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Your Typing Style Might Not Be So Bad

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Re: Your Typing Style Might Not Be So Bad

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> The researchers say our typing techniques are often a > reflection of the task being performed on the computer. > “The touch typing system was developed for typing > sentences on typewriters,” said Feit. “It is not > advantageous for Photoshop shortcuts or gaming, often > done with one hand on the mouse.” > Developers could use this research to create better user > interfaces both in software and in keyboards > the…

Neo is optimized for the German language, not for programming. http://www.neo-layout.org Other languages have a different letter distribution so different keys should be on the home row, for example. Other popular layouts include: Colemak: http://www.workmanlayout.com/blog/ Norman: https://normanlayout.info/ Workman: http://www.workmanlayout.com/blog/

> Neo is optimized for the German language, not for programming.

Optimization for programming is not the main goal of the Neo layout, but it is a feature, see [1]

Programmier- und Sonderzeichen wie / \ [ ] $ > = sind gut erreichbar.

My translation: Programming and special charactes, like / \ [ ] $ > = are easy to reach.

[1] http://wiki.neo-layout.org/wiki/Einf%C3%BChrungskapitel

Thanks for sharing the other layouts.

Re: Your Typing Style Might Not Be So Bad

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> The researchers say our typing techniques are often a > reflection of the task being performed on the computer. > “The touch typing system was developed for typing > sentences on typewriters,” said Feit. “It is not > advantageous for Photoshop shortcuts or gaming, often > done with one hand on the mouse.” > Developers could use this research to create better user > interfaces both in software and in keyboards > the…

Also, you can touch type without necessarily using the 'correct' fingers on the keys.

I agree. I just don't know the correct word. In German we have "Tastschreiben" (touch typing), "Blindschreiben" (blind writing) and "10-Finger-Tastschreiben" (yes this is a word, 10 finger touch typing).
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