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This seems to be more of a necessity than a nicety. The split keyboard struck me as a classic Apple example of form over function: in touch typing the 'B' key
by SeanLuke 15y ago
This seems to be more of a necessity than a nicety. The split keyboard struck me as a classic Apple example of form over function: in touch typing the 'B' key is struck with the left hand.
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- Xuzz 15y agoIt was first seen in a preview of Windows 8, I believe, not Honeycomb. (Android, even 4.0, doesn't have a split keyboard built in, although they do allow you to install your own.)
- ConstantineXVI 15y agoIt wasn't part of Android itself, but SwiftKey demoed a split keyboard at the Honeycomb launch event(2/11, Win8 unveiled in 6/11).
- nitrogen 15y agoIndeed; why not just draw those keys like a sensible person would?
- gghootch 15y agoDoes 'in touch' refer to on devices as the iPhone or iTouch or with regular old keyboards? I hit the B with my left hand on a normal keyboard; fairly certain that's the way all professional typing courses teach teach you to do it.
- adavies42 15y agopretty sure "touch typing" was meant in the old sense where it contrasts with "hunt and peck"
- Retric 15y agoI have been told one of the secrets to really fast typing is to use whichever index finger is closer. With some preference for alternating hands so TB is a clear win for the right hand.
- SeanLuke 15y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing