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A simple utility application to trigger haptic feedback when tapping Touch Bar.

21 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 0 stories, 21 comments · first 2018-04-05 · latest 2024-09-05

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  1. …https://pock.app https://community.folivora.ai/t/goldenchaos-btt-the-complete... https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lloeki · 2024-09-05 · in Dynamicland 2024
  2. …away from the touch surface but it's still quite a transformative experience for the TB. [0]: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lloeki · 2021-02-26 · in The Framework Laptop
  3. Try https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lloeki · 2020-11-10 · in Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
  4. Which it can via https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lloeki · 2020-11-10 · in Apple unveils M1, its first system-on-a-chip for portable Mac computers
  5. > [0]: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey - or you might like 'brew cask install haptickey'. This is great, thanks for posting.
    comment by siquick · 2020-07-10 · in Sampler for Mac Touchbars
  6. …easier to develop muscle memory (although I did develop muscle memory without this app too). [0]: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey - or you might like 'brew cask install haptickey'.
    comment by pcr910303 · 2020-07-10 · in Sampler for Mac Touchbars
  7. …It provides haptic feedback for all touch bar presses (BetterTouchTool also has this feature). https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by mthoms · 2020-06-02 · in Seven years later, I bought a new MacBook. For the first time, I don't love it
  8. …feedback of a real physical button is essential. I personally use HapticKey[0] for that. [0] https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by pcr910303 · 2019-11-13 · in 16-inch MacBook Pro
  9. FWIW HapticKey adds feedback when you press touch bar keys: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by eppsilon · 2019-11-13 · in 16-inch MacBook Pro
  10. …it's a problem. For now, I use the HapticKey[0] app to mitigate the problem. It's wonderful. [0] https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by pcr910303 · 2019-11-13 · in 16-inch MacBook Pro
  11. > tactile feedback Not tactile, haptic only but there is https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lloeki · 2019-07-09 · in Apple kills the non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro
  12. Re: Haptic feedback on the touch bar, see https://github.com/niw/HapticKey , which is surprisingly good despite being a massive hack.
    comment by STRML · 2019-06-10 · in Apple Is Listening
  13. https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by whateveracct · 2019-05-21 · in Apple introduces 8-core MacBook Pro
  14. https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by fengb · 2019-04-19 · in Its butterfly keyboard design has failed, but Apple has yet to admit its mistake
  15. …it manipulates the Force Touch feature to provide haptic feedback when pressing the Touch Bar keys. https://github.com/niw/HapticKey How haptic feedback is not a general feature of this, is beyond me. How the Touch Bar is no longer an…
    comment by lostgame · 2018-11-22 · in Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air
  16. …haptic feedback when you press the Touch Bar, giving you at least a sense of having pressed a key. https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by lostgame · 2018-11-22 · in Ditching the MacBook Pro for a MacBook Air
  17. You might find HapticKey useful. https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by jimsmart · 2018-10-19 · in Is the Touch Bar a gimmick? Two years in, I can answer that
  18. …pad uses to make it feel like you're actually clicking. Links: - https://www.haptictouchbar.com - https://github.com/niw/HapticKey - https://community.folivora.ai/t/touchbar-haptic-feedback-imp...
    comment by d3sandoval · 2018-09-02 · in Ask HN: Is the new MacBook Pro worth its value for a developer?
  19. …which makes the Touch Bar slightly less awful by clicking the trackpad when you touch it: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by cytzol · 2018-07-12 · in MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
  20. This is $5 and there's a free alternative: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by dotdi · 2018-07-12 · in MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
  21. > No haptic feedback HapticKey fixed this for me: https://github.com/niw/HapticKey
    comment by _fzslm · 2018-04-05 · in Making the Touch Bar useful by abandoning Apple guidelines