anyone use Dvorak keyboard layout?

[mudfud]

it's slow going, but I'm trying it...

Introducing the Dvorak Keyboard

I expect to be doing a lot more keyboard work, so I'm hoping not to flare my repetitive stress again (which is why i don't usually use caps, either)

[Sid]

i think im too far gone with qwerty to even try dvorak..

sigh set in my ways..

[mudfud]

well, I figure exercising the old brain cells is a good thing... and although I'm slow, it does seem to be putting most of the work on the home keys and stronger fingers

[luckydog]

qwerty rules

[KimbaWLion]

accordy to speed test NO Qwerty does not :-)
Always wanted to try the other though...

[mudfud]

found out it's easy to change keyboard map, esp on macs... even found a free tutorial online... still practicing...

question for me is - will I be able to do both in time?

[Sid]

Its easy to change to dvorak on windows machines also..

There are a number of different keyboard types in france they use a different latout to qwerty altogether

[MrGneiss]

I actually find alphabetical keyboards just make more sense to me..easier/faster!!

[luckydog]

i learned my typing skills in clerk typist school in the army in 1963

[MrGneiss]

I have no typing skills Thats why ABC works for me...Ooh, that rhymes!!

[mudfud]

Its easy to change to dvorak on windows machines also..

There are a number of different keyboard types in france they use a different latout to qwerty altogether

indeed. since Dvorak was for English, then why use it for any other langauge?

dr dvorak et al. did quite a lot of research to develop the layout and the fastest typists use this board (record is over 200 wpm... I can't even read that fast)

think I'm up to 10 wpm now

[compirate]

indeed. since Dvorak was for English, then why use it for any other langauge?

dr dvorak et al. did quite a lot of research to develop the layout and the fastest typists use this board (record is over 200 wpm... I can't even read that fast)

think I'm up to 10 wpm now

you lost me at 'indeed...'

[mudfud]

hey compirate

i copied the following from this website Introducing the Dvorak Keyboard
Tenets of a successful layout

Dvorak designed his keyboard with several principles, including:

• Letters should be typed alternating between hands
• The most common letters and digraphs (pairs of characters) should be easy to type — on the home row
• The least common characters should be on the bottom row.
• The right hand should be used more, since most people are right-handed.

The Problem

The keyboard language problem has two parts:

• Non-English languages often use special characters and diacritical marks that almost never appear in English. English Dvorak keyboard layouts don't support these language features as readily as a language-specific layout, if at all.
• While it seems likely that the benefits of Dvorak make it superior to QWERTY-derived layouts for many languages, the fact remains that it was designed for English-language typists. Others would probably benefit even further from a layout similarly optimized for their own language.

so, it would make sense for the french to have their own keyboard too

[compirate]

I meant the speed of reading part

But interesting to stuff to know!

[takethecastle57]

I'm well Versed at both keyboard layouts ( self taught and Very curious )

[mudfud]

hey ttc

is dvorak easier on your hands/arms?

[takethecastle57]

Yeah DVORAK has a more natural flow than QWERTY but it's like the metric system in the U.S.of America no one really wants to change .

[alstonj1]

Sorry my hunt and pecker is use to qwerty wouldnt want to upset em now ...