Abby's Left Hand Modifiers Dictionary
Design
This dictionary is inspired by and can essentially be seen as a combination of Emily's Modifiers and Achim Siebert's Left Hand Modifier Keys. Essentially, it allows every shortcut to be typed in two strokes and using only the left hand. As such, only the following keys are used:
In some combinations, the asterisk key is used. This requires the asterisk key to be pressed using the left hand, which should be fine on most hobbyist writers but may be a problem on some professional writers.
Modifiers
The first of the two strokes in each combination is used to specify the modifier keys that should be pressed. It is also possible to not press any modifier keys, since some applications have shortcuts that are activated by just a single keypress.
Single modifier keys
Patterns for single modifier keys.
Stroke | Modifier | Explanation |
---|---|---|
Control | ControL | |
Alt | ALT (reversed) | |
Shift | SHift | |
Super | Purely positional, no phonetic basis |
Modifier key combinations
The pattern for the alt + shift combination is SHA
.
Stroke | Modifiers |
---|---|
Alt + Shift |
Combinations using control (but not super) are formed using KHR
for control and adding A
for alt and S
for shift.
Stroke | Modifiers |
---|---|
Ctrl + Alt | |
Ctrl + Shift | |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift |
Combinations using super and fromed using KPWR
for super and adding H
for control, A
for alt, and S
for shift.
Stroke | Modifiers |
---|---|
Ctrl + Super | |
Alt + Super | |
Ctrl + Alt + Super | |
Shift + Super | |
Ctrl + Shift + Super | |
Alt + Shift + Super | |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Super |
The pattern for no modifier keys is TKPWHR
. This presses a key alone without any modifier keys.
Stroke | Modifiers |
---|---|
None |
Keys
The second of the two strokes in each combination specifies what key to press along with the modifiers (if any) selected above.
Letters
The patterns for letter keys are the same as the fingerspelling pattern for that letter (without the asterisk), except for E, I, and U which have been given special patterns so they fit on the left hand. (Using E
, EU
, and U
for E, I, and U still work, but are not shown below.)
Stroke | Letter |
---|---|
A |
|
B |
|
C |
|
D |
|
E |
|
F |
|
G |
|
H |
|
I |
|
J |
|
K |
|
L |
|
M |
|
N |
|
O |
|
P |
|
Q |
|
R |
|
S |
|
T |
|
U |
|
V |
|
W |
|
X |
|
Y |
|
Z |
|
Z (alternate) |
Numbers
When AO
is held, STPH
will act as binary number input for numbers 0-9.
Stroke | Number |
---|---|
0 |
|
1 |
|
2 |
|
3 |
|
4 |
|
5 |
|
6 |
|
7 |
|
8 |
|
9 |
Function Keys
When R
is held in addition to the pattern for any number 1-12, the corresponding function key will be used.
Stroke | Number |
---|---|
F1 |
|
F2 |
|
F3 |
|
F4 |
|
F5 |
|
F6 |
|
F7 |
|
F8 |
|
F9 |
|
F10 |
|
F11 |
|
F12 |
Numpad
When *
is held in addition to the pattern for any number, the number key on the numpad will instead be used.
Stroke | Number |
---|---|
0 (numpad) |
|
1 (numpad) |
|
2 (numpad) |
|
3 (numpad) |
|
4 (numpad) |
|
5 (numpad) |
|
6 (numpad) |
|
7 (numpad) |
|
8 (numpad) |
|
9 (numpad) |
Symbol keys
Stroke | Key | Explanation |
---|---|---|
. |
PeRiod | |
, |
CoMMa | |
/ |
SLash | |
\ |
BackSLash | |
; |
SemiCoLon | |
' |
QUOte | |
[ |
Bracket Left | |
] |
Bracket Right | |
- |
DasH | |
= |
eQUAls | |
` | GRave |
Navigation keys
Holding down A
(for arrow) will cause PKWR
to act as arrow keys.
Stroke | Key |
---|---|
Up | |
Down | |
Left | |
Right |
Holding down *
in addition to the stroke for any arrow key will cause the keys to act as page up, page down, home, and end.
Stroke | Key |
---|---|
Page Up | |
Page Down | |
Home | |
End |
Other keys
Only modifiers
The pattern TPHO
("no") allows only modifier keys to be pressed, with no other keys included.
Stroke | Key |
---|---|
None |
Cancel
If you pressed a modifier key pattern on accident, you can use SKPH
to cancel it.
Stroke | Key |
---|---|
Cancel |