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I've never been convinced by the home row argument. I type by using key combos, so what matters to me is that common letter sequences can easily be pressed wit
by cout 3y ago
I've never been convinced by the home row argument. I type by using key combos, so what matters to me is that common letter sequences can easily be pressed with two separate fingers without effort. For example, English has a lot of words starting with consonant+R+vowel, such as the word "crash". That's a particularly bad word for me to type on qwerty, because I have to stretch one finger down and one finger up then roll by hand upward. To make matters worse, my pinkies are not particularly strong, so I tend to use my ring finger to press the A. I wish there were a less commonly used letter in that home row position.
Colemak looks slightly better than qwerty for some key combos, but not better enough to switch. If there were a layout that optimized typing of common letter sequences, I might be tempted to try it.