Type With Your Eyes

hof writes: "Ever wanted to enter text by just looking at the screen? Take a look at Dasher. You enter text by looking or pointing to letters or words which the program thinks you are about to enter. I wonder how this can be optimized for coding -- a break for your wrists, and the code is available under GPL."

Comments

Good idea

[dnoyeb]

Most programmers really don't need the extra wrist exercise anyway.

I wonder if this will cause your eye muscles to get bigger?

Re:Didn't /. already cover this?

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, they did, and I had it installed for a while.

Not to actually use mind you; its absolute shit. If you use it to enter more than three workds you'll be cross eyed and ready to hurl your mouse across the room. No no, start Dasher up, and then leave it running while you get on with your work. Hilarity ensues! (Note: Hilarity may not ensue)

So I am just sitting here surfing

[Kasmiur]

When a dang popup appears. Then when I look at it to close it it opens up another add. Suddenly I am trying to close all these windows when ADULT ads started to popup. Obviously since naked women are on my screen I look at them. So suddenly I am signed up to two porn sites.

And that is why my screen is full of porn Mr smith. Please dont fire me. Its not my fault. Its this dang thing that uses my eyes to controll the computer instead of the keyboard.

Problems when working in meetings...

[MosesJones]

Imagine taking notes in a meeting, mapping gestures to short cuts...

"Then Bert, bloody hell is this guy boring, said 'I think we should start at the beginning oh for fucks sake and then continue to the end well done sodding einstein' this was agreed as bloody obvious, does that guy get paid for it, well hello nice legs shit what did he say very nice legs up down up down up down.....

Re:How fast can you go?

[plumby]

You could use your hands for something else at the same time - like typing on a different computer :-)

Re:Didn't /. already cover this?

[hymie3]

Didn't /. already cover this?
Yes, but Timothy wouldn't be the Timothy /. knows and loves if he didn't repost articles that were less than 90 days old.
We love you Timothy! Keep posting old crap!
We love feeling intellectually superior to someone who gets paid to surf all day.
Smooches!

Re:Didn't /. already cover this?

[Frank of Earth]

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