My notes dump on switching from Dragon + Vocola to Talon. For help say help help

Write Some Words

Say Some Words

  • dictation mode, command mode
  • say/phrase ___, word
  • dictation mode: scratch that, press for keys

format some words:

  • title my little pony
  • string, camel, snake (underscores), smash ( no space)
  • select that, format selection title
  • cap Apple, cap That
  • block or block for creating a new md code block

Say Some Letters, or help alphabet

  • spell that – e.g., spell that title trap air look odd near (title: capitalize)
  • press shift trap air, press control sun
  • capitalize letters by prefixing them with “ship”. “ship drum” will output D instead of d.
  • If I wanted to write the number 1000, I would say one zero third, to repeat the 0 character 3 times.

navigate some text:

  • go right, go right fifth, the word right, go line end/start, escape Backspace, go way up
  • tab (open new), tab last, tab next, tab close, tab (reopen restore), go tab
  • go up fifth will go up five lines. Try saying e.g. select up third to hit shift-up three times
  • with dictation: scratch that, with command: scratch that, undo that, undo that nine times
  • custom vocabulary: in common file, settings/additional-words.CSV
  • https://tararoys.github.io/Getting-Started-With-Dictation-Mode.html

Correct Some Words

  • copy all, delete = backspace, clear line, clear word left
  • I believe that is “words_to_replace.csv” in knausj. If you’re using knausj, just say “customize words to replace” and the csv file will pop up
  • Get comfortable with cursorless
    • how to turn off the dots with cursorless
  • https://github.com/tararo5ys/dense-mouse-grid/blob/dense_mouse_grid_2/dense_mouse_grid/README.md
  • phones: select homophone

Browse the Web

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  • “copy address” in Rango copies the url. I would check how it’s implemented there

Get Around My Desktop, My Email Program, Etc.

  • launch Internet Explorer
  • focus chrome
  • running list (see all active applications), running hide
  • super sun: search bar
  • https://tararoys.github.io/Navigating-around-the-windows-operating-system.html

  • https://tararoys.github.io/Getting-Started-With-Coding-by-Voice.html

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  • Find More Commands
    • help active will display the available commands for the active application. navigate help using the displayed numbers. e.g., help one one or help eleven. help next, help previous, go to the next or previous page of help items if there are a lot, help close (see also help help)
    • command history: the last few commands as Talon understood them
    • Generic editing commands: https://github.com/knausj85/knausj_talon/blob/main/core/edit/edit.talon

Make My Own Commands

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Write Some Code

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What Next

  • to incorporate: https://www.joshwcomeau.com/blog/hands-free-coding/

  • focus, to get list of windows