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I think you're completely right. I have a 'normal' 65% keyboard and find myself looking at the keys all the time without trying. If I remind myself not to look

I think you're completely right. I have a 'normal' 65% keyboard and find myself looking at the keys all the time without trying. If I remind myself not to look then I can touch type just fine because I've been using keyboards for like 15 years..But I still find myself looking down as I type multiple times a day out of habit. I've often wondered if getting blank keycaps would help with this problem but have never made the jump (mainly due to cost). Someday! Even just writing this comment I found myself looking at the keyboard instead of the screen..It's a really bad habit because it is almost like a small context switch in terms of switching back to what I should be looking at.

dllthomas 6y ago
If you have a cheap old keyboard, try popping the caps off the keys and rearranging (leave F and K alone). IME that's much more effective than blank keys (the information is not merely missing but wrong in a way that's immediately obvious). I'm not sure this will work for all types of keyboards, so make sure it's one you're willing to sacrifice... but that's a lot cheaper than the fancy blank ones and possibly cheaper than a can of spray paint. Also, it's probably not going to work very well with anything ergonomic.
- somehnguy 6y ago
  That's a great idea, thank you. It's a cheapo Reddragon TKL K552, wanted smaller than fullsize & mechanical keys without spending a small fortune. Should work!
- rovolo 6y ago
  When you say to leave F and K alone, is that because of the bumps on the keys for locating your hands? I'm not sure I've seen a keyboard with F and K keys with bumps because that would be the index finger on the left hand and the middle finger on the right hand. Usually the bumps are both under the same finger (F and J or D and K).
  - dllthomas 6y ago
    Err, yes, typo. I meant F and J. Or whatever keys have the locator bumps, if you're using a different style keyboard.

dllthomas 6y ago

If you have a cheap old keyboard, try popping the caps off the keys and rearranging (leave F and K alone). IME that's much more effective than blank keys (the information is not merely missing but wrong in a way that's immediately obvious). I'm not sure this will work for all types of keyboards, so make sure it's one you're willing to sacrifice... but that's a lot cheaper than the fancy blank ones and possibly cheaper than a can of spray paint. Also, it's probably not going to work very well with anything ergonomic.

somehnguy 6y ago
That's a great idea, thank you. It's a cheapo Reddragon TKL K552, wanted smaller than fullsize & mechanical keys without spending a small fortune. Should work!
rovolo 6y ago
When you say to leave F and K alone, is that because of the bumps on the keys for locating your hands? I'm not sure I've seen a keyboard with F and K keys with bumps because that would be the index finger on the left hand and the middle finger on the right hand. Usually the bumps are both under the same finger (F and J or D and K).
- dllthomas 6y ago
  Err, yes, typo. I meant F and J. Or whatever keys have the locator bumps, if you're using a different style keyboard.