Dvorak keyboarding

Turd · Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 5:02 pm Post subject: Dvorak keyboarding

I'm trying to switch to a Dvorak keyboard, and wow is it ever hard!
I can type just under 20 words per minute, hunting and pecking "qwerty" lol
I never learned home row so I thought it would be an easy switch lol

How fast can you type and does anyone use this keyboard layout? Smile

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Alan · Posted: Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:45 pm Post subject:

That sounds painful! What prompted the experimental switch? I say experimental because I know you will be back to qwerty very soon.

I think that was the first time I ever wrote qwerty and it is sure a pleasure on this keyboard, not so much on yours. Smile

Turd · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:25 am Post subject:

lol.
I'm still using the Dvorak keyboard Smile

This and other things that I read about it convinced me to try it.
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Alan · Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:00 am Post subject:

Cool video, I will just wait around till keyboards are replaced with voice and gesture recognition. Smile

nmcclana · HG Contributor Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 34

I don't think it's worth it for most typists. Of course, ymmv, but it will take a long time to learn the alternate layout, and I'm not sure you're going to get that much of a speed increase.

One thing that would be worth it is a chorded keyboard. Stenographers can type 150+wpm. Those are really expensive, though - and you actually have to learn how to use them.
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