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The proper way?
The hunt and peck way?
Or just the peck way? (Using the keyboard without looking but without typing in the proper way.)
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I have no idea...
I would assume I type the "proper" way, but I'm not sure. I don't think I ...peck... but I could be wrong, I suppose?
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2011-10-13, 03:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 2011-10-13, 05:57 PM by Raul.)
If by the "proper" way you mean correct hand positioning and not looking at the keyboard, then yes.
If by proper you mean actually spelling things correctly the first time around and not just going really fast because you can and getting some words wrong, then eh.
EDIT: also I go really really fast.
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Yes I do the whole asdf jkl; position without looking.
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I type in the proper way, with occasional mistakes (sometimes I misplace my hands and completely misspell a word).
I wonder if the type of keyboard matters, too (such a QWERTY, AZERTY). I always use QWERTY, if that matters.
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The proper way, aka "touch typing" is using 9 or 10 fingers and not looking at the keyboard.
"Peck" is using one or two fingers.
"Hunt and peck" is looking at the keyboard and using 1 or 2 fingers.
The amount of typos and/or sloppy spelling/grammar have nothing to do with it.
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I use my left middle and right index finger and peck with near 100% accuracy without ever needing to look.
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SaptaZapta Wrote:The amount of typos and/or sloppy spelling/grammar have nothing to do with it.
*looks at thread title* *sees it says how do you type, not how do you spell* *wonder how so many people got confused*
Also, pecking is just typing without proper finger placement and not looking at the keyboard, has nothing to do with how many fingers you use. I myself use all but my pinky fingers while I peck.
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I don't use that "home row key" stuff. I've been typing for so long I just know where to go with my fingers so it's just natural to me now.
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I just peck without proper allignment. I type with all of my fingers except for my right thumb, too, which is weird for most people I guess. I only use my left thumb to press the space bar. right thumb doesn't really do much of anything. I don't need to look at the keyboard nor do I need to have a "proper allignment" to type accurately and efficiently.
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MetaSeraphim Wrote:Also, pecking is just typing without proper finger placement and not looking at the keyboard, has nothing to do with how many fingers you use. I myself use all but my pinky fingers while I peck.
That's not pecking. "Pecking" is named that because of the way the one finger looks like a bird's beak, pecking all over the keyboard.
Using all (or most) of your fingers and not looking is touch-typing, just not "proper". I assume you're fairly consistent in which finger is used for each letter?
Maybe you should have had four options in your poll?
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SaptaZapta Wrote:Maybe you should have had four options in your poll?
Nope, because pecking is typing without proper finger placement. Has nothing to do with how many fingers you use.
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Certainly not the proper way but I don't need to look either. I type pretty fucking fast too.
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Sarah Wrote:I use my left middle and right index finger and peck with near 100% accuracy without ever needing to look.
That's what my aunt does. Except her fingers go all rigid and scary-looking.
I type the proper way (and without looking).
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well i mean i think i use the proper way and make some typos around half the time.
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Honestly I don't even look at the keys when I type and here's the fun part, I don't even use the asdfhjkl; positioning either
I just kind of type. haha.
i've memorized the relation of my finger positioning in relation to the keys, this lets me type super duper fast.
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Always hated homerow. My hands feel too cramped together. I peck with index and middle fingers without looking and pretty damn good accuracy.
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Uhh...I use everything but my pinky and thumb to type with both hands and just..peck I guess? Without looking. Don't really make mistakes at all.
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I guess I'm the only one who's too retarded to type without looking, eventho I type really fast when looking.
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Pecking I guess. There isn't really proper finger placement, just wherever. I use pinkies for shift/enter, stuff, and thumb for space.
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