You can do embedded steno on the Uni v4, Polyglot, and Asterisk thanks to Jeffrey Lim, the guy behind Javelin Steno!
Try embedded steno using the firmware builder website: https://lim.au/#/software/javelin-steno
What is embedded steno? Embedded steno lets you use steno without any software. The translation happens on-device, like a plug-and-play steno device.
You can steno on work or school computers that don't allow Plover. You can even use other device like phones, tablets, and chromebooks with embedded steno.
There is still benefit to using Plover because of all it's plugins and features. So our keyboards are not shipping out with embedded steno by default just yet.
Video instruction on setting up embedded steno on your Uni v4 or Polyglot:
Another awesome video about Javelin:
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where can i buy a stenokeyboard?
Javalin is really useful to use across multiple displays!
Javalin is also quite nice, since if you keep lim open in your browser and connected to your board, then you can use it pretty much exactly as plover, except it all runs in the web. You can even add custom dictionaries, translations, or even entirely new keymaps! I made 2 extra layers that acts as a numpad and a numlock for the numpad for my polyglot, and it was honestly really easy.
Check it out!
I use Javelin with my Uni v4 and I can answer the previous questions: There is a paper tape with raw steno and dictionary entries, and a suggestions window. The user dictionary can be edited live, and the full dictionary can be downloaded and a new one can be flashed. The only feature I sort of miss is Python scripting.
can you still use custom dictionary entries with embedded steno? (uni v4)
By “other features” I guess you mean things like Plover’s paper tape and suggestion displays, but otherwise I can’t think of much that embedded steno gives up to Plover.
Does the in-browser Javelin toolkit have a paper tape display?