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I've always been somewhat fast at typing, at least compared to your average hunt and peck person. But I've always had to look down.

So if I was typing something from memory, I could go something like 35 to 45wpm. But I could never test that high on typing tests, because I have to look at my hands, not the screen.

So in my downtime at work the last couple months, I've been practicing touch typing. This is as far as I've gotten, but it's a nice foundation to build on.

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[โ€“] Habahnow 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I haven't actually tested it, but i for sure type worse in a standard keyboard now, but mainly because its so infrequent. I think if i had to work with a standard keyboard, i'd get back in the flow of things easier.

[โ€“] beastlykings 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hmmm, I touch a lot of keyboards throughout my week, I need to retain my qwerty ability. So maybe I would, just through use of both types? As long as they're all qwerty I guess ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] Habahnow 2 points 2 weeks ago

The issue I have is that, even though it's qwerty, some buttons are different. I have a total of 48 keys so some buttons function as 2 buttons (enter and alt, as well as others) as well as a staggered layout. Mainly just slows me down slightly, but If I type either a regular keyboard for a bit, i start to get used to it again.