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> Try typing “The” with the T capitalized on Colemak and hopefully you’ll see what I mean. Try typing “The” with the T capitalized on Colemak and hopefully you’
by smabie 6y ago
> Try typing “The” with the T capitalized on Colemak and hopefully you’ll see what I mean. Try typing “The” with the T capitalized on Colemak and hopefully you’ll see what I mean
Why is he shifting with his right hand instead of his left? It seems obvious, but maybe isn't: you should shift/ctrl with the opposite hand that is going to type the letter.
- nuclear_eclipse 6y agoOn Colemak, the T is on the left hand, so the right hand would be moving to the right to press shift, then moving to the left to press the H, the moving right again for E.
- taneq 6y agoThis is going back into the dark ages (we were taught on electric typewriters!) but when I did a typing course I was told only ever to use my left pinky for shift and right thumb for space.
- smabie 6y agoIs there a rationale behind that?
- taneq 6y agoNot one that I'm aware of, and a quick check of modern online typing resources doesn't share the same bias. I guess it was either the teacher's preference or something she was taught in typewriter school.
- toyg 6y agoI think “in the dark ages” it was more common to end up using keyboards with only one Shift key - think “nuclear reactor control panel” and stuff like that. So it probably made sense to bend touchtyping theory for practical purposes when preparing kids.
- birdemic 6y agoI tripped up on this part as well. I've been using colemak for many years, and I don't enter "the" the way described. When your hands rest on the home row, you left pointer finger is already on "T" and your right middle is on "E." To enter "The" you only need to move your left pinkie 1 cm to the left-shift key and your right pointer 1 cm left to "H". It's so little movement you can just about smash all four keys at once.