I’ve recently started trying to improve my typing speed, which has probably been held back by my somewhat unconventional typing style. Formal touch typing was never a part of my education, and while years of computer use eventually led to me being able to type without looking, I’m probably not as efficient as I could be.

Can you touch type - and with proper form? QWERTY, DVORAK or other layout?

  • arcine@jlai.lu
    2·
    3 days ago

    I can touch type QWERTY, but I struggle on laptop keyboards because it’s easy to lose your position.

    I have a Glove80 keyboard on my desktop, it’s very easy to stay put since the keyboard is made exactly so your hands are on the home row.

    • Catfish@aussie.zone
      1·
      2 days ago

      I detest laptop keyboards, or even externals that are too flat. I need keys that move g SH or my body memory to work right.

    • starlinguk@lemmy.world
      1·
      3 days ago

      Same problem, I have a Cherry keyboard for the same reason. The old Thinkpads used to have proper keyboards, I don’t get why laptops all have keyboards you basically can’t type on nowadays.

      • arcine@jlai.lu
        1·
        3 days ago

        I wish Framework had an option for a mechanical keyboard in there, although I understand that would mess up the whole rest of the design to accommodate it.