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Poll: Do you use touch system when translating? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you use touch system when translating?".
This poll was originally submitted by Heinrich Pesch
View the poll here
A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, ... See more This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you use touch system when translating?".
This poll was originally submitted by Heinrich Pesch
View the poll here
A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, see: http://proz.com/topic/33629 ▲ Collapse
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Mary Worby 
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:18
Member
German to English
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I have no idea what the touch system is! Touch typing?
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Hello all,
I answered no since I have no idea what it is and what it is used for. Would be worth it to explain, since you are asking .
Rgrds
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Atena Hensch
New Zealand
Local time: 10:18
Persian (Farsi) to English
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| I have no idea what it is! | Oct 11, 2009 |
Is it "typing system" or is it the same as "touch screen"?
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Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Local time: 14:18
Spanish to English
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| I'm assuming it's "touch typing" | Oct 11, 2009 |
Maybe the question needs to be corrected.
I taught myself touch typing when I was 10 by covering the keys of the typewriter with adhesive tape. It was the smartest thing I ever did.
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Jocelyne S
France
Local time: 22:18
French to English
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| I Googled briefly... | Oct 11, 2009 |
...but I'm still not sure.
Heinrich (or someone else), please do tell!
Best,
Jocelyne
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Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 23:18
Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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I'm supposed to be the author of this poll, but I don't know what the question means. I remember to have suggested a poll about how many fingers you use when translating. Perhaps someone at Proz edited that poll and the result is here. Or than I was out of my mind when I suggested this poll.
Sorry about this confusion!
Bad luck, my last poll had to be abandoned because the answering system did not work properly.
Regards
Heinrich
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Cecilia Civetta
Italy
Local time: 22:18
Member (2003)
Italian to Spanish
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| About edited polls... | Oct 11, 2009 |
It's incredible how one is often unable to identify one's own polls when they finally come out. It happened to me too, Heinrich. The edited question was so different than the original one that I was hardly able to recognize it!
Have a nice Sunday
Cecilia
Heinrich Pesch wrote:
I'm supposed to be the author of this poll, but I don't know what the question means. I remember to have suggested a poll about how many fingers you use when translating. Perhaps someone at Proz edited that poll and the result is here. Or than I was out of my mind when I suggested this poll.
Sorry about this confusion!
Bad luck, my last poll had to be abandoned because the answering system did not work properly.
Regards
Heinrich
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 22:18
French to English
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| What on earth is it? | Oct 11, 2009 |
Never heard of it.
Just saw Heinrich's posting, which confirms that this is gibberish.
[Edited at 2009-10-11 09:39 GMT]
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So I'll not answer the poll, I'll answer here, Heinrich:
I don't use all 10 fingers, I use mostly 2 fingers, the index ones, with a little help from the thumbs and little fingers, maybe from the middle fingers too from time to time (I think the ring fingers don't participate, but I'll have to check! )
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Kristina Radziulyte
Lithuania
Local time: 23:18
Member (2006)
English to Lithuanian
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MODERATOR | blind typing: YES | Oct 11, 2009 |
I guess the asker/poll editor meant "blind typing":
http://urikor.net/eng/learning.html
Repetitive movements, performed without looking at a keyboard, are the base of touch-typing.
In this case my answer is "YES". I learned blind typing shortly after I started to work on computer, and I find this system useful. The only d... See more I guess the asker/poll editor meant "blind typing":
http://urikor.net/eng/learning.html
Repetitive movements, performed without looking at a keyboard, are the base of touch-typing.
In this case my answer is "YES". I learned blind typing shortly after I started to work on computer, and I find this system useful. The only disadvantage - it increases eye strain. ▲ Collapse
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neilmac
Spain
Local time: 22:18
Spanish to English
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| I'm glad it's not just me | Oct 11, 2009 |
... who didn't understand the question.
Presumed it meant touch-typing, which I don't.
Never having learnt to touch type, or even "normal" type, I use at least 2 fingers and (horror of horrors) quite often look at the keyboard while typing.
I can still do 2000 words a day or 5000 at a pinch, depending on the source text...
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| Blind typing - YES | Oct 11, 2009 |
I am so glad that I am not the only one confused by the term
So, Heinrich, to answer your question:
10-finger system - or rather nine, as my left thumb does nothing but watch
I had to learn to type blindly in school: Our teacher simply put a piece of paper over the keyboard which also covered your hands. This way you had to remember whi... See more I am so glad that I am not the only one confused by the term
So, Heinrich, to answer your question:
10-finger system - or rather nine, as my left thumb does nothing but watch
I had to learn to type blindly in school: Our teacher simply put a piece of paper over the keyboard which also covered your hands. This way you had to remember which finger goes with which keys. I know of some teachers who even switched off the monitor, too.
Now, this comes in handy as I have an English keyboard but with German settings on my laptop.
But I don't mind as I simply don't look down - except for when I am looking for some rarely used characters.
Well, this will be ending soon - I hope - as I just ordered Dragon Naturally Speaking at half the price via ProZ. ▲ Collapse
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