button on the upper right of the keyboard? hehe, funny place to post it. But... technically yes. Practically, not really. To get a true backspace, and not just cursor left, would require changing every piece of software that reads the keyboard... there's no central function that can be updated. Even if we returned a new keycode, nothing would know what to do with it. Could we add a button that just gives us cursor left? I would think so... you'd have to wire it in to trigger both fctn and S, and you'd need to align diodes (or use a double-pole switch) to prevent them from crosstalking. There are two options out there for using PC keyboards instead... my own PS/2 interface, and jedimatt42's USB keyboard interface. Neither gives you a backspace that deletes, of course, but it gives you the key layout. I suppose if one was really into it, you could build a keyboard interface that sends fctn-s, then space, then fctn-s again, and that would essentially do it for most software. A bit hacky, but real. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Maybe something could be done with the LOAD INTERRUPT line, it would be an interesting use case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Add voice control then.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXB Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Sure, and add 6 Terabyte's of RAM and I want a 3090 card installed and we need a M2 drive installed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 And wholla, a PC is born. Lol ... Forgettabouta backspace key. You could get a keyboard usb adapter if someone is still making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 48 minutes ago, GDMike said: And wholla, a PC is born. Lol ... ( voila ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, TheBF said: ( voila ) Voilà 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TheBF Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Just now, OLD CS1 said: Voilà touché ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 See, everyone knows wholla! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Wholla! Wholla! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Lee Stewart Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 8 hours ago, GDMike said: See, everyone knows wholla! Only guessed by context. Why make up a word that sounds like “voilà”, when “voilà” has worked so incredibly well for 500 years? ...lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lee Stewart said: Only guessed by context. Why make up a word that sounds like “voilà”, when “voilà” has worked so incredibly well for 500 years? ...lee Why stifle someone's creative outlet? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 (edited) : WHOALA 1 ; : WHOLLA WHOALA ; Edited March 16, 2022 by GDMike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 WHOLLA... Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Walla? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'll see you in a walla ...(while). Got a wholla love ...(whole lotta) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Opposed to what, a HO Lotta? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: Why stifle someone's creative outlet? Hmm I've not thought of that word being creative... but I'll take it, but yeah, no different than STHUYZ. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOME AUTOMATION Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, GDMike said: HO Lotta? I believe that would be... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Dat's a whole lotta chocolatta! mmmmmm empty calories... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDMike Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I need to test that empty calories thingy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzie.P Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 1 hour ago, GDMike said: but yeah, no different than STHUYZ. Gesundheit. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I'm about to holla! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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