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SlideBar (60mm) attached to the side of my keyboard
Sky Blue!
Adobe Premiere timeline scrubbing!
I created a plugin for the SlideBar for easy timeline scrubbing in Adobe Premiere. Moving the slider all the way to the top will play the video forwards or backwards based on which end. otherwise, moving the slider back and forth will scrub the frames back and forth.
The new typewriter mode!
pressing any button will bump the slider to right a little bit. Pressing enter bring the slider back to the start!
Alt + Slide with force feedback
Pressing Alt and sliding cycles through active programs just like Alt+Tab. I added force feedback so that it is easy to feel each "part" of the SlideBar.
Alt + 0 + Slide changes the volume
Scroll it!
The SlideBar can be used to scroll! It's actually very easy to use and way better than I expected.
In chrome, I added force feedback so that you can "feel" when tabs change.
This is the current configuration window. It is still a work in progress and will improve by the time the group buy is done.
Every time I get a reddit notification, the slider vibrates
bzzzz bzzzz
aFatEmu
Did you make the actual keyboard too? If not what keyboard Is it? I love the blue
IceCreamVortex
Man, I sure do love Oreos.
Kingduckky
Magnivore
When scrolling, if you run out of bar and not out of page what do you do?
SerialChillinSpree
It looks like it just continues to scroll the page at a steady rate when slid all the way down with more page left.
Electricrelay
^ correct
Magnivore
So with something like the reddit enhancement thing where you get infinite scrolling this will work with it
MrSpankalot
Now put a fleshlight on it and have it move at the same time as the porn you are viewing
TheRepeaterTheRepeater
I want this
DeathBeUponYou
http://imgur.com/hErZe8v
Bob64
Electricrelay
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQd6KOMCcHu8fT966TgSOMQ_Pf-V-VNePGllTq_nilvPeDng/viewform?c=0&w=1 send money this way lol
anuenue
Comments taste a little salty, but good job making a thing, OP.
LeRyanator
That's real fucken neato, @OP. Now it just needs a cover.
DerKeksinator
There was a line of logitech Keyboards that had a mousewheel on the left side. It's glorious
EnbyAshy
4tn1te
TheHypocrite
I for one welcome our new ravelord.
CatBlaster5000
Having just recently started playing dark souls... I now finally get this joke.
QuzareeVircosemo
\[T']/
CatBlaster5000
Praise it!
hedonist222
I thunk it looks great the way it is
Foxhack
All those exposed circuits... a bit of sweat will kill them.
hedonist222
If you sweat that much on a keyboard, you have bigger fish to fry lol
Foxhack
Or you live in a hot region, like I do. 36C ain't a laughing matter.
hedonist222
I do actually. It was 39° degrees today. But you know. AC...
dukenukemforpresident
Breathing intensifies
hedonist222
Hahaha
bart2pl
what a fancy mouse scroll ...
xquery
It has it's use. For example this would be great for elite dangerous adjusting thruster control over using a mouse wheel
BIGNUTT28
uffuff
Provided this had all the other essential parts of a keyboard (like the num pad, home & end buttons etc) I’d pay good money for this.
DisturbinglyFuzzyWaffles
But does it work on linux?
veronicablood
already on sale for 1.50 at dx.com
NugNoob
Girls are looking at that reddit notification with excited eyes.
beezzarro
It's well thought-out, but it doesn't really make anything more convenient
KeatonJazz
Can you patent it? Or did someone already invent it? If not, you should file a patent. Who know? Maybe you'd male a fortune.
whatsisname
This thing really isn't at all novel. Trying to get a patent would be a waste of time and money.
FireFlowerist
Probably already patented but because it is public now you cannot patent it, you can just protect it from copycats.
LifeEaterVirus
They should put this into a mouse!! Wait.....
justhereforthefood13
Neat.
EvilShenanigans
Indubitably.
WatcherNotCreeper
Forum Mod: Move this to "Hipster PC accessories" category
pomax
I see you've never done any photo/video editing or music production. Welcome to the world of sliders: we need these. A lot.
WatcherNotCreeper
gotta run java too!
StarryPlough
What does this do that a scroll wheel doesnt
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StarryPlough
If you were that into driving games wouldnt you just get a wheel
W92Baj
slide
Electricrelay
haha
superseriouscomments
You could use that as a throttle in flight sims. If you don't have a decent joystick.
ObnoxiousComma
Yeah if only dovetail games would get going!
N0ticeablyFAT
My first thought was KSP.
b0stark
This was my immediate thought. Having three of these lined up would allow you to fly about anything. But then again, at $150 you might as >
b0stark
well just grab the pro flight throttle from saitek.
irishnovember
@op what's the point though? I have a volume button, mouse wheel scroll, ctrl+shft+tab for tab switching. I mean it looks cool but why?
