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As a Dvorak user, I'm already paying these penalties, so switching to another layout wouldn't be that big a deal. On another note, I'm rather skeptical of Cole
by bscphil 7y ago
As a Dvorak user, I'm already paying these penalties, so switching to another layout wouldn't be that big a deal.
On another note, I'm rather skeptical of Colemak and other layouts that overly resemble Qwerty. It seems almost certain that they're sacrificing some degree of improvement for similarity to the layout most people are already familiar with. That's the main reason I learned and continue to use Dvorak.
- simias 7y agoI'm also a long time Dvorak user and I looked into other layouts and while some of them seemed interesting or even superior to Dvorak the difference is probably too small to justify learning a new layout. Even the Colemak FAQ says as much: https://colemak.com/FAQ#Is_it_worth_switching_from_Dvorak_to_Colemak.3F https://colemak.com/FAQ#Is_it_worth_switching_from_Dvorak_to... >I'm rather skeptical of Colemak and other layouts that overly resemble Qwerty. It seems almost certain that they're sacrificing some degree of improvement for similarity to the layout You might be wrong about that, see http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?popular_alternatives http://mkweb.bcgsc.ca/carpalx/?popular_alternatives for a rather in-depth analysis of keyboard layouts. Some QWERTY-like layouts manage to score overall better, although the difference is not huge. Personally these days I'm more interesting in experimenting with different keyboard shapes rather than tweaking the layout some more. I'm currently playing with OpenSCAD to create a custom 3D printed split ortholinear keyboard in the spirit of the Dactyl.