Hi, The overwhelming majority of smartphone owners type with there thumbs. If you happen to go out with someone sighted, ask them how many people they see thum typing. This is probably the fastest way of inputing text on these devices.
Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On May 17, 2012, at 6:25 PM, Mike Cassidy <mike.cassidy...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi listers, > > This is fascinating: How many folk type on a standard keyboard with their > thumbs? I've just tried using my thumbs; I suppose with practice I could > improve, but it just doesn't feel right somehow. It's a good job there isn't > a correct way, and good that we can all choose our preferred method. > > Regards, > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Raul A. Gallegos > Sent: 17 May 2012 20:38 > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: typing on the phone > > Most sighted people use their thumbs to type even on touch screens. As to > what most blind people using touch screens use, that's anyone's guess. I > have used both styles. So I cancel out the statistics. > > -- > Raul A. Gallegos > A lifelong friend is someone you haven't borrowed money from yet. ~ > Anonymous Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com > Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 > Facebook: http://facebook.com/rgallegos74 > > On 5/17/2012 1:09 PM, Christopher Chaltain wrote: >> It's always been my understanding that this is how the majority of >> people type on their smart phones with a querty keyboard or numeric >> keypad, i.e. using their thumbs. This is how I typed on my last two >> Symbian phones, which had a numeric keypad and then a querty keyboard. >> I'm not so sure it's how the majority of people use the touch screen >> interface on their smart phones. It seems like more people use a >> pointer finger. I don't have any statistical data though, so this is >> all just anecdotal. >> >> BTW, I have been giving touch typing another chance, and although it's >> early, I'm thinking I may end up preferring it over split tapping. I >> know I've been a big advocate of split tapping, but all of the people >> on this list talking about how great touch typing is caused me to give >> it another chance, and I may be glad I did. >> >> On 17/05/12 11:51, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>> Ah! >>> >>> I use both my right and my left thumb to type. This is how the majority > of people type on smart phones. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> rica...@appletothecore.info >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On May 17, 2012, at 12:03 PM, Gretchen Maune<gmma...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds like there's a good bit of variety out there. I've always >>>> used my right thumb for all my typing, that is, until I got my apple >>>> bluetooth keyboard last fall. Now, if I'm going to be typing more >>>> than a couple of words, I use that instead. >>>> >>>> -Gretchen >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
