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Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by aduku1(m): 12:01am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Does anyone knows why the Number 5 on every phone with keyboard has a dot behind it? Comment if you've got an answer? |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by pendusky(m): 12:06am On Jul 14, 2014 |
aduku1: Does anyone knows why the Number 5 on every phone with keyboard has a dot behind it? Comment if you've got an answer?The blind use it for a middle ground, and can go from there and know where to press keys. Just like some computer keyboards havea bump on the F and J so they know where to put their index fingers, to line the rest of them up to type. hope uve learned! 88 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by flyingdutchman(m): 12:16am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Kai! So Germany has finally done it? Great World Cup! Great Game! |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 12:28am On Jul 14, 2014 |
You can imagine ! |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Donkaz(m): 12:43am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by vizier007(m): 12:58am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky:wow... Learnt something new today.. 11 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Emmyk(m): 1:12am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Half way into the keys 1 Like |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 1:21am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky: I've learnt, thank you. 2 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Dclique(m): 1:48am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky:Nice, thanks very much. I never knew this. |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by emperortony: 2:34am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky:But how will the blind know if they were to use screen touch #question4dgods 12 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 2:40am On Jul 14, 2014 |
emperortony:are u mocking the blind? 4 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Vicjay1(m): 2:52am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Nyc. Good to know. |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by experimentist: 5:41am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Another dumb azz question, it's simply called 'the home key' just like 'f' and 'j' on your PC.. |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by justi4jesu(f): 5:43am On Jul 14, 2014 |
The dot on the 5 key on the numeric cluster is the home key for the middle finger. Folks (blind or not) use that for keying in numeric entries without having to look at the keyboard. when the middle finger is properly aligned, it is used to strike the 2, 5, 8 keys, while the index finger strikes the 1, 4, & 7 keys, etc. This minimizes hand movement and is very fast when you have trained yourself. This is similar to the F and J keys on the alphabetic part of the keyboard, those are the home keys for the index fingers for touch typists, and they have similar raised dots on them. 4 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by aduku1(m): 6:38am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Thanks. I jst learnt dat also..bin wondering for a long time now.Thanks again |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by pendusky(m): 6:39am On Jul 14, 2014 |
emperortony: Everything that seems IMPOSSIBLE is saying IM' POSSIBLE do you know that Braille, the alphabet for the blind built out of patterns of bumps, is the way the blind navigate the world of text. But how do blind people write Braille themselves? There exist specialized mechanical devices for the purpose, that look something like little typewriters, only with just a handful of keys. Touchscreens have one other feature though–they’re smart. The team realized that they didn’t have to make keys in a set location that the user had to find; the user could simply set his fingers down, and the keys could orient themselves accordingly. Each time the user lifts all his fingers off the screen and sets them down again, the keyboard would adjust to the fingers’ new location. Just watch this videos and you will find out what am talking about! Hope youve learned again http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ABfCXJSjAq0 1 Like |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by ITbomb(m): 6:55am On Jul 14, 2014 |
annoymous:This kind of reasoning has kept Africans backward, in some other places, such a question would spark an interest in how to come up with a solution. Stop too much pity and start looking for solutions. 8 Likes |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 6:57am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky:noted,thanks. 1 Like |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by pendusky(m): 6:59am On Jul 14, 2014 |
experimentist: Another dumb azz question, it's simply called 'the home key' just like 'f' and 'j' on your PC..Home as in? Please explain to us! |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by decode55(m): 7:15am On Jul 14, 2014 |
nice |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Emelcee: 7:16am On Jul 14, 2014 |
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Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Koolmexxi(m): 7:20am On Jul 14, 2014 |
experimentist: Another dumb azz question, it's simply called 'the home key' just like 'f' and 'j' on your PC..So because u do know about it nd others don't simply makes it a dumb azz question?? Mtcheeeew... Ehen beta ppl wey sabi enlighten us jare |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by dreydee(m): 7:29am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Emelcee:u want make them dey bite me?? bros why?? 1 Like |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 7:39am On Jul 14, 2014 |
ITbomb:Who said anything about pity? Is it not obvious from what he wrote that he was just being sarcastic? |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by experimentist: 7:47am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky: Home as in? Please explain to us!The home row is a key concept in typing. It is that middle horizontal row of the keyboard that starts with A and goes all the way across. The idea behind the home row is that each finger remains in light contact with a particular key there when it is not typing in order to keep "grounded", providing a reference point for every other key. Here are the "home keys" for each of your 8 fingers. A S D F and J K L ; |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by justi4jesu(f): 7:54am On Jul 14, 2014 |
Emelcee: U will not fall frm d top like Amen jare 1 Like |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 8:01am On Jul 14, 2014 |
gud questn |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by Nobody: 8:01am On Jul 14, 2014 |
ok ok ok, i wil think abt it. |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by emperortony: 8:01am On Jul 14, 2014 |
pendusky:thumbs up. |
Re: Ever Wondered Why The NO: 5 On Every Phone Keyboard Has A Dot Behind It? by emperortony: 8:14am On Jul 14, 2014 |
annoymous:So you say. I only asked a question, and the learned gentleman has given me an answer. Don't find fault where there isn't any. |
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