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I originally intended it to be much more and planned to add API integrations for the variables, but I changed jobs pretty soon after deploying the current version and didn't find much use for it.
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I also use a QWERTY keyboard and I use a custom keyboard layout that maps alt-a to ä, alt-u to ü, alt-o to ö, alt-s to ß (plus the same for uppercase for the first 3). That works well for me without the need to post-process. On macOS it's relatively easy to create using a tool called Ukulele ( https://software.sil.org/ukelele/ ). You can also download my layout here: https://alex.kirk.at/USUmlaut.keylayout
On macOS you can also access related symbols by long-pressing keys. Obviously for large blocks of text you're still going to want to switch layouts but for a quick IM reply or typing a couple of characters I think it's faster.
https://www.github.com/marssaxman/ozette
I do not imagine that anyone else would ever want to use this tool, which has little to recommend it beyond the fact that it is perfectly tailored to my own idiosyncratic preferences - but it does suit me, and I have certainly gotten more hours of use out of it than any other code I have ever written.
I built a website for box breathing: https://box-breathing.com It is basically a timer for your breathing exercises, as the idea is that you inhale and exhale slowly, hold your breath in between, each step lasting 4 seconds. I tried to make it as simple as possible, and to make it usable with old devices as well.
Inhaling - https://i.imgur.com/t38mmax.png
Exhaling - https://i.imgur.com/ZZ4SFXd.png
If they gently fade-in when the movement starts, it shouldn't take away from the experience.
https://github.com/alexpovel/srgn It grew out of a niche, almost historical need: using a QWERTY keyboard, but needing access to German Umlauts (ä, ö, ü, as well as ß). Switching keyboard layouts is possible but exhausting (it's much more pleasant sticking to one); using modifier keys is similarly tedious, and custom setups break and aren't portable. So this tool can do: $ echo 'Gruess Gott, Poeten und Abenteuergruet…
xkb_options grp:win_space_toggle,compose:caps
0: atbswp.com
1: tinytask.net
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I also use a QWERTY keyboard and I use a custom keyboard layout that maps alt-a to ä, alt-u to ü, alt-o to ö, alt-s to ß (plus the same for uppercase for the first 3). That works well for me without the need to post-process. On macOS it's relatively easy to create using a tool called Ukulele ( https://software.sil.org/ukelele/ ). You can also download my layout here: https://alex.kirk.at/USUmlaut.keylayout
On macOS you can also access related symbols by long-pressing keys. Obviously for large blocks of text you're still going to want to switch layouts but for a quick IM reply or typing a couple of characters I think it's faster.
I didn't particularly like existing options and it was a fun way to learn some Swift/SwiftUI/AudioKit, all of which are outside the typical programming I do for work (Julia). It was also a great experience to "launch" a product. I sell a few units per month so it also nets me a hilariously small passive income.
Most of my programs were written for my own use, including: • A keyboard layout to type numerous non-English letters, punctuation marks and mathematical symbols, originally for Windows but subsequently ported to Linux and Mac [ https://github.com/bradrn/Conkey ] • A ‘sound change applier’ for my hobby of language construction, to simulate the process of historical sound change [ https://bradrn.com/brassica/ ] • A sma…