Your typing method?

Dizzy · 08-30-2010, 07:04 PM

Touch-typing for me.

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EDIT: As everyone is unsure about their typing, here's how the categories break down:

Touch-typing) Hands in any position on the keyboard, using multiple fingers to type.
Hunt-and-peck) Using one or two fingers at a time to press keys.
Other) Any other style of typing that is significantly different than the previous two types.

Jailbreaker · 08-30-2010, 07:11 PM

Somewhere between the two, but closer to Touch.

I still have to look at the keyboard a lot, but I'm reasonably fast.

**Valigarmander** · 08-30-2010, 07:11 PM

I'm not sure what either of those mean.

I don't type the "proper" way (index fingers on F and J, and so forth). Usually, I use my index fingers to get most of the keys. I've been using computers for three quarters of my life, so I have all the key locations memorized and don't have to look when I type.

Edit: Ahh yeah, touch typing. But like I said, I don't use the bars on the F and J keys as guides or anything.

Metal Man · 08-30-2010, 07:36 PM

Abnormal. I don't touch type in that I don't use a home row instead I rest my fingers on a, w, e, f, m, k, ;, and shift (and my right thumb sits below the space bar, although I don't really use it for anything at all.) Also, I do not use my right pinky finger or my right thumb at all. I rarely use my left pinky finger if at all.

I type at 90 WPM and do not look at the keyboard, either.

I am nobody · 08-30-2010, 07:38 PM

My left hand is where it "should" be, but my right hand is just sort of wherever it wants to be. I'll say touch-type since I get about 90 WPM.

Dizzy · 08-30-2010, 07:43 PM

Well, I'm fairly lenient about the term. Just as long as there's some sort of positioning.

Jenocide · 08-30-2010, 08:33 PM

I use the correct touch-typing method. And I type about 90 wpm.
One of my college professors saw me typing and said I should be a court stenographer or a computer programmer >_>

Glux · 08-30-2010, 08:37 PM

I choose other: Press-Keys-With-Fingers

Metal Man · 08-30-2010, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZeroJanitor

Well, I'm fairly lenient about the term. Just as long as there's some sort of positioning.

Funny you mention that, my hands don't bother to stay in one position. They're now hovering over...
asdf ,;' and shift.

Robotazy · 08-30-2010, 09:08 PM

I bang the keyboard relentlessly until word like things come out.

It works 80% of the tyme.

Random User · 08-30-2010, 09:23 PM

I really don't have a method that I use. My hands are wherever, while my right hand's pinky is always on the "a" key.

***Ace Mercury*** · 08-30-2010, 09:53 PM

Touch-type. I'm cool with the letters, but I'm not too good with the numbers and the, um... capital numbers. =/

Rainbow Dash · 08-30-2010, 09:55 PM

I don't know how I normally type, well okay maybe i do now! My index fingers usually go for most of the keys but my left middle finger will occasionally pick up the slack on the left side of the board. My right side index cover almost all of the right side, and my pinky usually serves as backspace.

great, now i'm very paranoid about how i'm typing

The Spark · 08-30-2010, 09:58 PM

I don't know what I really do. I guess whatever finger is closest to the key that I want to type each time I need to type a new character is just how it works for me. Yes, I figured this out as I was typing this, because I had no idea how I typed until I actually paid attention whilst typing this, as I previously expressed. I type at about 50 wpm, but that's probably mostly because I really ponder what I'm going to type before it happens. However, I am mostly touch-type, although I do look at the keyboard from time to time just in case. In case of what? I'm not sure at the moment.
Also, I tend to use the <--Backspace key more often than many other.

Vgfian · 08-30-2010, 10:07 PM

~~Drunken Master Style~~

I don't know.

I sometimes use both hands just hovering over my keyboard while mostly using my index fingers to ttypee and my thumbbsz foiur thewe spave bart and mu right pinky for thr shift.

Sometimes I use one hand usually right index finger around V or B, middle finger on J, and third finger on L

Neither of these are completely set though.

I can't seem to keep my hands correctly in the formal positioning, but I don't care. I also watch the key board, even if I don't have to.

Most times I can type relatively quickly, or at the least average speed (70 - 90 wpm I believe was considered average, yes?)

Metal Man · 08-30-2010, 11:23 PM

Average is 36 WPM. Also my fingers are now over awef space bar .;' ctrl

CuccoLady · 08-30-2010, 11:35 PM

Ditto Ace. I type the "normal" way with normal, lower-case letters and such, but whenever I have to use the shift key (Including every time I put a mustache in a smiley, every time I capitalize the word I, etc) I use my right index finger to press Shift and my left index finger to press the key I want to be capitalized.

Also, it's peck-and-find or whatever with numbers. Somehow I just never bothered learning the positions of the numbers.

And I only use my right index finger for punctuation, such as periods and commas and what have you.

Vgfian · 08-30-2010, 11:37 PM

^^I might be thinking of something else then. (or perhaps my rate was alot better than I thought.) :/
BTW when I said average, I meant average after typing classes, not just average for the basic masses.

CuccoLady · 08-30-2010, 11:47 PM

My typing speed is about 94 wpm. I don't think it's unusual for someone who is on their computer a lot typing away to have a typing speed of around 90-ish.

***CaptHayfever*** · 08-31-2010, 12:15 AM

Touch-type-ish. I mostly only use the index, middle, & ring fingers on each hand. Right thumb typically gets the spacebar, & right pinky typically gets the Enter key. Left pinky & left thumb do almost nothing.

And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"

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08-30-2010, 07:04 PM	#1
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Your typing method? Touch-typing for me. --------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT: As everyone is unsure about their typing, here's how the categories break down: Touch-typing) Hands in any position on the keyboard, using multiple fingers to type. Hunt-and-peck) Using one or two fingers at a time to press keys. Other) Any other style of typing that is significantly different than the previous two types. Last edited by Dizzy; 08-30-2010 at 10:17 PM.

08-30-2010, 07:11 PM	#2
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Somewhere between the two, but closer to Touch. I still have to look at the keyboard a lot, but I'm reasonably fast.

08-30-2010, 07:11 PM	#3
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	I'm not sure what either of those mean. I don't type the "proper" way (index fingers on F and J, and so forth). Usually, I use my index fingers to get most of the keys. I've been using computers for three quarters of my life, so I have all the key locations memorized and don't have to look when I type. Edit: Ahh yeah, touch typing. But like I said, I don't use the bars on the F and J keys as guides or anything.

08-30-2010, 07:36 PM	#4
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Abnormal. I don't touch type in that I don't use a home row instead I rest my fingers on a, w, e, f, m, k, ;, and shift (and my right thumb sits below the space bar, although I don't really use it for anything at all.) Also, I do not use my right pinky finger or my right thumb at all. I rarely use my left pinky finger if at all. I type at 90 WPM and do not look at the keyboard, either.

08-30-2010, 07:38 PM	#5
I am nobody Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Over there. Gender: Posts: 5,515 Thanks: 309 Thanked 365 Times in 242 Posts Blog Entries: 7	My left hand is where it "should" be, but my right hand is just sort of wherever it wants to be. I'll say touch-type since I get about 90 WPM.

08-30-2010, 07:43 PM	#6
Dizzy Podiaphobe Join Date: Oct 2007 Gender: Posts: 19,359 Thanks: 1,764 Thanked 1,161 Times in 804 Posts Blog Entries: 116	Well, I'm fairly lenient about the term. Just as long as there's some sort of positioning.

08-30-2010, 08:33 PM	#7
Jenocide Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the glovebox. Gender: Posts: 635 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 68 Posts Blog Entries: 21	I use the correct touch-typing method. And I type about 90 wpm. One of my college professors saw me typing and said I should be a court stenographer or a computer programmer >_>

08-30-2010, 08:37 PM	#8
Glux Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Home Gender: Posts: 7,121 Thanks: 647 Thanked 360 Times in 236 Posts Blog Entries: 3	I choose other: Press-Keys-With-Fingers

08-30-2010, 09:08 PM	#10
Robotazy PRESS ANY KEY TO PANIC! Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: A Tiny Shed Gender: Posts: 16,483 Thanks: 529 Thanked 1,254 Times in 897 Posts Blog Entries: 46	I bang the keyboard relentlessly until word like things come out. It works 80% of the tyme.

08-30-2010, 09:23 PM	#11
Random User Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Equestrian Republic of Spanglidesh Gender: Posts: 3,562 Thanks: 320 Thanked 195 Times in 143 Posts Blog Entries: 4	I really don't have a method that I use. My hands are wherever, while my right hand's pinky is always on the "a" key.

08-30-2010, 09:53 PM	#12
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Touch-type. I'm cool with the letters, but I'm not too good with the numbers and the, um... capital numbers. =/

08-30-2010, 09:55 PM	#13
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	I don't know how I normally type, well okay maybe i do now! My index fingers usually go for most of the keys but my left middle finger will occasionally pick up the slack on the left side of the board. My right side index cover almost all of the right side, and my pinky usually serves as backspace. great, now i'm very paranoid about how i'm typing

08-30-2010, 09:58 PM	#14
The Spark Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: At the bottom of the shipping address list Gender: Posts: 1,743 Thanks: 156 Thanked 74 Times in 54 Posts	I don't know what I really do. I guess whatever finger is closest to the key that I want to type each time I need to type a new character is just how it works for me. Yes, I figured this out as I was typing this, because I had no idea how I typed until I actually paid attention whilst typing this, as I previously expressed. I type at about 50 wpm, but that's probably mostly because I really ponder what I'm going to type before it happens. However, I am mostly touch-type, although I do look at the keyboard from time to time just in case. In case of what? I'm not sure at the moment. Also, I tend to use the <--Backspace key more often than many other.

08-30-2010, 10:07 PM	#15
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	~~Drunken Master Style~~ I don't know. I sometimes use both hands just hovering over my keyboard while mostly using my index fingers to ttypee and my thumbbsz foiur thewe spave bart and mu right pinky for thr shift. Sometimes I use one hand usually right index finger around V or B, middle finger on J, and third finger on L Neither of these are completely set though. I can't seem to keep my hands correctly in the formal positioning, but I don't care. I also watch the key board, even if I don't have to. Most times I can type relatively quickly, or at the least average speed (70 - 90 wpm I believe was considered average, yes?)

08-30-2010, 11:23 PM	#16
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	Average is 36 WPM. Also my fingers are now over awef space bar .;' ctrl

08-30-2010, 11:35 PM	#17
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Ditto Ace. I type the "normal" way with normal, lower-case letters and such, but whenever I have to use the shift key (Including every time I put a mustache in a smiley, every time I capitalize the word I, etc) I use my right index finger to press Shift and my left index finger to press the key I want to be capitalized. Also, it's peck-and-find or whatever with numbers. Somehow I just never bothered learning the positions of the numbers. And I only use my right index finger for punctuation, such as periods and commas and what have you.

08-30-2010, 11:37 PM	#18
Vgfian Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Listening to Seeking 7 Seven and giving out free hugs. :) Gender: Posts: 6,862 Thanks: 2,433 Thanked 398 Times in 311 Posts	^^I might be thinking of something else then. (or perhaps my rate was alot better than I thought.) :/ BTW when I said average, I meant average after typing classes, not just average for the basic masses.

08-30-2010, 11:47 PM	#19
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	My typing speed is about 94 wpm. I don't think it's unusual for someone who is on their computer a lot typing away to have a typing speed of around 90-ish.

08-31-2010, 12:15 AM	#20
*CaptHayfever* Smash SuperMod Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: (n) - the place where I am Gender: Posts: 27,659 Thanks: 1,991 Thanked 2,486 Times in 1,513 Posts	Touch-type-ish. I mostly only use the index, middle, & ring fingers on each hand. Right thumb typically gets the spacebar, & right pinky typically gets the Enter key. Left pinky & left thumb do almost nothing. And remember, "I'm-a Luigi, number one!"