[spiderice]

> I type those with my index, middle, and ring fingers

I have never heard of anyone typing like this. I type those keys with my middle, ring, and pinky finger respectively.

A quick google search of “qwerty finger map” shows that middle-ring-pinky seems to be the standard. I don’t see any disagreement across any of the results. I suspect that your typing class was the exception, or you just picked up doing it differently than what was taught. I don’t think there was a large scale “switch” on how things are taught.

But yes, if you type differently than that then ortholinear keys would probably require you to make adjustments.

[smeej]

The second image in this article shows the typing position I'm talking about, and the article as a whole does a decent job explaining why it's better (though it's probably fairly obvious if you just look at the shape your hands make when you bring them together).

This was normal when I learned. Really wondering why anyone would change it.

https://www.onehandkeyboard.org/standard-qwerty-finger-place...

[setopt]

I’m not the one you replied to, but I generally type without using my pinky at all – including pressing Caps Lock (Ctrl) and Enter with my ring fingers. For me, I’ve had bad cases of RSI before, and find it more ergonomic to move my hands a bit more and avoid using the pinky most of the time.