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> Perhaps we could even reuse previous symbols You do. The symbol is given meaning by context. > who would have thought of such an idea. That would be me. >
by bsdshepherd 12y ago
> Perhaps we could even reuse previous symbols
You do. The symbol is given meaning by context.
> who would have thought of such an idea.
That would be me.
> genius
Weed, caffeine, and sleep deprivation. Staring at Harris mainframe assembly language core dumps on reams of green bar paper... does things to a man. ;-)
HTML5 and Unicode are wonderful toys. Go play. My notes and early efforts on this go back to 1979. Anyone is welcome to them. It does take quite a bit of effort to transmit, so patience is a virtue here.
(P.S. Don't overlook color.)
(P.P.S. Or animation.)
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Edit: You'd be surprised how easy input becomes. It removes a huge mental load from context switching (e.g. hitting the same button to get Control F4, Control W, Apple W, Alt F Alt C, etc.).
Use a few touchpads which can change the symbols based on current context, and baby - you got a stew goin'.
Take care.
- joshmarinacci 12y agoWait. Who are you? I'd love to see you notes on this stuff from the 70s and 80s.
- joshmarinacci 12y agoI've been working on similar stuff here: http://joshondesign.com/2014/08/22/typopl http://joshondesign.com/2014/08/22/typopl