Non-ASCII in the future in the lexer

[Walter Bright]

On 6/1/2023 3:04 PM, H. S. Teoh wrote:
> I believe that the next step is to USB/WiFi touchscreen keyboards that
> can be reconfigured to any symbol set by software.  All we need is a
> long, horizontal device with a touchscreen mounted on suitable support
> that makes it comfortable to type on, then have a standard API for
> software to configure whatever symbols it wishes the user to use on it.
> Instantly switch to APL symbols and back, for example.  Or, for that
> matter, have the layout completely software-driven: imagine instantly
> switching from a typewriter keyboard to a piano keyboard, for example,
> for easy music input. Or a guitar fret for instant MIDI improvisation.

I'd prefer a regular keyboard with conventional keys - but with a display on 
each keytop that is a graphic of what the key is bound to. For example, when you 
hit the shift key, the graphic switches to upper case.

Making this software configurable really opens things up - anything is possible 
- all while preserving touch typing.

No, I'm not going to give up tactile typing. It's so much faster than 
touchscreen keyboards. For example, when I'm transcribing text, I type while I 
read the text, and don't have to go back and forth.

I'm surprised nobody makes a keyboard like I described.