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Something I've always wondered... If you learn a new keyboard layout, does that make it hard to use a regular layout? And what about if someone else uses your
by roundsquare 16y ago
Something I've always wondered...
If you learn a new keyboard layout, does that make it hard to use a regular layout? And what about if someone else uses your computer?
- pmjordan 16y agoI wouldn't say hard, but it can take me a few minutes to get back to full touch typing. Before switching to Dvorak Type 2 (plus <Alt Gr> + homerow mapped to <[({})]> for programming) I did already have to switch between QWERTZ (German) and QWERTY (UK, sometimes US) on occasion, which may have prepared me for it. Though the differences between QWERTZ and QWERTY are pretty minimal compared to Dvorak.
- byrneseyeview 16y agoWhen I switched back (from Dvorak to Qwerty), I was faster than ever. When you relearn the old layout, you can avoid your bad habits.
- phrotoma 16y agoPersonally I find it damn near impossible to use QWERTY after going to DVORAK, even after several years. As for someone else using my machine, well my friends refer to my work machine as having "the klingon keyboard". Handy for keeping people the hell outta your workspace though ...