New Release of Plover2CAT!

Plover2CAT 3.0.2 has been released! Creator plants says:

New features:

- Time buffer for captions (requested by casperdewith)

- Find All for a search, display results and navigate to result

- Write immediately in new transcript after clicking `Create New` rather than having to save first

Kestrel.js

Kestrel.js is a stenography library that anyone can use and contribute to! It's only 7KB as of writing and took 4 days to complete first version.

Dev CrazyH2 says:

This is just a steno engine library and it does NOT work on its own. Please use something else such as Plover or wait for my full steno engine.

Novel Success!

I did it! I wrote another novel in 30 days, my first since 2015, and I did it almost entirely on the Jarne (I used my Infinity a little bit and one time I beat my deadline by typing some words out on my phone's keyboard while standing in a crowded subway train). I also met my goal of writing at least 1,667 words a day. Here are some of the cool weird places I managed to work on my novel, thanks to the Jarne!

On the playground while my kid was on the swings!

At the park next to the chess tables!

On a Metro North train!

On a subway train!

And of course at home!

It was so amazing to be able to just carry the Jarne in its little case and sometimes my InStand tripod and know that all I'd need beyond that was my phone to be able to write. Such a liberating experience! By far the most successful novel-in-a-month challenge of the six I've attempted to date!

Javelin Updates

Updates from the mighty Tharelia on the current state of Javelin firmware!

**Javelin November Update** Here's a summary of some key changes that have occurred since my last summary update in August:

**Firmware**

- Expanded all firmwares to have almost 32kb of script storage space available

- Added support for script Global Values tool

- Improved reliability of multiple web tools interacting with a single device, especially during firmware uploads

- Enhanced u2f implementation for improved compatibility

- Added ability to call user scripts from the console. This forms the foundation of the Key Layout tool’s change layer functionality

- Added support for configurable host layouts.

- Improved firmware upload speeds via Bluetooth by ~4x

- Bug fix to stroke repeat on wireless connections

- Shifted Button State updates to be controlled via script.

- Reimplemented orthospelling algorithm for improved speed and flexibility.

- Performance and power improvements

**Hardware Specific**

- Added support for Corne v4

- Added support for Jarne Blade

- Improved reliability of keypresses for Uni and Polyglot by increasing debounce time

**Web Tools**

- Added Edit Layout from Key Layout tool

- Added Layer Select in Key Layout tool

- Added Global Values tool

- Added disassembly view to Script Editor

- Improved Script Editor syntax coloration

- Improved Script Compiler’s byte code optimizations

- Added mod-tap and layer-tap configuration to visual editor

- Added Launch Pair Bootloader option for split keyboards

- Improved visual editor’s script code generation for smaller and faster results.

- Added X4-X12 keys in the editor

- Reduced download size of offline Lookup Tool data by ~80%

Harri's Numbers

Check out these beautiful new infographics for Harri's numbers!

Javelin's Key Layout Tool

From the ever-amazing Tharelia:

Today, Javelin gains a new feature -- You can use the Key Layout tool to change the active layer. This allows you to create a layer for your favourite apps or games, and without having a key bind, you can switch to it using the web tools UI. Grab a firmware build dated November 10 or later to use it.

Novel Writing Proceeds

Not much news to report in the open steno world lately, but I have been using my Jarne to write my novel via Javelin to my Android phone (using the iA Writer app), and it's been going remarkably well. So far I've written on the bus, on the subway, in a bookstore, in a park, in a library, at work during breaks, and, of course, at home, and I've managed to make my word count (1,667 words per day) every day so far. The Jarne is so lightweight and connects instantly to my phone, so there's very little excuse not to take it with me wherever I go, and setting it up takes a matter of seconds, so I can take advantage of even relatively short periods of free time. It's really changed the way I think about the process of writing while out and about in the world, and I'm incredibly grateful to have it.