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Er, I am touchtyping, unless we have very different understandings of the term. I look at the screen when typing, or can type whilst holding a conversation with

Er, I am touchtyping, unless we have very different understandings of the term. I look at the screen when typing, or can type whilst holding a conversation with somebody. I can even look at the screen whilst holding a camera under my chin in order to film it ;)

eimrine 6y ago
As a touchtypist, I can not understand how can you touchtype while not holding your index fingers on FJ keys with sensible relief. I feel very uncomfortable if neither left nor right index finger touches those keys. And instead of having rest on the buttons, your fingers are flying, which is ridiculous from my point of view and requires an unusual level of stamina. Sorry if I am wrong, just the animation is very different from my experience.
- robotmay 6y ago
  Haha no worries, it's actually a good question as to how it works, as I'm not entirely sure myself. I think the closest equivalent is genuinely musical instruments: I also never look at the keyboard of my accordions. I imagine a part of it is having a constant reference point aside from the fingers, such as having the keyboard in a specific place, or perhaps I'm anchoring more around the modifier keys than the letters. When I get a chance I'd quite like to film it from a few angles simultaneously to see if there's anything that can be easily identified.
  - fbcpck 6y ago
    I really like this explanation! I'm also able to touch-type and I'm not a home-row typist. I noticed that my point of reference mainly the keyboard rims; once I locate the keyboard by feeling the rims with my (pinky) finger, I can just start typing. I'm using Apple Magic Keyboard for almost a decade now, it's pretty small so I'm not sure if I could do the same with standard form factor mechanical keyboard. I sometimes use the FJ keys as point of reference too, but I don't strictly type like how a homerow typist would.
    - tpxl 6y ago
      Same here. Left and right shifts are my reference and from that I can locate every key on the keyboard.

eimrine 6y ago

As a touchtypist, I can not understand how can you touchtype while not holding your index fingers on FJ keys with sensible relief. I feel very uncomfortable if neither left nor right index finger touches those keys. And instead of having rest on the buttons, your fingers are flying, which is ridiculous from my point of view and requires an unusual level of stamina. Sorry if I am wrong, just the animation is very different from my experience.

robotmay 6y ago
Haha no worries, it's actually a good question as to how it works, as I'm not entirely sure myself. I think the closest equivalent is genuinely musical instruments: I also never look at the keyboard of my accordions. I imagine a part of it is having a constant reference point aside from the fingers, such as having the keyboard in a specific place, or perhaps I'm anchoring more around the modifier keys than the letters. When I get a chance I'd quite like to film it from a few angles simultaneously to see if there's anything that can be easily identified.
- fbcpck 6y ago
  I really like this explanation! I'm also able to touch-type and I'm not a home-row typist. I noticed that my point of reference mainly the keyboard rims; once I locate the keyboard by feeling the rims with my (pinky) finger, I can just start typing. I'm using Apple Magic Keyboard for almost a decade now, it's pretty small so I'm not sure if I could do the same with standard form factor mechanical keyboard. I sometimes use the FJ keys as point of reference too, but I don't strictly type like how a homerow typist would.
  - tpxl 6y ago
    Same here. Left and right shifts are my reference and from that I can locate every key on the keyboard.