I had computer keyboards in mind when posting this, but players of the instrument are welcome to answer too :D

  • shyguyblue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    10·
    3 months ago

    I can, until i realize that I’m doing it, then it just all goes to shit and i have to switch back to hunt and peck.

    I can ten-key like a mother fucker though, used to work at a bank doing data entry…

  • noseatbelt@lemmy.ca
    6·
    3 months ago

    Yes, I love typing and do it quickly. I guess I prefer QWERTY but only because that’s the one I learned on and got good at. I hate keys that are too flat, like laptops and some office keyboards trying too hard to look streamlined.

    When I’m thinking of how to spell a word, in my mind’s eye I see it being typed out and that’s how I find the correct spelling.

  • Kissaki@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    3 months ago

    I can’t even imagine not typing blind, without looking at keys.

    Fun fact: My left hand is not 10-finger-syste-positioned but WASD gamer-system positioned. Works fine anyway for blind and fast typing.

    QWERTZ. Cherry Keyboard, mechanical keys, full with numpad.

    I did look into alternative layouts like DVORAK a long time ago, but it didn’t seem worth the investment of relearning. Current works good enough. (Even as a coder where parens and braces are more cumbersome than EN layouts.)

    • domdanial@reddthat.comEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      Hilarious to me that you learned to type from gamer-position, while l learned to game from typing position.

        • hddsx@lemmy.ca
          1·
          3 months ago

          Nice. Unfortunately My keychron (k10 pro I think) just sits in a corner because it’s really hard to switch back to monolith after using a split. The quality of my split isn’t even half as good as the keychron, but it feels really uncomfortable to use the keychron now

  • DeuxChevaux@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 months ago

    Yes, I touch type on a normal US keyboard (US international layout). As i lost some feeling in my finger tips due to age, I made my own dimples on the F and J keys, and some additional ones on the 3 and 8 keys for when I can’t use the numeric keypad (which I can touch type too).

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    3 months ago

    In theory I should be able to touch type, but my fingertips are girthy, so I make a lot of typos. I think RedDragon made one with 1.2x keys which seems perfect for me, but they are sold out.

  • P1nkman@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 months ago

    Got tendonitis, so I used Kinesis Advantage for many years. Then the Glove80 came out, which I consider even better than any of the Kinesis Advantage, and I’ve had all models. And yes, I type without looking.

  • z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml
    3·
    3 months ago

    Yes, my keyboard has no markings to indicate letters save for the standard two raised small bars on f and j so I can feel for orientation as per standard keyboard fare.

    I use the QWERTY layout on a firmware flashed zsa voyager split ortholinear keyboard.

  • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
    3·
    3 months ago

    I use Dvorak btw

    But yeah I touch type, but I often need to look to use qwerty when I’m on someone else’s computer

  • macncheese@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Yes, we had a computer lab in grade school that we would go to maybe once a week or once every two weeks. We learned qwerty and the teacher would cover your hands with paper so you couldn’t look. It was infuriating at the time but once I learned it, I was set for life. I don’t really think about it, it’s just like speaking a language to me. For the most part I type properly but I have gotten into a strange habit of hitting delete with my middle finger instead of my pinky finger. No clue why/when that started and I have to reach over farther but now that’s second nature as well. I recall if you got good enough you could play around on the games in Mavis Beacon!

  • YappyMonotheist@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 months ago

    100%. On the other hand, when it comes to musical instruments, cooking, driving and anything that requires dexterity/hand-to-eye coordination I’m just awful, lol.