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> if the system I'm using has excessive latency (more of a 90s problem than today) precision means even when I do mistype, I'm "feeling" it and backspacing, not

by treyd 3y ago

> if the system I'm using has excessive latency (more of a 90s problem than today) precision means even when I do mistype, I'm "feeling" it and backspacing, not seeing them (since they haven't echoed yet.) Perhaps I'm just overly sensitive but if the input latency from keypress to echoing is consciously perceptible then I consider that already unusably slow. I can't imagine using a setup like that regularly. Special case being something like a slow SSH connection, where I do have to just "feel" it and proactively correct mistakes, but I fortunately don't regularly have to connect to servers more than about 200 mi away.

amatecha 3y ago
yeah, I mean, when you get a certain adeptness at typing, you don't need to look at the keyboard OR the screen. I've answered verbal questions looking at the person, while finishing typing a sentence about something else (and used to do so pretty regularly when I worked in the office). The maximum tier is being able to backspace the correct number of characters back to the mistake.... hahah (not something I've really managed, that I can recall)
- kqr 3y ago
  Ctrl-w or ctrl-backspace backspaces away the whole word and then you can just retype it. Often faster than trying to continue somewhere in the middle.
  - alluro2 3y ago
    Ooh, somehow didn't ever think of that - that's definitely the preferred way for me to go about it - thanks!
leghifla 3y ago
On a slow ssh connections, I prefer to close my eyes while typing, to avoid distraction by the delay on screen. I have better accuracy this way
eru 3y ago
Btw, you can use mosh to hide the latency of SSH. https://mosh.org/ https://mosh.org/
taway1237 3y ago
Lucky you. In my previous job I had to work many hours a day over SSH or even RDP on servers an ocean away (servers in the SF region, I worked remotely from europe).
- sumtechguy 3y ago
  One thing I used to do to every computer I owned was to turn the keyboard repeat rate up to the max. Made typing feel much faster.
- coldtea 3y ago
  Have you tried SSH over Mosh? (or rather, mosh over ssh)

by treyd 3y ago

amatecha 3y ago

yeah, I mean, when you get a certain adeptness at typing, you don't need to look at the keyboard OR the screen. I've answered verbal questions looking at the person, while finishing typing a sentence about something else (and used to do so pretty regularly when I worked in the office). The maximum tier is being able to backspace the correct number of characters back to the mistake.... hahah (not something I've really managed, that I can recall)

kqr 3y ago
Ctrl-w or ctrl-backspace backspaces away the whole word and then you can just retype it. Often faster than trying to continue somewhere in the middle.
- alluro2 3y ago
  Ooh, somehow didn't ever think of that - that's definitely the preferred way for me to go about it - thanks!

leghifla 3y ago

On a slow ssh connections, I prefer to close my eyes while typing, to avoid distraction by the delay on screen. I have better accuracy this way

eru 3y ago

Btw, you can use mosh to hide the latency of SSH. https://mosh.org/ https://mosh.org/

taway1237 3y ago

Lucky you. In my previous job I had to work many hours a day over SSH or even RDP on servers an ocean away (servers in the SF region, I worked remotely from europe).

sumtechguy 3y ago
One thing I used to do to every computer I owned was to turn the keyboard repeat rate up to the max. Made typing feel much faster.
coldtea 3y ago
Have you tried SSH over Mosh? (or rather, mosh over ssh)