I ordered a #MechanicalKeyboard and also want to learn #10Finger#typing. I already can do #TouchTyping with my own system with a variable amount of fingers that I internalized the past decades. But learning 10 finger typing is like learning to walk again 😓
@svenjacobs
How is touch typing different from 10 finger? Touch typing is, by definition, using 10 fingers...
There is no "your" touch typing: as far as I know there is only one way, isn't it?
It's a great way to embed muscle memory for all finger positions, yes. It's not great as a typing practice program though, as it uses too many random combinations that actually won't teach you ngrams. Ngrams are the combinations of letters that form many common words. Take "combinations" as an example. It contains "comb" which is a word in itself.... it contains "bin" which is also a word in itself. It contains "nations" which is a word in itself. It also contains "tion" which is a very, very common ngram in a massive number of other words. As is "ion" This is how a competent typist can still manage to type words they've perhaps never seen before. Most words are made up of combinations also used in other words. Your brain recognises patterns like this, and just remembers how to type them. When you begin, you are remembering where each individual letter is, but as you progress, you will start to recognise these ngrams, and the associated muscle memory for them. When I read a word now, my fingers just type it without any conscious thought from me.
So.... once you have all green on Keybr.... move to Monkeytype set to 10K. Once you start to feel as if you are making progress, also introduce ngram practice using this.. It's massively helpful and really, really speeds up progress.
[edit] One more piece of advice. Do not chase speed. Most people are obsessed with speed, and will actually judge how good you are based on speed. This is a mistake. Chasing speed, by default, is pushing yourself beyond your abilities, and you will be making more mistakes. You learn faster by typing correctly, even if it's slower. If you do make mistakes, backspace them out (or better still, ctrl+ backspace them out) and retype them a couple of times, correctly. Every time you type a word wrong, and do not correct it, you are actually embedding that mistake into your muscle memory. Slow down to go faster. Eventually, once you have good muscle memory, you will just naturally get faster without even trying to, but you will also be accurate if you do it this way. I see videos all the time of people typing at 140wpm or whatever, but A) it's usually a 30 second test, which is useless. B) It's using monkeytype set to default 'English' which is only 200 words, and C) their accuracy is not great. I only type at 80wpm, but that's real life, with punctuation and capitals etc. If I do a 30 second Monkeytype test set to default 'English' with no punctuation or capitals, I can do 120wpm or so, but that's not real life, and means nothing. Chase accuracy, not speed. Speed comes naturally... accuracy does not. You need to embed it into muscle memory with hard work.
Apparently they’ve pulled out of recent GBs they were set to be the US proxy for. They’ve set their discord to read only and deleted general chat. And their ticket system says it’s full and can’t accept new ones....
A refugee from reddit wanting to bring a question here. I'm looking to build a keyboard for work that would be ergonomic. Doesn't necessarily need to be split....
Almost all my keyboards are white due to them being vintage, and they attract dirt and dust, especially between the keys. While I have a special plastic cleaner that is alcohol-free and easy to use on most surfaces with a microfiber wipe, I have problem with between the keys...
I've gone full #keeb nerd and added a #trackball to my work setup. 2 x 22inch (55cm) monitors with my laptop screen as a third displaying the keymapp app from ZSA to show me where the keys are on each layer (I'm slowly learning) and now an old trackball which was sitting around in the office. I haven't used one since I was little, so I'll see how I get on with it for a week before I get my own.
@chfkch@ayo
Yes, it's fast become my favourite. I had to use a standard keyboard this morning, and it felt so weird!! But it did take me a couple of weeks to get used to the split (even from a non-split ergonomic keyboard). I think it's mainly the matrix layout that's tripped me up, but I'm getting there.
@DodoTheDev@chfkch i have a kinesis advantage 2 for my home office. I love the concave shape, but it’s not portable so I might go for these small ones next—though not any time soon I think 😄
Anyone recommendations for a low profile mechanical keyboard? Preferably swappable switches / keycaps.
My wife is looking for one as she got wrist problems with regular height ones. #mechanicalkeyboard
@AAMfP Well, the thing is that my kits are not yet ready. Get a budget option now and save some bucks for later ;) I'm working on it, maybe it works out until the end of the year...
@lanodan mais t'es sûr.e que remplacer par un bouton MX résoudrait le problème? Parce que j'imagine le truc et je me dis que la course est plus longue et qu'il faut probablement encore plus de force pour maintenir le clic... Faut pas plutôt revoir la disposition?
@morayner Le soucis que j'ai c'est pas trop la force (encore que, les Kailh Choc demandent presque aucune force) mais plus qu'il n'y aucune marge de flottement entre le clic et le fond, sur lequel je me retrouve parfois à un peu trop forcer par manque de différence entre les deux.
Et coté disposition j'ai le même soucis avec les boutons-click de mon UHK pour changer de calque où passer à un double-click pour garder le calque à pas mal changé les choses.
I use a different layout to type, but I'd like to be able to have my physical layout reflect what I'm actually typing. The problem is that moving the F and J keys to where they should be means the home row would be missing the tactile bumps, and I use those to recenter my hands when I'm not looking. I'd like to add keycaps for...
• Both will make you realize you were writing with a squishy poorly made piece of junk
• You're introduced to old tech that operates pretty differently but still more or less works the same
• You'll change your writing/typing habits because you don't need to press down so much
• You can technically get more bang for your buck
• Except you might get a little addicted to replacement parts
@paradoxmo i think my top priorities woukd be smooth writing, balance, aesthetic, in that order. To be quite honest I'm not in the market for a fountain pen right now, but it's very interesting to take a peak into the hobby!
@fabrik42 the idea is basically this, moving V and ' to additional combos (maybe index+ring).
blue background indicates a combonof the two adjacent keys.
bottom text indicates the hold-function of the key (and top the normal tap-function).
Ich bau mal da dran weiter ☺️
Kann ja immer mal passieren, dass man ein #mechanicalkeyboard unterwegs flashen muss und keinen Rechner mit #QMK dabei hat 🤷
Thx all.
After MUCH consideration, I ended up going for the Logitech MX Mechanical Mini.
While I was very tempted with other "low-profile" options (looking at you non-ISO Lofree Flow) this seemed a safer entry option (already had a complimenting Logi device, mostly for biz use, etc.) 🤓
So far, I'm quite liking it. Though, as someone who's been using "chicklet" keyboards since forever, it's gonna take some getting used to (my fingers are definitely feeling the workout! 😅) #MechanicalKeyboard
@ethanschoonover you know I have a lot of words, and I don't have words to share the breadth and depth of my joy that Solarized is a thing that exists in my timeline. If Solarized is not the answer, you need to ask a better question. (: it's how I got into OmniOutliner, it looked "right" so then I could actually use it.
I had been wanting to try a mechanical keyboard, but I was daunted by the dizzying array of choices of components and styles.
Then I was gifted a KBDcraft Adam. I like it a lot, but the keys are SO SENSITIVE! If I THINK about the "D" key, I have typed a whole line of Ds before I can stop it.
So, now that I have "established a baseline" of the Adam and its "S² Engine" switches, what switches or other mods should I consider to add a bit of travel or effort?
@petejohanson One more question. Where do you buy them? I have done a couple searches, and looked on r/MechanicalKeyboards, and I'm thinking of going with mechanicalkeyboards.com.
I see they're on DigiKey as well, but their prices don't look good, unless it's more than one switch per "bag".
@inaction_figure
Ymdkey.com
Many choices and, at least for Europe, no surprises since custom fees are included in shipping expenses.
Bought some times from them, always satisfied. @petejohanson
