Typing without looking?

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Typing without looking?
Tweet Topic Started: Oct 16 2012, 02:23 AM (504 Views)
Devy The Mutt	Oct 16 2012, 02:23 AM Post #1
'Ello, lad! Posts: 2,631 Group: E Rank Legend Member #12,660 Joined: December 29, 2011 Gender: Male Country: United States of America Steam ID: mxnneurosis Game Currently Playing: Oddworld: Abe's Oddysey	Yeah, I'm just going to ask a random question because it does apply to me a lot. Who here can type without having to look at what they are typing? I don't have to look at the keyboard, which is good. It makes me faster at doing things like typing down posts for role plays or doing essays. I learned in sixth grade how to type perfectly.
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HollyYoshi	Oct 17 2012, 03:06 AM Post #16
I object to your claims Posts: 15,025 Group: =SB= Queens Member #9,640 Joined: January 9, 2009 Gender: Female Country: United States of America 3DS Friend Code: 1891-1489-0768 Nintendo ID: Agent_Blaire Game Currently Playing: Yoshi's Island	I could never get the hang of that 'homerow key' shit - I've always ended up typing way too slow and pretty much have to look at my keyboard whenever I attempt it. Instead, I type freehand. Way more comfortable and I can type much faster with nary a glance at my keyboard.



Lord Pianta	Oct 17 2012, 06:46 AM Post #17
Il Piantissimo Posts: 3,320 Group: Former Monarchs Member #9,741 Joined: February 7, 2009 Gender: Male Nintendo ID: Piantab	Kammy Oct 16 2012, 07:55 AM Plus my phone has a qwerty keyboard, I asked specifically for it. xP I used to type without looking with a Blackberry too, but now with my HTC I'm just glad I have autocorrect... ^^;
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Ghost	Oct 17 2012, 09:56 AM Post #18
Angel Island Act 2 Posts: 67 Group: D Rank Adventurer Member #13,225 Joined: August 28, 2012	Hmm... that reminds me that I wanted to figure out how fast I type. I know it was about 48 wpm at one time, but that was like ten years ago... how do you folks usually determine how fast you are?
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Lord DragonFlame	Oct 17 2012, 10:50 AM Post #19
Christmas is back again Posts: 17,411 Group: Former Monarchs Member #348 Joined: December 9, 2006 Gender: Male Steam ID: Warzak85DF	Lemme put it this way. I couldn't understand how to learn to write properly, without having to constantly be looking, seen as the letter's aren't places in any linear fashion, but in fact are rather randomly dotted around. Surprisingly it's effective, and I believe most of us will in time, learn the way's of merely looking ahead upon the screen, while finger's mashes all the buttons we're looking for. So my answer is, yes.
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Lord Pianta	Oct 17 2012, 11:11 AM Post #20
Il Piantissimo Posts: 3,320 Group: Former Monarchs Member #9,741 Joined: February 7, 2009 Gender: Male Nintendo ID: Piantab	Ghost Oct 17 2012, 09:56 AM Hmm... that reminds me that I wanted to figure out how fast I type. I know it was about 48 wpm at one time, but that was like ten years ago... how do you folks usually determine how fast you are? There are several typing test online. Just google it.
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Wallace	Oct 17 2012, 02:57 PM Post #21
Break out the L-word. The other L-word. Posts: 1,889 Group: S Rank Hero Member #11,873 Joined: February 24, 2011	I don't really do home-row or anything. When I first started using computers a lot, the thing I did most was play video games, and as you may know, the movement keys for a lot of games are "WASD", and that's where I keep my left hand when I type (also space bar and left shift, but I always use right shift). I keep my right hand on the keys P, L, and right shift. Edited by Wallace, Oct 17 2012, 02:57 PM.
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Fwiss	Oct 17 2012, 04:10 PM Post #22
Sandopolis Act 1 Posts: 1,567 Group: S Rank Hero Member #9,080 Joined: June 18, 2008 Gender: Male Steam ID: fwiss1174	I took a typing class in sixth grade, but I have multiple keyboards because of multiple devices. My little netbook keyboard, my desktop keyboard, and my laptop keyboards are all too different for me to work with without looking. I still practice it a bit on my normal keyboard. I am actually doing it right now, but I'm not using homerow keys, I'm just moving around the keyboard and feeling for the J key every now and then. Does that count?
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Ludichaos	Oct 17 2012, 06:30 PM Post #23
[Outrealm Vagabond] Posts: 4,994 Group: C Rank Legend Member #11,272 Joined: July 25, 2010	Sorta. I mean I usually have to look at the keyboard to make sure my hands are in position, but once I start typing I just keep my eyes on the text as it comes out to make sure I've avoided any typos and the like. Yet somehow, they still make it in. I didn't really teach myself to do it, but after using computers for a while I found I just kinda got good at it. It's a reflex memory thing I guess. "To test myself, I'm trying to type this exactly sentence with my eyes closed." ... welp, I did pretty well besides adding an 'ly' when I didn't need it. My hands always seemed to auto predict for me, so I correct myself a lot. �P
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Eren Jaeger	Oct 17 2012, 10:08 PM Post #24
"I will kill ALL of the Titans!" Posts: 2,305 Group: S Rank Hero Member #12,433 Joined: October 2, 2011 Gender: Male	Yeah, it's not very hard to type with your eyes closed. It's basically the same thing as not even looking. Which is why this entire post I typed hile watching TV. I know when I hot the wrong button but I can still backspace and correct it. Whoo~. (Missed that w in while above. Macbook keys are hard to work with. :o)
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Ludichaos	Oct 19 2012, 10:44 AM Post #25
[Outrealm Vagabond] Posts: 4,994 Group: C Rank Legend Member #11,272 Joined: July 25, 2010	Also, you typed 'hot' instead of 'hit'. �P But yeah, kind of a handy skill, I guess~
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Hauntvine	Oct 19 2012, 02:46 PM Post #26
He's Hiding Something... Posts: 899 Group: D Rank Hero Member #11,445 Joined: September 26, 2010 3DS Friend Code: 3222-6026-7505	Like I said on EC, yes. Yes I can. ~~Although I do sometimes mess up...~~
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Heart	Oct 19 2012, 05:32 PM Post #27
Character Select Posts: 6 Group: E Rank Adventurer Member #13,238 Joined: September 3, 2012	Sadly I can't type without looking. I can type pretty fast, especially when I have an idea of some kind, but I need to see what I'm doing. >:



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