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Every time I see one of these alternative keyboard layouts it almost scares me into switching—look at the QWERTY stats for all books, they're horrendous. I alwa
by 0942v8653 12y ago
Every time I see one of these alternative keyboard layouts it almost scares me into switching—look at the QWERTY stats for all books, they're horrendous. I always decide against it because it seems like one of those things that's hard to unlearn. This one does seem to be an improvement, but I don't think I could ever switch. The most I've really switched around my keyboard layout is movekey[0]; it's much more useful than switching layouts (in my opinion, anyway) because the arrow keys are what slow me down the most.
[0]: https://github.com/0942v8653/movekey https://github.com/0942v8653/movekey
- voidz 12y agoYou don't forget the old layout when you learn a new one. This has been widely misunderstood. In fact, it's more like learning yourself to write with your other hand. Say, you try this with your left hand -- you don't forget how to write with your right hand -- you can do both, but after a while you'll realise you got better with your left hand than your right!
- Chattered 12y agoI switched from QWERTY to Dvorak over ten years ago, and I am crippled going back to QWERTY. I apologise routinely to students and colleagues whilst using their keyboards, explaining that I'm no longer used to the QWERTY layout.
- mcguire 12y agoIt helps me to have a sensory key over which set of habits to use. I usually use Dvorak, and don't look at the keyboard. If I look at the keyboard, I get QWERTY.
- voidz 12y agoHey, I didn't say you should stop typing in QWERTY! