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> Try ASDF versus FDSA on a QWERTY layout. ASDF feels much more natural, doesn't it? It doesn't for me. Is it significantly more difficult/awkward? Maybe I'm u

> Try ASDF versus FDSA on a QWERTY layout. ASDF feels much more natural, doesn't it? It doesn't for me. Is it significantly more difficult/awkward? Maybe I'm used to it from playing scales on piano?

kqr 6y ago
That could be it. I'm also a piano player and I think inward finger rolls are overestimated on computer keyboards. Dvorak also favours hand alternation, which I find appeals to me more. Unfortunately, Dvorak is not well suited to my native tongue (due to differences in letter frequencies) so I ended up learning Colemak instead, which also heavily emphasises inward finger rolls.
1_player 6y ago
Same, I can type FDSA 3x as fast than I can type ASDF with my left hand.
- SamBam 6y ago
  Weird. I think any stereotypical image of a person drumming on the table with boredom, their fingers roll from the pinkie to the index finger. Looking at gifs on Google Images, I couldn't find any going the other way. That makes me think that an inward roll is much more natural. I can type ASDF almost as fast as I can type A by itself, quite literally. It's like a drumroll. 1. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wuJ87jox608/VEHZPg9Fo7I/AAAAAAAAGgE/H1hcOqJYSzU/s1600/20141017_Waiting_Patiently.gif http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wuJ87jox608/VEHZPg9Fo7I/AAAAAAAAGg... 2. https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/d9/52/a7d952cccac40f9949bfd9dda968438f.gif https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a7/d9/52/a7d952cccac40f9949bf... 2. https://www.cinemacats.com/wp-content/uploads/gifs/finncattyfingers.gif https://www.cinemacats.com/wp-content/uploads/gifs/finncatty... 3. https://66.media.tumblr.com/33c922620e578affa28ad2b15634c870/tumblr_p2rwwuRhot1v30a5jo1_500.gifv https://66.media.tumblr.com/33c922620e578affa28ad2b15634c870...