4 ms·
Have you tried swipe typing?
by hackernewds 4y ago
Have you tried swipe typing?
- sircastor 4y agoI have. It’s actually my primary input method for my phone. It’s certainly fast, but I’m still better with a physical two-handed keyboard.
- mgdlbp 4y agoDitto. Though I see now: it seemed obvious to me commenting initially that physical keyboard typing speed ≫ touch keyboard typing speed. Rather, a cursory search now shows averages of around 50 WPM vs 40 WPM, so there isn't much difference for most people; I don't doubt that with practice on the phone some will upset the inequality. But up in the tails is where mobile falls short: I think I'll be sticking with writing on desktop when I can, as judging by the record mobile typing speed of either 85 or 110 WPM (over only 25 words ≈ 15 seconds), I don't think I have much chance of approaching my two-handed typing in practice. But maybe there's a benefit in slowing down, perhaps more concise notes the first time around? For millennia diarists scribbled on dead plants, after all. Then again, the average writing ability was illiteracy, and isn't there the cliché of individuals nowadays being more productive than ever before?