Alt Lab QWERTY

Alternate fingering means typing a key with a finger other than its textbook one, in specific contexts, to dodge same-finger bigrams. Which alternates exist depends entirely on the layout. These are computed from your layout's geometry and an English word list, ranked by how many same-finger bigrams each one removes.

They are candidates, not rules. Run the baseline and the alternate drill a few times each and the lab compares your actual speed on the affected pairs.

L pinkyL ringL middleL indexR indexR middleR ringR pinky

Type R with your L middle instead of your L index.

Fixes fr tr gr rt rg rf : 1.14% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type O with your R middle instead of your R ring.

Fixes lo ol : 0.95% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type O with your R pinky instead of your R ring.

Fixes lo ol : 0.95% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type L with your R middle instead of your R ring.

Fixes lo ol : 0.95% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type L with your R pinky instead of your R ring.

Fixes lo ol : 0.95% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type T with your R index instead of your L index (switches hands).

Fixes tr rt ft gt bt : 0.71% of all bigrams. Moves the key to the other hand, so these pairs alternate.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type N with your L index instead of your R index (switches hands).

Fixes un ny nu mn : 0.63% of all bigrams. Moves the key to the other hand, so these pairs alternate.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type E with your L ring instead of your L middle.

Fixes de ed : 0.73% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type E with your L index instead of your L middle.

Fixes de ed : 0.73% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type D with your L ring instead of your L middle.

Fixes de ed : 0.73% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type D with your L index instead of your L middle.

Fixes de ed : 0.73% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.

Type F with your L middle instead of your L index.

Fixes fr ft rf : 0.51% of all bigrams. Uses an adjacent finger, so these pairs become a roll.

1 · Baseline drill 2 · Alternate drill

Run the baseline, then the alternate, a few times each. Results appear here.