Hi listers, This is fascinating: How many folk type on a standard keyboard with their thumbs? I've just tried using my thumbs; I suppose with practice I could improve, but it just doesn't feel right somehow. It's a good job there isn't a correct way, and good that we can all choose our preferred method.
Regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: 17 May 2012 20:38 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: typing on the phone Most sighted people use their thumbs to type even on touch screens. As to what most blind people using touch screens use, that's anyone's guess. I have used both styles. So I cancel out the statistics. -- Raul A. Gallegos A lifelong friend is someone you haven't borrowed money from yet. ~ Anonymous Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 On 5/17/2012 1:09 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: > It's always been my understanding that this is how the majority of > people type on their smart phones with a querty keyboard or numeric > keypad, i.e. using their thumbs. This is how I typed on my last two > Symbian phones, which had a numeric keypad and then a querty keyboard. > I'm not so sure it's how the majority of people use the touch screen > interface on their smart phones. It seems like more people use a > pointer finger. I don't have any statistical data though, so this is > all just anecdotal. > > BTW, I have been giving touch typing another chance, and although it's > early, I'm thinking I may end up preferring it over split tapping. I > know I've been a big advocate of split tapping, but all of the people > on this list talking about how great touch typing is caused me to give > it another chance, and I may be glad I did. > > On 17/05/12 11:51, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> Ah! >> >> I use both my right and my left thumb to type. This is how the majority of people type on smart phones. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On May 17, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Gretchen Maune<[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Sounds like there's a good bit of variety out there. I've always >>> used my right thumb for all my typing, that is, until I got my apple >>> bluetooth keyboard last fall. Now, if I'm going to be typing more >>> than a couple of words, I use that instead. >>> >>> -Gretchen >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
