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Came up with this late at night. Not while being anywhere near a laptop though.

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[–] ratman150 84 points 11 months ago (4 children)

I used to think this way as I've been able to touch type for a very long time but in total darkness it's very nice to be able to find a key/orient things.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I touch type too, but I’ll be damned if I can find the right F key without looking

[–] [email protected] 17 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Where should the right F key be? Mine only has a left F.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

It’s found in the top middle right on Dvorak

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Your keyboard should have two nubbins on it so you can easily find the F key without looking (it puts your hands in the home row). If your keyboard doesn't have these, then either it's 100 years old and someone is typing with the force of a gorilla, or you have an extremely strange keyboard.

The real tricky part are the less used symbol keys.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think he is talking about function key, F1 to f12 ;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Happens to the best ^^

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah I dunno. They’re split in groups of four, but even when I think I’ve got it under control somehow F4 and F8 are the same. And yes. Gotta be careful not to hit enter when you mean to hit backslash.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is nice for the less used keys. For orientation there is this thing in the middle of some keyboards.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Lighting is also helpful in finding the keyboard.

[–] MrScottyTay 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You probably shouldn't be on the computer in total darkness

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

My eyes hurt just thinking about it.

[–] lurch 1 points 11 months ago

total darkness isn't so good tho.

dim indirect light from behind the screen is best IMO and that's also enough to find that rare key, as well as your drink without knocking it over and causing havoc.