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Thumb-Key Speed (feddit.org)

submitted 15 hours ago by HumbleExaggeration@feddit.org to c/technology@beehaw.org

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A few days ago I started the search for an alternative keyboard to the common gboard. One keyboard that came up was Thumb-key. I find the concept of typing everything with one thumb really interesting. So I gave it a try and am using it from time to time (like right now). But the learning curve feels steep and I start to wonder, if this way of typing will ever come close to typing on a regular keyboard.

Is anybody using Thumb-key on a daily basis, and how fast can you type?

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[–] anothermember@feddit.uk 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Yes I've been using it in some form for about 15 years - FYI it originally started as the MessagEase keyboard; Thumb-Key is an open source replacement (maintained by none-other than Dessalines of Lemmy), so I was using MessagEase for most of that time but Thumb-Key can replicate its layout.

The reason I chose it is because I use Dvorak on desktop, but Dvorak is notoriously bad for one thumb typing so I thought if I was going to learn a new layout I may as well learn something that's optimised for one thumb. As for whether it's faster, I have nothing to really compare it to, I'm not anywhere near as fast as on my physical Dvorak keyboard (which I use significantly more) but I've never used anything else on touch screen.