X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2Fglossary.md;h=67820c7b22f3682d05bf2fee5ca1d120180358c9;hb=fca03e15b9f111e614738d9dcce09e03c49e9409;hp=101fabccbed01a45e0dea4db8c18668181fd9049;hpb=cb9e59152e30f3cd543963282b1fa616cb8b037b;p=qmk_firmware.git diff --git a/docs/glossary.md b/docs/glossary.md index 101fabccb..67820c7b2 100644 --- a/docs/glossary.md +++ b/docs/glossary.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ An alternative keyboard layout developed by Dr. August Dvorak in the 1930's. A s ## Dynamic Macro A macro which has been recorded on the keyboard and which will be lost when the keyboard is unplugged or the computer rebooted. -* [Dynamic Macro Documentation](dynamic_macros.html) +* [Dynamic Macro Documentation](feature_dynamic_macros.md) ## Eclipse An IDE that is popular with many C developers. @@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ In-system programming, a method of programming an AVR chip using external hardwa An interface for receiving debugging messages from your keyboard. You can view these messages using [QMK Flasher](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_flasher) or [PJRC's hid_listen](https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/hid_listen.html) ## Keycode -A 2-byte number that represents a particular key. `0x00`-`0xFF` are used for [Basic Keycodes](keycodes.html) while `0x100`-`0xFFFF` are used for [Quantum Keycodes](quantum_keycodes.html). +A 2-byte number that represents a particular key. `0x00`-`0xFF` are used for [Basic Keycodes](keycodes_basic.html) while `0x100`-`0xFFFF` are used for [Quantum Keycodes](quantum_keycodes.html). ## Key Down An event that happens when a key is pressed down, but is completed before a key is released. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ An abstraction used to allow a key to serve multiple purposes. The highest activ ## Leader Key A feature that allows you to tap the leader key followed by a sequence of 1, 2, or 3 keys to activate key presses or other quantum features. -* [Leader Key Documentation](leader_key.html) +* [Leader Key Documentation](feature_leader_key.html) ## LED Light Emitting Diode, the most common device used for indicators on a keyboard. @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ A wiring pattern of columns and rows that enables the MCU to detect keypresses w ## Macro A feature that lets you send muiltple keypress events (hid reports) after having pressed only a single key. -* [Macro Documentation](macros.html) +* [Macro Documentation](feature_macros.md) ## MCU Microcontrol Unit, the processor that powers your keyboard. @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ A key that is held down while typing another key to modify the action of that ke ## Mousekeys A feature that lets you control your mouse cursor and click from your keyboard. -* [Mousekeys Documentation](mouse_keys.html) +* [Mousekeys Documentation](feature_mouse_keys.html) ## N-Key Rollover (NKRO) A term that applies to keyboards that are capable of reporting any number of key-presses at once. @@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ A 1 byte number that is sent as part of a HID report over USB that represents a ## Space Cadet Shift A special set of shift keys which allow you to type various types of braces by tapping the left or right shift one or more times. -* [Space Cadet Shift Documentation](space_cadet_shift.html) +* [Space Cadet Shift Documentation](feature_space_cadet.html) ## Tap Pressing and releasing a key. In some situations you will need to distinguish between a key down and a key up event, and Tap always refers to both at once. @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ Pressing and releasing a key. In some situations you will need to distinguish be ## Tap Dance A feature that lets you assign muiltple keycodes to the same key based on how many times you press it. -* [Tap Dance Documentation](tap_dance.html) +* [Tap Dance Documentation](feature_tap_dance.md) ## Teensy A low-cost AVR development board that is commonly used for hand-wired builds. A teensy is often chosen despite costing a few dollors more due to its halfkay bootloader, which makes flashing very simple. @@ -152,15 +152,19 @@ A generic term for LEDs that light the underside of the board. These LED's typic ## Unicode In the larger computer world Unicode is a set of encoding schemes for representing characters in any language. As it relates to QMK it means using various OS schemes to send unicode codepoints instead of scancodes. -* [Unicode Documentation](unicode.html) +* [Unicode Documentation](feature_unicode.md) ## Unit Testing A framework for running automated tests against QMK. Unit testing helps us be confident that our changes do not break anything. -* [Unit Testing Documentation](unit_testing.html) +* [Unit Testing Documentation](unit_testing.md) ## USB Universal Serial Bus, the most common wired interface for a keyboard. ## USB Host (or simply Host) The USB Host is your computer, or whatever device your keyboard is plugged into. + +# Couldn't find the term you're looking for? + +[Open an issue](https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/issues) with your question and the term in question could be added here. Better still, open a pull request with the definition. :)