Press Q... which finger did you use?

[Leros]

My ringer finger. I never use my pinkies.

I taught myself to type when I was 6 or 7, so I developed a bunch of bad habits.

School had proper typing lessons in 7th grade, but I had already been typing my way for about 7 years.

 

[zinfamous]

My fingers are way too long, so it's the middle finger. My hand barely moves. And I type, like, 80 wpm.

 

[TallBill]

My fingers are way too long, so it's the middle finger. My hand barely moves. And I type, like, 80 wpm.

Q's wouldn't really affect your wpm all that much as it is....

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Ring finger. WASD is my typing "home"

 

[Dr. Zaus]

I'm a little slow... but is this a thread about one-handed typists?

 

[zinfamous]

Q's wouldn't really affect your wpm all that much as it is....

I'm just using that as an example of how right I am based on my own physicality. (I don't suck at typing)

I think "proper typing" mechanics are somewhat plastic, as a small bit of it depends on the individual.




(Oh, and by the way: I'm lying. I do use my ring finger. 😉)

 

[TallBill]

I'm just using that as an example of how right I am based on my own physicality. (I don't suck at typing)

I think "proper typing" mechanics are somewhat plastic, as a small bit of it depends on the individual.




(Oh, and by the way: I'm lying. I do use my ring finger. 😉)

Proper typing is what makes modern computer users type fast as hell. Is it perfect for everyone, of course not, but it is damn effective.

 

[MotionMan]

Ring finger.

MotionMan

 

[PowerRanger]

Pinky finger here.

 

[zinfamous]

Proper typing is what makes modern computer users type fast as hell. Is it perfect for everyone, of course not, but it is damn effective.

This is how I type.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39CRw7zH_2A

I'm pro, bro.

 

[dennilfloss]

Left index finger. I only type using my two index fingers.

 

[Brigandier]

Left thumb.

 

[Lithium381]

for this exercise i just used my right pointer finger.... then realized you meant from a typing position, in which case i would have used my left pinky.

 

[0roo0roo]

ring
not at all natural reach for pinkie on an ms ergo 4k kb

 

[DesiPower]

middle, middle and index are the only fingers that I use for typing.

 

[Locut0s]

Left ring finger.

I never took typing lessons but my hunt and peck typing has naturally evolved over the years into a messy proxy of the home row method. My hands move around more than someone using the strict home row method would (especially for some specific words) but it's not too too far off. And I'm now at the point where I can touch type at relatively OK speed.

 

[Triumph]

Who else here can't stand watching the "old" people at work hunt and peck through the keys on the keyboard? C'mon guys, get with the program. Computers aren't going anywhere, and there's nothing in your job description that says, "Does not need to learn new skills after age 50."

 

[Brigandier]

Who else here can't stand watching the "old" people at work hunt and peck through the keys on the keyboard? C'mon guys, get with the program. Computers aren't going anywhere, and there's nothing in your job description that says, "Does not need to learn new skills after age 50."

Not to mention the QWERTY layout has been around for 140 years.

 

[mrblotto]

Pinky here!

 

[lokiju]

Hm...

lower case q = pinky
upper case Q = ring (with left pinky hitting shift)

I was actually taught the correct way to type, I guess this is a bad habit I picked up. Now that I think about it I think I do this because of video games. I don't play anymore but in the past I was required to push shift-Q with my left hand.

Same here.

So odd. Never realized I did it like this or gave it any thought.

 

[bignateyk]

Middle

I have my own method of typing, and I can do >80WPM with no errors.

 

[Jeff7]

Who else here can't stand watching the "old" people at work hunt and peck through the keys on the keyboard? C'mon guys, get with the program. Computers aren't going anywhere, and there's nothing in your job description that says, "Does not need to learn new skills after age 50."

People sometimes ask me how I got to be so fast with a computer. (For example, I love keyboard shortcuts, and can usually breeze through Windows Explorer quickly to get to a specific file without bothering with the mouse at all.)
My main reason is simply impatience. I know exactly what I need, and exactly where how to get to it, but it's a matter of getting the instructions into this damn machine through a sluggish decades-old interface. So I'm going to find the quickest way of doing it.

Using a keyboard applies here too. It has buttons, and they are in the same place, and perform the same function that they've performed for the past few years. I guess I don't see how you can use a machine constantly all day every day, and still fail to become proficient at using it. I could understand if you only had to type something for 2 minutes every other day, but constant use every day? Understandably, some (many?) programs don't have intuitive ways of doing things, and appear to have been designed by severely autistic, or possibly just sadistic, individuals.
But the keyboard is consistent. Same buttons, same place, same functions, all the time.


Different priorities, I suppose. My motivators are my impatience with the interface, but also just a general desire for efficiency.

 

[fatpat268]

Pinky. I just attempted to use my ring finger, and assuming I'm keeping my index finger on the F key, I have to contort my whole hand to reach the Q key. The only exception (I just noticed), is when I capitalize the Q key... I shift my whole hand over because I rarely use the the right side shift button.

Even when gaming, I use my pinky for Q because I still keep my index finger on F, and my middle/ring/pinky fingers control WASD, while the index finger takes care of other stuff (like reload, crouch, melee, etc)

 

[MarkXIX]

Peni...I mean pinky.

All of you using anything other than your pinky finger are fucked up typists or you're using a Dvorak keyboard or something.

 

[Krazy4Real]

ring finger.