[clug] [OT] quest for keyboards
David Tulloh
david at tulloh.id.au
Wed Feb 3 04:08:07 MST 2010
Paul Wayper wrote:
> On 02/02/10 09:54, Lana Brindley wrote:
>
>> I considered switching to Dvorak (and still might, but the learning
>> curve frightens me).
>>
>
> There's actually little practical evidence that Dvorak keyboards are that much
> faster. Most of the evidence is anecdotal...
I don't think that Dvorak keyboards are faster and that's certainly not
why I switched. The biggest bottleneck in my typing speed is my brain
anyway.
Dvorak is more comfortable and less effort than Qwerty. You essentially
move less. The negative programming argument is due to the semicolon
moving off the home row, on the flip side the -, > and . characters are
easier to reach and just as commonly used.
I've never seen someone use a chorded keyboard or seen one for sale.
I'd love to try one, especially a design like the Twiddler, but that
hasn't even been sold for years.
David
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