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The thing I'm going to be most concerned with when switching to the Kinesis, regardless of whether or not I also switch to Dvorak on it, is making sure that I'm
by kaens 16y ago
The thing I'm going to be most concerned with when switching to the Kinesis, regardless of whether or not I also switch to Dvorak on it, is making sure that I'm actually using my fingers "correctly".
Right now, I type mostly correct in QWERTY, but I know that I have some bad habits (using almost only left shift/alt/ctrl for one), and I haven't found myself very capable of breaking them.
Do you have any advice for making sure that I'm doing the "right" things with my hands, either on the Kinesis, or on normal keyboards?
- qixxiq 16y agoNot really :/, part of the reason I switched was because I was having the same problem. Just when you switch, "switch properly". Find a set of exercises for moving over and do them properly. I never finished every one because it got a bit excessive after a while, but my typing style would've been a lot worse without them. Once I notice a rather bad habit (such as using left shift for : - uncomfortable on a dvorak kinesis), I simply bound the combination to an exclamation mark so I'd notice every time I did it.
- kaens 16y agoOnce I notice a rather bad habit (such as using left shift for : - uncomfortable on a dvorak kinesis), I simply bound the combination to an exclamation mark so I'd notice every time I did it. That's a really good idea! I might bind some bad-habit key combos to system beep because I hate the system beep.