tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post3218120486929473124..comments2024-03-10T12:37:59.227-07:00Comments on The Plover Blog: Abigail's brilliant stenohackMirabai Knighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16494847224950297255noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-47229786093803850772010-04-28T10:40:04.475-07:002010-04-28T10:40:04.475-07:00Stan: Try sending an email to gdwarner@cheapandsle...Stan: Try sending an email to gdwarner@cheapandsleazy.net. He might be able to help you out with the Phoenix dictionary thing. I just sent an email to Jason Pardikes from the company that makes the Gemini asking him if he would mind giving me the specs for the TX protocol. We'll see what he says!Mirabai Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494847224950297255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-652607697309683862010-04-28T03:23:26.949-07:002010-04-28T03:23:26.949-07:00Hm, according to forums, it seems that I can only ...Hm, according to forums, it seems that I can only get a Phoenix theory dictionary file by paying Stenograph $25 for a CD. Would it be breaking too many rules to just ask if someone here had an RTF or DCT file I could start out with?<br /><br />(Though I have been practicing with my friend's logitech gaming keyboard and am slowly becoming more of a StenEd writer plus whatever shortcuts you put in your B.D.)<br /><br />And I found out my Gemini writer is of the TX protocol varietal :). If you decide to write a protocol for it, I'd be more than happy to assist and give you feedback in the testing process.Stan Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614900255140410635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-14305832566290239822010-04-26T14:05:38.538-07:002010-04-26T14:05:38.538-07:00Congrats, Stan! If the Gemini writer you bought tu...Congrats, Stan! If the Gemini writer you bought turns out to have TX rather than PR protocol, I'll just contact Jason Pardikes and ask him how to implement that protocol in Plover. He's always been exceptionally helpful and forthcoming. You definitely shouldn't have to create a Phoenix dictionary from scratch. It might not be available for free download, but wherever you bought the book from should be able to provide you with an rtf of it. It's pretty big, from what I understand. Once you get an rtf, definitely send it along and I'll convert it to Plover format for you. All stenographers modify and add to their dictionaries to a fairly large extent, but very very few of them actually build them from scratch these days. There are too many words in the language and too many good starter dictionaries out there. You might want to contact Glen Warner; he'll probably have a copy of the Phoenix dictionary that you can use. Let me know! I'm so glad you got a Gemini. I know my wrists and arms would be a wreck without mine.Mirabai Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494847224950297255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-40362712916249800162010-04-26T13:36:45.523-07:002010-04-26T13:36:45.523-07:00Ah, okay. Thanks, Mirabai. I just found an amazing...Ah, okay. Thanks, Mirabai. I just found an amazing deal on ebay and bought a gemini writer for SUPER cheap. Hopefully I can use it to build a good Phoenix dictionary in DigitalCAT and maybe be able to send you the RTF. (That IS how you do it, right?) And are all dictionaries created ground-up by the user? In the book, Carol repeatedly asserts how the "Phoenix dictionary will automatically do this, correct that," I feel I'm missing something here. "Phoenix dictionary download" turns up nothing on google except for the dictionary update addenta on the main Phoenix site. So I was wondering if a part of court reporting school is defining every word you'll ever write from scratch?Stan Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614900255140410635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-76382467378400025862010-04-26T13:34:40.722-07:002010-04-26T13:34:40.722-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stan Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614900255140410635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-23349852345451313082010-04-26T08:35:31.916-07:002010-04-26T08:35:31.916-07:00Stan: Eventually I want to support Stenograph prot...Stan: Eventually I want to support Stenograph protocols, but I haven't gotten there yet. Plover currently supports Gemini PR Protocol, which is used in some Gemini2s, all Gemini Pipers, Evolutions, and Revolution Grands, but not the original old Gemini, I'm pretty sure; they use Baron TX protocol, as do some Gemini2s. I know my Gemini Revolution Grand has direct USB input (as well as Bluetooth), but I think most earlier writers use serial. You can use either a serial-USB converter cable or a serial pcmcia or expresscard. Good luck!Mirabai Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494847224950297255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-25016968491400757082010-04-25T20:34:54.531-07:002010-04-25T20:34:54.531-07:00So you said that Plover will not support stentura ...So you said that Plover will not support stentura but I'm assuming that it will support Gemini's codec?<br /><br />And also, do you know if the first Gemini model keyboard supports usb hookup or is it a serial cable?<br /><br />Thanks again, and great hack! I do still have my manual machine lying around that I could disassemble to realize this. :)Stan Sakaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05614900255140410635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-23835222939333023062010-04-24T16:55:53.629-07:002010-04-24T16:55:53.629-07:00Thanks, Tony! That's lovely to hear. I'm h...Thanks, Tony! That's lovely to hear. I'm honestly flabbergasted that it's gotten this much attention already. I hadn't planned to start recruiting people until it was already a functional program. But this gives me much more incentive to get right down to it. It's harder to give in to my slackier impulses when I know people are waiting for the next slightly more useful version to come out.Mirabai Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16494847224950297255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5281181286737011264.post-76892771742016398172010-04-24T16:53:05.289-07:002010-04-24T16:53:05.289-07:00This is awesome! My SideWinder is on its way from...This is awesome! My SideWinder is on its way from Amazon, and I have been thinking about what I am going to do to simulate the layout of a steno keyboard. <br /><br />Mirabai, I just want to say again how exciting I think your project is. Thanks so much for taking this up. Where would the world be if it weren't for people who get obsessed with an idea/problem and keep at it until it's solved? All of my best ideas have come this way.<br /><br />Here's to new linguistic technologies and the spirit of innovation!Tonynoreply@blogger.com