You might check out Companion <https://bitfocus.io/companion/>, which is an open source alternative to the stream deck software. It can run on a Stream Deck or any touch interface that can access the web UI over a network (like a smartphone). You can make graphic icons for the buttons.
For what it's worth I used to use a program that would convert some keys on my MIDI keyboard to things like bar checks, rests, rhythmic values, etc. Some examples: https://github.com/taerin-markman/midi2key https://midikey2key.de/ (Windows only) On Wed, Apr 13, 2022 at 12:16 PM Nikolai Hedler <nhed...@gmail.com> wrote: > After some research, I found some discussion of a software tool > Nicolas built that had a similar intention; from what I can tell, his > strategy was to use this software to interpret input from a standard > keyboard as LilyPond functions, rather than using separate hardware. > The obvious advantage of his approach is that no additional hardware > is required; on the other hand, it is only compatible with the editing > software it was written for and requires the user to learn (and, I > believe, memorize) the key "map" or use a "cheat sheet" of some sort. > Unfortunately, it also appears that it's no longer available... > > - Nikolai > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 5:07 AM Jean Abou Samra <j...@abou-samra.fr> wrote: > > > > > > > > Le 08/04/2022 à 02:34, Nikolai Hedler a écrit : > > > 3. Has something like this been done before for LilyPond? > > > > You might be interested in discussing this with Nicolas Sceaux, who did > > something similar if I recall correctly. > > > > https://editions-nicolas-sceaux.fr/ > > > > Best, > > Jean > > > >
