Re: OT: typing with broken arm

On Sat, Jun 11, 2022 at 3:17 AM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
wrote:

> On 6/10/22 15:09, Aryeh Friedman wrote:
> > I just broke my wrist and find typing (coding) very hard (took me 5 mins
> to
> > type this sentence for example).   Any ideas on how to make it easier to
> > type/input code (Java, HTML and JavaScript)?
>
>
> I use a QWERTY mechanical keyboard, a wheel mouse, and Vim for desktop
> apps, sysadmin, shell scripts, and Perl scripts.  When I broke a finger
> in a car wreck three years ago, my right hand was non-functional for 5+
> weeks.  I learned to do everything with my left hand.  It was awkward at
> first, but my accuracy and speed improved with practice.  Assuming your
> disability is temporary, this is probably your best solution.
>
>
> If your disability is permanent, STFW most one-handed keyboards are for
> gaming (left half of QWERTY plus macro keys, buttons, trackball, etc.)
> and most disability keyboards are QWERTY with large keys, large
> high-visibility printing, missing numeric pad, etc..  But, I did find
> some programmable keyboards with grid layouts.  You could supplement a
> QWERTY keyboard with such and/or build a complete replacement:
>
> https://www.koolertron.com/
>
> https://www.prehkeytec.com/
>
> http://www.programmablekeyboards.biz/
>
>
> David
>
>


David's  suggestion triggered my response .

Around 15 years ago , I suggested to a family friend to train
their two children to use their left hands like their right hands
as much as possible .

I was tying their right hands to enable them to perform their
daily tasks with only their left hands as a play .



A girl around 10 years old wounded her right arm and
her arm became tied for a while .

The girl said :

- Uncle , I am understanding now importance of your
  suggestion to train our left hands to be able to use it
  like our right hands .


It is important to train the children to use their left ( or right when
they are
left hand users ) hands just like their right hands .


With my best wishes .


Mehmet Erol Sanliturk