Converts Twiddler3 keyboard configuration files to human readable format and vice versa
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Faster to create new configurations( from existing ones)
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Allows using international charactersets and keyboards
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Allows writing comments about design decisions.
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Allows making groups of similar chord combinations for easier learning
Convert Twiddler3 cfg to text file
powershell -file TwiddlerCfg2Text.ps1 inputfilename outputfilename [HID file name]
Examples:
powershell -file TwiddlerCfg2Text.ps1 twiddler_default.cfg twiddler_default.text.cfg
powershell -file TwiddlerCfg2Text.ps1 twiddler_default.cfg twiddler_default.text.cfg Us.hid.txt
Convert Twiddler3 text file to cfg file
powershell -file TwiddlerText2Cfg.ps1 inputfilename outputfilename
Text file format:
\# Starts a comment
Chord descriptions start with line:
-- Chords --
Single key:
modifier chords hid_modifier&key character
Example:
AN LLOL 0047 <ScrollLock>
O ROOO 0004 a
Macro keys:
modifier chords hid_modifier&key,hid_modifier&key2... character1character2
Example:
O OLOM 000C,0012,0011,002C ion<Space>
Shown characters are fetched from HID key map file. Default file is Us.hid.txt.
Shown characters are only for visualisation, the actual conversion from text file to cfg file is done with hid_modifier&key values.
HID key map file can be Unicode and output file is always Unicode.
Config file creator adds MouseMap from default Twiddler configuration ( Twiddler3 does not use mousemap)