anyone here using or has used a foot pedal macro switch for your PC?

[Marzipan]

I've been thinking hard and think having something setup for copy / paste would be very Very VERY useful for me.

 

[LaughingCrow]

I've been thinking hard and think having something setup for copy / paste would be very Very VERY useful for me.

Yes, I used to use a USB foot pedal switch primarily for Press to Talk for online games. Still have 2 of them. No longer available at Amazon. The version I used is only a single switch but there was a 3 peddle switch that are still available at Amazon.

A gamepad would be overkill for just copy/paste.

What's wrong with Control-C and Control-V for copy - paste?

 

[Lysrin]

Or if default ctrl key combos won't work for you, perhaps a keyboard that supports binding macros to dedicated keys would be better suited to that? Or a mouse with a few extra bindable buttons? My Logitech mouse would certainly support that nearly out of the box.

A foot switch seems like a bit of a clunky solution, adding an extra peripheral to your set up.

 

[Marzipan]

@LaughingCrow copy / paste action is my arch nemesis! I've tried so many different keyboards to find one with spacing to minimize the error, but I chronically paste...hit the v instead of the c. perhaps a mouse with buttons I can bind would be a better idea.

@Lysrin BECAUSE OF REASONS!!!

 

[CMetaphor]

I may be getting one of these, unsure at this moment if it can do copy+paste, but I'd be surprised if it couldn't. Do you want to wait until I get it and try it out?

On sale right now on Amazon:
https://a.co/d/fHgOz0C

Edit: there's also this one but it's not from a know brand:
https://a.co/d/hO2YQV8

 

[Izerous]

A Macro keyboard and set the macro keys as copy/paste as needed might be more convient than the foot pedal. I understand your pain on those kinds of shortcuts though as I often work on a mac but remoted into windows and the shortcuts are not identical between OS's

 

[Marzipan]

A Macro keyboard and set the macro keys as copy/paste as needed might be more convient than the foot pedal. I understand your pain on those kinds of shortcuts though as I often work on a mac but remoted into windows and the shortcuts are not identical between OS's

I have thought of that...but moving my hands off home row would interfere with my typing cadence, so thinking about how I can utilize my jittery feet that never stop moving (ADHD).

 

[Lysrin]

I have thought of that...but moving my hands off home row would interfere with my typing cadence, so thinking about how I can utilize my jittery feet that never stop moving (ADHD).

But you still have select whatever it is you are going to copy and paste. That is going to cause some disturbance in your home row position, or if you want to keep your non-mouse hand on home row, then I'll point you back to my previous comment about binding copy and paste to mouse buttons.

But whatever works for you man!

 

[Marzipan]

But you still have select whatever it is you are going to copy and paste. That is going to cause some disturbance in your home row position, or if you want to keep your non-mouse hand on home row, then I'll point you back to my previous comment about binding copy and paste to mouse buttons.

But whatever works for you man!

that's why I thought of foot pedals...aside from them bouncing with nervous energy all day, using them wouldn't interrupt my typing cadence...I would just need to adapt and learn how to copy / paste fast enough to keep up.

but yes, whatever works. we will see...

 

[Lysrin]

@Marzipan saw this article in my news feed and thought it might be helpful. This guy didn't do cut and paste but it shows you certainly could.

I tried using a foot pedal to increase my productivity at work — here's what happened

Elgato’s Stream Deck Pedal isn’t just for streamers

www.tomsguide.com