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It's not just about typing speed, it's about comfort. Touch typing on Colemak (and presumably Dvorak) feels much better and is less tiring than pecking. What y

by jules 8y ago

It's not just about typing speed, it's about comfort. Touch typing on Colemak (and presumably Dvorak) feels much better and is less tiring than pecking. What you mention is indeed the biggest advantage of touch typing: your hands are in a known position relative to the keyboard, so you don't have to look or think to type. How do you keep your hands in a fixed position if you only use 2-3 fingers?

whack 8y ago
> How do you keep your hands in a fixed position if you only use 2-3 fingers? They don't stay in a fixed position. They are constantly moving around the keyboard. I can still do this without having to think or look at the keyboard. I can understand why/how this would slow down my typing speed, but I can still maintain 60-70 wpm despite this. > it's about comfort My hands have never felt uncomfortable when they are moving about slightly. Why should they? I can walk for hours and feel totally relaxed - in fact, that actually feels better than standing still for 15 minutes.
- jules 8y ago
  > They don't stay in a fixed position. Okay, then I don't understand the point of the quote, because it is a counterargument to your style of typing. > My hands have never felt uncomfortable when they are moving about slightly. I used to peck, and now I don't, and I used to think that pecking was comfortable, and now I don't. The difference is night and day.
  - whack 8y ago
    > Okay, then I don't understand the point of the quote, because it is a counterargument to your style of typing. The quote is saying that even if someone pecks, their typing speed isn't necessarily impaired. I'm not claiming to be as advanced as other pecking-typists, but I can still achieve bursts of 80 wpm. > I used to think that pecking was comfortable, and now I don't. The difference is night and day My hands feel about as comfortable while typing, as they do while I'm lying down or doing nothing. I don't see how they can possibly feel any more comfortable than that.

by jules 8y ago

whack 8y ago

> How do you keep your hands in a fixed position if you only use 2-3 fingers? They don't stay in a fixed position. They are constantly moving around the keyboard. I can still do this without having to think or look at the keyboard. I can understand why/how this would slow down my typing speed, but I can still maintain 60-70 wpm despite this. > it's about comfort My hands have never felt uncomfortable when they are moving about slightly. Why should they? I can walk for hours and feel totally relaxed - in fact, that actually feels better than standing still for 15 minutes.

jules 8y ago
> They don't stay in a fixed position. Okay, then I don't understand the point of the quote, because it is a counterargument to your style of typing. > My hands have never felt uncomfortable when they are moving about slightly. I used to peck, and now I don't, and I used to think that pecking was comfortable, and now I don't. The difference is night and day.
- whack 8y ago
  > Okay, then I don't understand the point of the quote, because it is a counterargument to your style of typing. The quote is saying that even if someone pecks, their typing speed isn't necessarily impaired. I'm not claiming to be as advanced as other pecking-typists, but I can still achieve bursts of 80 wpm. > I used to think that pecking was comfortable, and now I don't. The difference is night and day My hands feel about as comfortable while typing, as they do while I'm lying down or doing nothing. I don't see how they can possibly feel any more comfortable than that.