03-03-2011, 06:47 AM | #1 |
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F and J keys
On typewriters, and later on computer keyboards, they have a raised ridge on the F and J keys. This is so that touch-typists can find them without looking (F and J are "home" keys, where your index fingers start, and from there you can find every other key without looking.)
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03-03-2011, 06:56 AM | #2 |
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For exactly the same reason.
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I'd hate to try and touch-type on the Kindle keyboard though somehow I don't think I could do my usual 65 words/minutes on it.
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03-03-2011, 07:06 AM | #5 |
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Not at all; I touch type on my Kindle, just as I touch type on the soft keyboard on my iPhone. Your brain just has to get used to the spacing of the keys.
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