Re:Improve your touch typing
by devindotcom on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @03:13PM
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I was under the impression touch typing was simply typing without looking at the keyboard, and instead watching the screen, where you can correct errors as they happen.
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Re:Improve your touch typing
by dragonwriter on Wednesday May 20, 2015 @03:19PM
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> I was under the impression touch typing was simply typing without looking at the keyboard, and instead watching the screen
Originally, it meant not looking at either the keyboard or the output (screen or, for an actual typewriter, the typed page) but only the source from which you were typing, if any -- it referred to typing accurately by touch alone.
It was a key skill when incorporating edits meant retyping, and looking at the output meant you couldn't also be looking at the source, and switching between the two had a significant productivity cost for a high-volume typist.
Its less critical of a skill today but still a useful skill to have if you need to reference some source document for information while typing, etc.