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>I can't think of any benefit If you want to minimize the time it takes to travel to a particular key, it makes sense to keep your fingers at the "center of ma
by dawnofdusk 1y ago
>I can't think of any benefit
If you want to minimize the time it takes to travel to a particular key, it makes sense to keep your fingers at the "center of mass" of the keyboard... which is the home row.
- meta-level 1y agoAlso f and j are marked and you can find them blindly
- horsawlarway 1y agoYou can find lots of ways to orient yourself, though. Space and Caps-lock are enough to orient me on any keyboard I've used for more than a minute or two. Space and Enter orient on the right hand. Basically - if my left pinky is touching the line between caps lock and shift on the left side of those keys, and my thumb is touching the bottom of the space bar, I know exactly where my middle fingers are resting. With the added bonus of not contorting my wrist and fingers into a very uncomfortable space. I have very large hands, and the "Proper" finger placement would be a guaranteed RSI injury for me.
- rudimentary_phy 1y agoI type (mostly) correct, but this is true. I'm still using one of the first keyboards I ever bought and the f and j keys have become worn down, so I seem to have learned ways similar to what you're describing. Different keyboards with macros or weirdly formatted buttons throw me for a loop with this method though, while the f and j keys guarantee correct positioning.
- colanderman 1y agoMy fingers naturally rest on... (checks) Q-E-F-V N-J-I-P. That is, sort of like a V diagonal spanning the entire alphabetic region. Which coincidentally puts them on or 1 key away from every letter except X, Y and Z. But they move all over while I type anyway.