> I get an "off by one" key on my right hand under my ring and > pinkie fingers.
you use your pinkie finger? doesn't everyone just use their first two fingers and thumb for everything...? ;-) oh, i guess people use their left pinkies for the tab key since it's just sitting there anyway.. -josh > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gabriel Gunderson > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:51 PM > To: Provo Linux Users Group Mailing List > Subject: Re: [OT] Typos > > Matthew Walker wrote: > > Typos get even more interesting when you know how to > touchtype on two > > different keyboard layouts. I know Qwerty and Dvorak, and use them > > interchangably unless I try and switch layouts at the same > computer. > > My brain has strongly associated each layout with the system I > > typically use it at, and it's hard to switch. But I still typo > > sometimes by typing as if I was on the other layout. > > This is less dramatic, but when I use a "standard" keyboard > my typing slows to a crawl. I'm so accustomed to the > "natural" keyboards that I have a hard time knowing where my > fingers are on a standard. I think it has to do with not > using the little warts on the "f" and "j" keys for finger > placement. With the natural my fingers just kinda know where to go. > > I get an "off by one" key on my right hand under my ring and > pinkie fingers. So when wanting to type "ll" do show a long > listing of the directory, I will hit a ";;". It's kinda > embarrassing when you're working at someone's keyboard. Then > what will happen is I'll end up lifting my right hand to be > sure of finger placement (thus the slow to a crawl). > > Anyway, my old keyboard is getting ready to be replaced and > I'm thinking about getting rid of "natural" keyboards all > together. Is it just me or are they selling less of them > anyway? And does anyone else suffer from FKBS (Foreign > Keyboard Syndrome)? > > ;ater, > Gabe > > > :) > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
