thumb shift

• Practice slowly, but without mistakes.
• Don’t start out looking for speed.

[/shiology/03256-131010 Thumb Shift 7 rules of learning]

[/shiology/03711-140618 Dr. Asaho Mizushima is able to write a large amount of text thanks to thumb shift](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/03711-140618 Dr. Asaho Mizushima is able to write a large amount of text thanks to thumb shift).

• It is clear from the video below that thumb shift is far more efficient than roman input.

• • Keyboard input comparison → <http://nicola.sunicom.co.jp/compare.html>

• Yamabuki R can be used for thumb shift in Windows 8.

• Mac can use “KeyRemap4MacBook” for thumb shift.

• Using the “orz layout” on both Mac and Windows, a common JIS keyboard can be thumb-shifted as well as a dedicated thumb-shift keyboard.

• PFU’s HHKB Professional JP is the best keyboard in shio’s opinion.

  • • Yamabuki R → <http://yamakey.seesaa.net>
  • • KeyRemap4MacBook→ <https://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/index.html.ja>
  • • orz layout → <http://www.orz-layout.com>
  • • HHKB Professional JP→ <http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprojp/>

[/shiology/04062-150613 thumb shift is not “simultaneous pressing” but “thumb pressing while pressing”, so it might be more appropriate to call it “thumb plus”.

It is important for you to understand “pressing simultaneously”.

[/shiology/03884-141207 You can use a standard Mac/PC JIS keyboard to thumb shift](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/03884-141207 You can use a standard Mac/PC JIS keyboard to thumb shift) [/shiology/04369-160415 HHKB becomes a thumb shift keyboard as it is without modification](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/04369-160415 HHKB becomes a thumb shift keyboard as it is without modification).

[/shiology/04254-151222 thumb shift and Roman input can be used together and compatible](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/04254-151222 thumb shift and Roman input can be used together and compatible). [/shiology/04432-160617 Can you be a dual user of “Roman input” and “thumb shift”?](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/04432-160617 Can you be a dual user of “Roman input” and “thumb shift”?)

[/shiology/02778-120620 Impressive Thumb Shifting Kit](https://scrapbox.io/shiology/02778-120620 Impressive Thumb Shifting Kit)

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