I started Touch Typing on the iPhone with my pointer fingers,but gave the thumbs a try. I find that I actuallylike the thumbs better. However, when in a car where it's harder to hear VoiceOver feedback, I revert to pointer fingers and hold the phone closer to my ear. In reality, when doing a lot of typing as in this message, I prefer to use the BrailleConnect or dictation.
Sent from my iPhone On May 17, 2012, at 5:25 PM, "Mike Cassidy" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. Glad we have a variety of choices. Keith -- 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.
