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The source repository for the free online stenography textbook, Art of Chording.
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Suggestion: Change fingering numbers #114

Closed theg1nza closed 1 year ago

theg1nza commented 1 year ago

As a pianist, I would love it if Plover's leading textbook, The Art of Chording, used the inside-to-outside fingering convention used on the piano, with 1 corresponding to the thumb, and 5 corresponding to the pinky. (Top Row, Bottom Row)

Is there a finger numbering convention used in steno that is the opposite of piano playing, or was the current convention chosen arbitrarily a number of years ago and was never changed?

I'd love to contribute and submit a proper pull request, but I have seldom used git and/or GitHub.

Thank you!

jan-Kulpas commented 1 year ago

I dunno! I feel like the current convention is easier to understand for non piano players. I don't personally see a reason to change it as the convention is quickly dropped in favor of referring to keys directly.

morinted commented 1 year ago

I think it's a neat idea that could be turned into a python dictionary!

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storeilly commented 2 months ago

As a pianist, I would love it if Plover's leading textbook, The Art of Chording, used the inside-to-outside fingering convention used on the piano, with 1 corresponding to the thumb, and 5 corresponding to the pinky. (Top Row, Bottom Row)

Is there a finger numbering convention used in steno that is the opposite of piano playing, or was the current convention chosen arbitrarily a number of years ago and was never changed?

I'd love to contribute and submit a proper pull request, but I have seldom used git and/or GitHub.

Thank you!

I think it would be a great idea to reverse the finger numbering to match what musicians are already used to. I've played the piano for over 50 years and am just beginning to learn steno. I think it would be easier for me to relate to the numbering system I'm familiar with (and probably many other musicians) to get started. I'm happy create a pull request when I get a bit of time if it helps.