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| Trapster Posts: 2856/3604 |
Originally posted by Skydude I only have to catch a wee glimpse of the keys to be able to type really fast. as I know where most of them are. 
I´d like to learn to type with the home row, though. |
| Skydude Posts: 1153/2607 |
I'd like to see someone try to type as quickly with hunt & peck as I can with normal "home row" typing, provided the same level of accuracy. And keep in mind that I'm not THAT fast a typist.
As for writing up reports for school, I disagree largely on that topic. With hunt & peck I can only go at a certain rather slow pace. My style for writing reports, and even posts, really, is done very much in a conversational style. With the actual "correct" typing system I'm able to type at a similar rate to that at which I talk. A bit slower, but not significantly. |
| NSNick Posts: 766/2228 |
Yeah, the keys that were pressed more often were put apart, so that should make it quicker to type, as different fingers can hit these keys. |
| Alastor Posts: 3660/8204 |
You mean so that the keys WOULDN'T jam.
Any by the by, anyone who touch types realizes that it's really not that much of a problem to type quickly with qwerty. Look, I'm doing it right now. |
| asdf Posts: 1563/4077 |
Originally posted by Skydude Much faster than you can type on average with QWERTY, which was actually designed to slow you down (in typewriter ages) so that the keys would jam. And it takes too much work to set it up to Dvorak. |
| Tatrion Posts: 1152/2467 |
Originally posted by Skydude fnargfh Speed is for MMORPGS (which I don't play anymore) and IRC chats (which I've never been too). I feel no need to actually learn how to type faster, since I have all the time I need for replys and school reports, which is really all that I type. |
| The Red Snifit Posts: 107/739 |
Sigh, the home key is one of the keys that I don't use much. But I use it some times. I hope I can use it more later...  |
| Skydude Posts: 1147/2607 |
Yeah, but how fast can you type with hunt and peck? The whole point of the keyboarding classes is to help you type more accurately and more quickly. It helps a lot, for example, when you can type without looking at the keyboard. Can you do THAT with hunt & peck? |
| Tatrion Posts: 1151/2467 |
Hunt and peck. Done me well for the past 3 years.
...6 months of keyboarding class changed nothing. |
| cpubasic13 Posts: 295/1193 |
Yeah, most of the time. Usually if I have to type while holding a page open then I'll type with one hand. When I can use both hands, I'll use the home row keys.
...as for typing programs... MicroType Pro, I think. I can't remember the name, but the program had an asteroid shooting game that you had to complete in order to win the lesson... |
| dcahrakos Posts: 341/499 |
barely, I can type alot faster if I dont use home row...even when I took typing clases in junior high, whenever the teacher wasnt looking I would take my fingers off home row so I could type faster. |
| neotransotaku Posts: 972/1860 |
so...is home row typing with 10 fingers versus 2 fingers or some other way? if so, this is the first time I've heard of typing with 10 fingers called home row
yes, I type with 10 fingers I want to learn dvorak but yeah... |
| Anya Posts: 570/1176 |
Not really. Most of the time, I forget that it's there. |
| D 2007 Posts: 113/497 |
The only time my hands stray from mthe home row is when I'm using the numpad, arrow keys, or mouse.
The only problem is that I tend to only use the left shift and only use my thumb for hitting the spacebar, but I think that's more or less just because of my horrible posture on the computer. |
| Skydude Posts: 1097/2607 |
Oooh, I remember Mario Teaches Typing from the computer lab in middle school. How often my friends and I used it really speaks to how desperate we were during school hours for any sort of video-game-related entertainment. |
| Trapster Posts: 2834/3604 |
I only type with my index fingers but I can type very fast with them.
I don´t think I´ve ever tried to type using the home row. |
| Cruel Justice Posts: 817/1637 |
I have no choice but to ignore them while playing Starcraft or Counter-Strike.
I'll cheat on my typing when I feel lazy, but most of the times I use home row. |
| NSNick Posts: 758/2228 |
Originally posted by Yoshi Dude What about Typing of the Dead? |
| Skreename Posts: 127/1427 |
Originally posted by Yoshi Dude Hell yes. I only wish I was better at typing back when I actually messed with it... Yeah, I keep my hands on the home row... my laptop actually has spots where the keys are actually kind of wearing out where my hands rest on them. Of course, I also only use the left shift, so I don't quite have proper technique. Edit: Heart problems. |
| Cynthia Posts: 1929/5814 |
*votes for last option*
I've never heard of the home row. I just know that my typing skills are very good and that I type quickly with excellent accuracy.
I remember having a couple of free periods in computer class back in Grade 8 because I aced all the typing drills and other people were still typing like... well... snails. XD |
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