Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout?
Ethan Furman
ethan at stoneleaf.us
Mon Jun 13 15:19:03 EDT 2011
Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:21:53 -0700, Elena wrote:
>
>> On 13 Giu, 06:30, Tim Roberts <t... at probo.com> wrote:
>>> Studies have shown that even a
>>> strictly alphabetical layout works perfectly well, once the typist is
>>> acclimated.
>> Once the user is acclimated to move her hands much more (about 40% more
>> for Qwerty versus Dvorak), that is.
>
> The actual physical cost of typing is
more than dollars and cents.
The difference for me is not typing speed, but my wrists. The Dvorak
layout is much easier on me than the QWERTY one was.
~Ethan~
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