Name: Monthly Online Meetup - Guided Discussion: Input Methods & Cursorless Keyboards
Start: 2021-07-12T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2021-07-12T21:00:00-04:00

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We will be having a discussion around methods of input. Emacs focuses on the keyboard, but there are other types of input.

We'll begin by watching "Cursorless: keyboards and mice are sooo last year!!", a talk from !!Con 2021 by Pokey Rule: https://bangbangcon.com/speakers.html#pokey-rule . Its abstract:

> When editing code with a keyboard and mouse, your world centers around a little cursor. So, naturally, initial work on code editing by voice also centered around the same little cursor. But why should we be restricted by what works well with a keyboard? When two landscape designers discuss a design, they’re not stuck with a laser pointer and a hundred small buttons, they say “move the red vase to the top corner”. Let’s bring the same fluency to coding. And hey, maybe I’ll make a keyboard version of the tool to make coding a bit more accessible for people stuck with a keyboard and mouse :wink:.

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We strive to run a meetup that is inclusive to all.

Please read our code of conduct for more details: https://github.com/emacsnyc/meeting-logistics/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md

Zachary Kanfer

Eric Collins

New York Emacs Meetup

Technology

Lisp

Software Development

Computer Programming

GNU Linux

Text Editor

Integrated Development Environment

Emacs Lisp