For me, whenever I need to type `length`, I would always type `lenght` first and then correct it. Is there a way to get rid of this annoying habit?
Ask HN: Does anyone else press keys in wrong order for certain words everytime?
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#2Does anyone else run two words together to make one word even though it's wrong, everytime?
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#3I tend to spell the word I'm wanting to type wrong the same a lot. For example, I'll type "that" when I want to type "than".
It's an annoying habit.
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#4One suggestion: rather than just retyping the 'th', retype the whole word 'length'.
Steve Yegge's advice for learning 'licks' was "go fast; go slow; go target pace". https://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2008/09/programmings-dirtie...
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#5alias gerp=grep
For just that reason
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#6I've noticed this a lot at my work and have narrowed down several common letter swaps to my system prioritizing one letter going first when both keys are hit at the same time. The one I run into most often is r coming before o when both are hit but it also happens with i before e or, in the instance you have noticed, g before h.
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#7https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sl
whenever you mistype ‘ls’ as ‘sl’, you can have a steam locomotive run across your terminal with the above installed
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#8Practice typing. There is no other way. You just have an issue with accuracy and need to fix it.
In the case you mentioned, if you note, it's a case of the right hand hitting 'h' before the left is done hitting the t. Just practice typing for a bit everyday and these kind of errors will go away.
Re: Ask HN: Does anyone else press keys in wrong order for certain words everytime?
#9Not always, I think. But maybe there are some where it is common to me, although I do not remember, so I don't know.
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#10I type `git pupll` an awful lot. No idea why.