Alternative keys

[petrowsky]

Just installed it. Awesome work!

I don't have a globe key (non Apple keyboard), and I'm using an Arteck HB098 (78-keys) with a limited number of keys.

I rarely use the right shift key for anything so that became a really natural fit since it's right below the Enter/Return key and it won't pass through any keys that change any existing text.

If you're running Karabiner-Elements you can map a non-existing FKey to open-wispr and trigger via the right shift. Here's the info.

Karabiner-Elements -> Complex Modifications

{
    "description": "Right Shift to F18 for dictation with open-wispr",
    "manipulators": [
        {
            "from": {
                "key_code": "right_shift",
                "modifiers": { "mandatory": ["option"] }
            },
            "to": [
                {
                    "key_code": "f18",
                    "modifiers": []
                }
            ],
            "type": "basic"
        }
    ]
}

Then the open-wispr config for F18 key (which doesn't exist on the smaller keyboard)

{
  "language": "en",
  "hotkey": {
    "keyCode": 79,
    "modifiers": []
  },
  "spokenPunctuation": false,
  "modelSize": "base.en"
}

[human37]

Thank you for sharing your workaround. I'm glad you are enjoying it.