Typing test: https://monkeytype.com
I used Unexpected Keyboard

Any tips on how to improve typing speed? (without using word suggestion and autocorrect)

I’m interested in how fast people who swipe type are.

Also, do those keyboards like Thumb Key and FlickBoard have the potential “to be faster” than the standard keyboards?

  • CrayonRosary@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    FlorisBoard, the one that so many comments are recommending. No idea why. It doesn’t even have autocorrect yet.

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      8 months ago

      You only need autocorrect if the keyboard is the wrong size, and florisboard can be adapted to your needs perfectly

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        8 months ago

        That’s quite the statement. My screen is only so wide, and you haven’t seen how large my thumbs are.

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          8 months ago

          Im using florisboard, im getting used to not having autocorrect but i think im doing ok so far. I believe autocorrect is in beta

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          8 months ago

          Thats true. Maybe thumbkey is better for you? A standard keyboard is not made to use that space efficiently.

          But relying on some automated often tracking process to correct what you “actually wanted to say” is very strange.

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            8 months ago

            OpenBoard is FOSS and doesn’t track you. You can disable the user dictionary if you consider that tracking.

            I know how to proofread. The vast majority of the time it chooses the word I meant, and it’s trivial to fix the mistakes. Without it, I can’t get through two words without a typo, as evidenced by my original comment.

            Caring that someone else requires autocorrect to be an effective communicator and calling their usage of it “very strange” is dick thing to say.

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              8 months ago

              There is no autocorrect on pen&paper or hardware keyboards. If keyboards are that bad that you need it, they are bad.

              Idk, it may just be because of the touchscreen.

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                8 months ago

                My physical keyboard buttons are a liiiiittle bigger than my on-screen ones. WTF is wrong with you?