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@ nostupidquestions @ casualconversation @ casualuk how many of you can type without looking down at the keyboard ? (hear-me.social)
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@nostupidquestions @casualconversation @casualuk how many of you can type without looking down at the keyboard ?

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

I tried Colemak, but it was too confusing switching back and forth for work. I could probably manage it now, but QWERTY really is fine for my purposes. What I would like to learn--but only if I could use it everywhere--is VIM.

For my phone, I use Thumbkey--9 letter buttons that each have 1 value if you push on it and 8 others if you want to slide, so that's 81 keys quickly available with minimal futzing about finger placement and no depending on a computer to guess what you mean.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    If an editor has plugins then there is more than likely a vim extension for it. I know VS Code has one, and it has worked consistently for me. I think someone also made a Firefox extension for vim like navigation if you want to really go hard.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago

    Thanks, but I think unless I can use it everywhere, it will be more annoying having these shortcuts burned into my brain that I can't use... But maybe I'll put it onto my list of "new ways to write text" after I learn Gregg shorthand.

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