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How can I type faster Zig Forums...
Nolan Rivera
Carter Edwards
Chording is for people that can harmonize presses with N-rollover keyboards, not something everyone can afford and do.
Ayden Carter
If you're using QWERTY then switch to another layout. I've been using DVORAK for years and it's much more comfortable and efficient.
Zachary Perry
No, use workman: workmanlayout.org
Jason Wood
Wrists up, a very good posture and train on a keyboard that requires a lot of force (buckling springs, heavy mx clones), exercise and strengthen your wrist.
I recommend typing of the dead (if you want muh freedoms use speedpad and the like)
You could try typing under a desk/table, so you don't waste time lifting your hand, but I don't think that's worth it being precise is more ideal.
Do not feel bad for being able to reach 100 wpm, apparently it's the top 1% and even something like 150 wpm is a even lower percentage of users.
Andrew Morales
First you need to realise that you will have to abandon your current ways of typing entirely, and start typing with all 10 (or 9, if you want to always use just one of the thumbs) fingers, without using your vision to guide your fingers.
The second step is to realise that for all this to make sense if you use the command line or program in any language, you will need to become proficient in typing in the above manner not only alphabetic characters, and not only alphanumeric ones, but the whole main block of the keyboard (i.e. alphanumerics, special characters, and remaining modifier/control keys).
Step three is employing the home row starting position and starting to operate the keyboard in the manner described above. This will mean you initially have to fall back to full "software mode", i.e. you will have to counciously guide the correct finger onto the correct key by focusing your attention on it. For that you'll need to initially memorise the position of each character on the keyboard, and the movement associated with directing the proper finger onto the proper key. You will be slow, VERY slow. But it's necessary to get through it until you have developed your "hardware-accelerated driver" (i.e. muscle memory) for operating the keyboard. If you find yourself overwhelmed by frustration and are tempted to withdraw and just go back to your old ways of typing, you might have to resort to drastic methods such as sanding the labels off your keyboard (or, alternatively, putting stickers on your keyboard that mask the labels, or if you don't mind shelling out the shekels, buy one of those hipster keyboard which come labelless).
Step four begins once you've realised that you don't need to focus your attention on guiding the fingers anymore if you type slowly enough. From now on, it's mostly about improving performance, i.e. practicing to get faster and faster - this isn't going to be as tedious as the previous step though. You still need to pay attention to maintaining acceptable accuracy though, you need to attain proper muscle memory.
Good luck.
Robert Rodriguez
Buy yourself a max-sensitivity mechanical gaming keyboard even if you only do data entry. QWERTY isn't trained through games, it's trained through experience and by not looking down when you type. Eventually you just find yourself being a good typist the way Bart Simpson learned French.
It will force your fingers to learn precise articulation because otherwise you'll be typpiinnnnggg lliiikkeee thiiisss. It's so effective that it will keep your fingers warmed up every day if you're a musician and can't practice for weeks. Doesn't even matter which instrument.
Anthony Moore
What? like a keyboard with light keys? I would only argue for ergonomics but it is fun typing on very light keys especially with topre clones with a light weight (in the 35g area).
John Reyes
Why do nigger keep buying this shit?
Ryan Peterson
This is the toolset of the CIA nigger. You cannot be CIA if you do not glow.