steno plan.md

My rules for having both qwerty and steno enabled at the same time

1. Steno layer is enabled by default
2. Whenever a key is typed after a pause (probably at least 0.6s)
   • if first key typed is a single, sharp key press
     • treat it as a qwerty key
     • and disable steno layer while any subsequent keys are pressed
3. Steno layer becomes enabled again after the next pause (probably of at least 0.6s)

Consequences of above rules

• Normal typing of qwerty seems to "just work"
  • The only small exception
    • You just need to make sure that > your first keypresses after any pauses are sharp and distinct
      • after that, you can slur your presses and releases
• Normal typing of steno seems to "just work"
  • The only small exception
    • You just need to make sure that > if you want to type single-key steno strokes after any pauses, you hold them down for at least a tiny amount of time
      • to distinguish it from > a qwerty key
      • but, they can still be a relatively quick strokes - just not overly sharp ones
• alternating between qwerty and steno strokes works mostly seamlessly
  • You just have to pause a slight amount when going from one to the other
• Weirdness of qwerty letters appearing only upon key release is mostly mitigated
  • only single keys typed after a pause will have that happen
    • all subsequent keys will appear as keys are pressed
• Weirdness of letters having to be deleted will be avoided
  • since we're defaulting to steno rather than qwerty
• Normal key repeat for qwerty keys mostly works
  • You just have to do a sharp press and then hold the key down