1. I became proficient (fluent) in a new keyboard layout within a few weeks. At that point my typing speed was on par with qwerty (not faster though, I believe)

1. I became proficient (fluent) in a new keyboard layout within a few weeks. At that point my typing speed was on par with qwerty (not faster though, I believe). Fully adapting to a new keyboard layout went a bit faster than I had anticipated. 2. Switching back and forth was NOT easy. Whenever I used a new (qwerty) computer I would fumble and it would take minutes before I could type normally at all! Perhaps if one switches between two layouts often it becomes easier.