Talon – scriptable voice/gaze input

https://talonvoice.com

by auscompgeek • 6 years ago

87 11 6 years ago

canada_dry• 6 years ago

Disappointed by the somewhat sparse documentation and it's not open-source.

Certainly looks interesting, and seems he has 384 patreon supporters so there's definitely something there.

chews• 6 years ago

It’s a niche tool for people with disabilities... but that’s not to say you can’t use it being fully able.

There was an HN post from a hacker about being a software engineer while having a degenerative muscle condition that makes it hard to type.

I’m tempted to support just to get the full version.

griko• 6 years ago

Here’s the HN entry: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24846887

sabellito• 6 years ago

The videos are pretty incredible, much smoother than I would've thought.

Here's he playing Slay the Spire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6_fdMtmv6c

nsm• 6 years ago

This is a lovely overview of a software developer using Talon day to day - https://www.deconstructconf.com/2019/emily-shea-voice-driven...

melling• 6 years ago

That was impressive.

Here’s her Talon config:

https://github.com/2shea/talon_configs

meisel• 6 years ago

I used this software for a few months, and it was very nice to work with

junon• 6 years ago

Very cool. Wish it were open source though.

purplecats2• 6 years ago

i installed it but it says "no eye tracker found", which... defeats the _entire_ purpose of this application for me. is there a complex setup process?

ornornor• 6 years ago

Well you do need eye tracking hardware for it to work. I think the recommended hardware is the Tobii 4 or 5

purplecats2• 6 years ago

oh.. i assumed it was using the webcam.