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Aren't non-QWERTY layouts strictly for people who never use other peoples' computers, and never let other people use theirs? I just swap Control and Caps Lock t

by gcv 18y ago

Aren't non-QWERTY layouts strictly for people who never use other peoples' computers, and never let other people use theirs? I just swap Control and Caps Lock to their traditional Unix positions (helps relieve stress tremendously), and it already makes using someone else's keyboard incredibly painful.

tome 18y ago
No, they're for people who choose to take twenty seconds to choose a different keyboard layout in the OS control panel to save the health of their fingers, and a bit of typing time too.
- gcv 18y ago
  It takes more than 20 seconds to install a keyboard layout switcher on an unfamiliar Linux distribution, or, for that matter, on a poorly-set up Windows installation. Also, if you just need to type for a few minutes on someone else's machine to help out briefly, it's rude to install or switch a fundamental setting like that. "Can you help me out with this..?" "Sure, let me first install my custom keyboard layout on your box."
  - tome 18y ago
    If you're typing for a only few minutes then type QWERTY looking at the keys.
  - yters 18y ago
    Once you switch, your fingers should still retain some of the muscle memory. Mine have, though I can't type as quickly.