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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?

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[-] arcine@jlai.lu 2 points 20 hours 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 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

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

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours 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 points 15 hours 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.

[-] Paulemeister@feddit.org 1 points 3 hours ago

Isnt there a guy online that modified theirs to have mechanical keys, basically doubling the thickness?

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