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irishnovember
Sure that's a valid reason. If people like it then more power to them. I'm just wondering what it adds besides just enjoying the object
pomax
I see you've never done any photo/video editing or music production. Welcome to the world of sliders: we need these. A lot.
esctrl
Nerd.
Skippylekang
Fuck you
orgeezuz
TurboPuns21
Marge, try to understand. There are two kinds of college students: jocks and nerds. As a jock, it is my duty to give nerds a hard time.
IlikeOverExplaningJokes
iamprobablyhigh
I like your screen name
Idiotcommentsforidiotpeopleaboutidiottasksonidiotthreadidiot
*geek
BuffaloJuice
Yeah!! NEEEERRRD
noWhiteHorseHereJustBatturuPrinsu
he scrolled past that comment rather efficiently me thinks...
Snarkywisecrack
This nerd wants to know if you put a bell on the typewriter model.
TeamOneE
Yeah, why don't you go and write a computer program, nerd.
BearHans
Don't think that was meant to disparage OP
alsoAzrael
I love how you aren't screaming "NEEERD!!," you're just stating it. Nerd.
latch1993
Randy!
cyberMarble
underachiever
CharacterNotUnlocked
The best kind of nerd.. a nerd that contributes to a better world
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alapuchki
*sight
maximsk
This does not stop them from uploading photos to imgur.
zerv77
I prefer "Geek". I'm offended.....lol
teeph
No one cares, nerd.
zerv77
Over your head apparently
TomIsMyDog
Geek was a pet name my dad called my brother & I when we were being goofy kids. For a long time I didn't know if was an alternate to nerd.
zerv77
I like your Dad.
TomIsMyDog
Thanks :) me too, he's a good dad.
zerv77
He sounds like my dad. Sarcastic as hell and basically one big joker
Zaayl
Cool, but doesn't seem very practical, so it would definitely need to be more of a aesthetic/fun to use than a utilitarian thing.
pomax
I see you've never done any photo/video editing or music production. Welcome to the world of sliders: we need these. A lot.
RepostFromLastWeek
Like maybe : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBBF4X-frOU ?
Zaayl
Honestly I find it ugly, and doesnt look satisfying at all to use, like twisting a hockey puck on a glass table.
Zaayl
I just meant more stylized stuff, like making it themed for cyberpunk, steampunk, industrial aesthetics.
Zaayl
Like his personal keyboard is fine, but its plain and utilitarian looking, and a big sliding key isnt exactly a life changing utility.
worldsokayestspeler
Read the whole thing and im still completely lost as to what that thing does
Electricrelay
/a/S5Vri this is my older original post.
BoxesofFoxes
That still tells us nothing.
mamaqueue
As an educator, my mind went to a Special Needs population. For that, I'd say it's patentable. Nice
GoliathSkittles
It's basically a glorified scroll wheel that has limits (no endless scrolling)
xthetenth
It can move automatically. If you want you could make it return to neutral and control scrolling speed by the amount of movement from there.
GoliathSkittles
You could, but that would still be worse than a wheel. Having to wait between scrolls and all.
xthetenth
What do you mean having to wait between scrolls? A scroll is a continuous process.
The2
With a bit of coding you could set a midpoint on it and moving the slider above that scrolls up at increasing speeds, and vice versa?
SerialChillinSpree
I would think dynamically have the slider work as a function of the sliding range of the page you are on would be the solution.
polymetricr
Fucking sell this shit
RepostFromLastWeek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBBF4X-frOU
Electricrelay
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQd6KOMCcHu8fT966TgSOMQ_Pf-V-VNePGllTq_nilvPeDng/viewform?c=0&w=1
ItsPoopAgain
link/group is closed now... is this still available??
polymetricr
I'd love to buy one but I can't afford it and I don't have much use for one right now. Good luck though!
GoodTofuFriday
Ypu should post this on linustechtips and contact tarren there. He would be all over this and may even review it
Supernova86
Fuck LTT. Buncha hacks, they are.
MegaDiogenes
I don't think he would considering he already has a million of these framing his monitor.
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
To be fair he has a lot. What's one more and supporting a cool project?
NorwegianJim
*Taran
IveRegisteredThreeTimesAndKeepForgettingPleaseSendHelp
My first thought as well. This has LTT written all over it
NikoNeliko
Listen to this guy @OP
ScorchMeDaddy
Id fund this.
DANNYonPC
Luke just tweeted him https://twitter.com/luke_lafr/status/856219251811602433
iBlueSky
link for ur cool looking keyboards ?
RawrNogarr
as soon as I saw adobe I though of tarren
RobertNAdams
Just... just make sure not to give them your only prototype. Send several in case of, er, "accidents".
dbrsong
Get a patent first!!!
515XIX
Him and his god damn keyboard of macros for just Premiere..
Ransbear
What annoys me is that he used a full keyboard instead of a numpad.
