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Their finger diagram makes the same mistake that most do: outward slanting finger columns of Q-A-Z, W-S-X, E-D-C, R-F-V, T-G-B. http://i.imgur.com/9X0nFgv.png
by pkamb 11y ago
Their finger diagram makes the same mistake that most do: outward slanting finger columns of Q-A-Z, W-S-X, E-D-C, R-F-V, T-G-B.
http://i.imgur.com/9X0nFgv.png http://i.imgur.com/9X0nFgv.png
The Q-A-Z finger layout requires extremely un-ergonomic compromises: a bent left wrist and/or using side-to-side finger movements rather than "curls".
A simple switch to using the columns Q-A-Shift, W-S-Z, E-D-X, etc. puts your left hand and fingers into a far more comfortable position. Neutral inward-slanted wrists and naturally curling fingers. I suppose E-S-Z might be even better.
I'm very surprised that the "standard" Q-A-Z finger placement for the left hand is still taught. There is a far more comfortable alternative available on any hardware keyboard. I'm curious if there are any other W-S-Zers who type the same way I do.
- latortuga 11y agoI'm astounded by the comment because, until right at this moment, I had not considered how I type these letters. I've been touch typing for 16 years give or take and I just now realized that I don't actually use my left ring finger for any key on the bottom row - I type both Z and left shift with my pinky and do W-S with ring and E-D-X with middle. I guess you can count me as half-following the more ergonomic method :)
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- simias 11y agoHeh, I'm glad I read your comment. I'm in the same boat as yours, when I learned touchtyping I wound the outward slant extremely uncomfortable on regular keyboards (it works better on "matrix" keyboards though). I naturally ended up using the finger placement you describe.
- pkamb 11y agoYeah, that's what I find so funny about "column" keyboards such as: http://www.typematrix.com/ http://www.typematrix.com/ http://www.keyboard.io/ http://www.keyboard.io/ Standard keyboards already have pretty good columns when you use a neutral slanted hand position. The right side especially, and the left isn't bad as long as you use the W-S-Z offset bottom row.
- alaaibrahim 11y agoThanks for this comment, as I'm learning to touch type, and for me every time I had to type the bottom row with my right hand it feels awkward. This will definitely change the way I learn :-)