A half-keyboard is a specially designed and programmed keyboard used in limited space situations or when the typist needs a hand free to answer the phone, hold documents, etc.
5-419: The "Half-QWERTY" keyboard, invented by Edgar Matias , consists of only the left-hand half of a normal QWERTY keyboard, but when the space bar is held down, it switches to the right half of the keyboard, allowing a person to type with only one hand . It is said to be quick to learn, because human bodies can easily replicate one motion on one side to the other side, and almost as fast as a normal keyboard. Also
10-479: A number of ways, and novel approaches are still emerging. People handle this situation in different ways and the solution depends on whether it is necessitated by a temporary condition, as well as the pupil's physical abilities, muscle strength, and cognition and memory. Therefore, existing approaches may fit different expectations. One-handed typing can be useful in situations where one would usually need to move their dominant hand between one's keyboard and mouse or if
15-540: A standard keyboard can be used with a special keyboard driver software as half-keyboard for temporary or testing use, as the physical layout does not differ. This computer hardware article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . One-hand typing The idea of one-hand typing is to touch type using only one hand (e.g. the left one), or mainly one hand. Its history and application are closely related to keyboard research on QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts . Typing with one hand can be done in
20-418: The amount of time needed to learn the layout, if the person previously used both hands to type. This was first devised by Edgar Matias et al. in 1996 and later referred to by Randall Munroe on his xkcd blog. Using a standard keyboard, the one-handed typist must move from side to side to cover all the keys. Ideally, this typist should keep their main hand on FGHJ, but they will inevitably be forced to leave
25-428: The typist hands are otherwise occupied. A potential drawback of this method is that it can be straining on the typist's hands, which can lead to repetitive strain injury . The idea is to only use one hand (preferably the left one) and type the right-hand letters by holding a key which acts as a modifier key . The layout is mirrored, so the use of the muscle memory of the other hand is possible, which greatly reduces
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