TheRealFireFrenzy
and the annoying part it is ACTUALLY seems to work for him, with it still being on his desk in editting room shots
Conboss
Keyboard keyboard keyboard... quote tarren
ravstar52
"macros, macro, macro, macros" - Tarren
THISisSinner
Imagine Linus doing the review "thanks tarren :%"
drummerman109
he's gotten worse too, couple number pads and some dials:
GoodTofuFriday
Damn i didnt realize hes added more lmao
KirchoffsVoltageLaw
Those dials are from Adobe themselves. Was at last year's CES or something. Allows scrubbing, audio mix....eyc
baldewok
LinusTechTips was the first channel I blocked with the YT Video Blocker. What an insufferable brown nosing ass licker.
westboundbiker
He's also that asshole who walked around the tech show picking everything up, and dropping it, isn't he?
Unfortunate2
So many people pick up and end up dropping stuff at those tech shows. Linus just gets it on camera when he does it.
Maltalia
I can say the same about you
gangeex05
Whattttttttt?
515XIX
That's no way to speak about our lord & saviour of dropping all things tech related.
AzureDoom
Tarren would make Linus fund this.
Zerolyzer
:D lol
IMadeThisAccountJustToMakeThisComment
Tarren is America's best national treasure; I still refuse to believe canada exists.
PrfctDrk
Canadia*
EXTREMECOMMENTWARNING
Kanuckistan*
Hilaritybomber
Canada is where the Canadans live. Canadia is for Canadians
Whatthefuckkindofusernameshouldimake
So much makes sense now
IMadeThisAccountJustToMakeThisComment
TIL
FernandoRumdebum
Why would I move my hand off my mouse to use a less efficient device to change tabs ?
shedooooooooo
Porque no los dos.
BishlamekGurpgork
Because you have a left ha--oh, porn.
CorgisButtsDriveMeNuts
This device and all the mentioned uses of it seems totally redundant to me. But there are stupider apps than that so I guess it'll sell good
xthetenth
Why would you take your hand off your keyboard when typing? If that solves even one of those reasons, it's useful.
Kaysmira
It's a pet peeve of mine that people use a mouse to move between every single field in a form instead of hitting the tab key.
xthetenth
Yeah, I have a lot of times when I have to pick up new keyboard shortcuts or similar to keep my hands on my keyboard but it's so much faster
xthetenth
Never mind the ergonomic problems and shoulder strain from moving back and forth all day.
pomax
Why would you see a mechanical, motorized, force feedback slider but then focus on the "switching tabs" afterthought?
monkeybrainz
Most likely it was a tool they built initially just as a proof of concept and then just started adding features ad hoc. I think it's useful.
pomax
so do I: I was pointing out that it's ridiculous to judge the thing based on the fact that tab switching is shown as one of the use-cases
Enginere
You're using am arduino nano? So it's not an actual HID device and the processing of commands is done on pc? Where did you buy the slider?
shitfartgambleloser
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whatsisname
You can tell cuz the one window indicates a COM port selection. The slider is probably just something from Digi-Key or Mouser.
MrUseless
Looks like the slider itself is a motor combined with those resistance slider (potentionmeter), as the red board is a Motor-Driver #2|2
Enginere
I know what the slider is and how it works, just wondering what OP paid for it and where he got it, always keep an eye out for deals.
MrUseless
Yes, the software converts the signal sent by the nano to computer input, as he can set the sliders settings via a java app. #1|2
pomax
Whether something is an HID has nothing to do with what it looks like: if it talks HID data, it's an HID.
BlastFX
But that's the point, it doesn't. It talks UART over USB.
pomax
Ah, that's a good point.
Qumefox
What? It's not at all hard to make an arduino look like a HID device to a PC. Source: I've built custom joysticks before.
BlastFX
This is a Nano. Nanos handle USB with an FT232R which—unlike the ATmega16U2 used in other models—is not programmable. It only does UART.
Qumefox
Ah. I usually used a teensy when I needed something small for something like this.
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Leithoa
It's the difference between using a knife as a screw driver & using a screwdriver. There are purpose built chips for this sort of thing.
SuperBobKing
HID describes some basic functions for devices to allow them to function without drivers. You can't do anything that isn't part of the...
SuperBobKing
specification though, so without software on the PC this would be pretty much useless anyway.
JamesCoyle
HID would let the system see it as an input device. It's currently just talking with a program that interprets the data and emulates input.
Enginere
It'd not ignorance. You gotta search for the difference between arduino nano and micro, the micro using atmega32u4 chipset can become HID
Enginere
Which let's it send actual physical button presses and mouse/joystick movement, no need to poll it on the pc, so it'll work plug and play
Enginere
Look at this https://www.sparkfun.com/tutorials/337
karamelone
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noperator
HID can only do so much though. To allow customization with any program (ie switching chrome tabs) you still need a dedicated driver for it.
Enginere
You are correct, hid would be more useful for simple tasks and emulating existing peripherals