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I don't buy this answer. If the shift button is three actions then the capslock is four. Shift: Press -> hold -> release Lock: Press -> release -> press -> r
by Timpy 7y ago
I don't buy this answer. If the shift button is three actions then the capslock is four.
Shift: Press -> hold -> release
Lock: Press -> release -> press -> release
Both cases require timing. I'm not convinced he's faster because of capslock, he seems to be faster in spite of it.
I also use a hybrid typing style. For example, the word "server". The first time I strike the "e" with my middle finger and the second "e" is with my ring finger, freeing my middle finger to type the final "r" because my index finger is still at the lower row after typing "v". Surely he uses this style of non-traditional touch typing for words like "Azure, Qatar, Zaire," but I think the flexibility of finger choice is the secret to success, not the capslock key.
- falcolas 7y agoSo, I think the bigger difference is that there is no timing required on the release (short of "don't trigger auto-repeat"). Just as we (assumption alert) don't care about the timing of releasing the letter or number keys while typing, they don't worry about the release timing of the "shift/capslock" key when they're typing. To them, it's just like typing 'wow' or anything else with a repeating letter. I also imagine it makes typing out acroynyms a lot simpler as well. For example, I hold down left shift when I type NASA (left shift since I hit the 'n' with my right hand), and contort my left hand while being sure not to release shift to finish the word. In any case, it's mostly my own conjecture - day-to-day I can't type very accurately without relying on coming back to home; without using the same fingers for the same letters all the time.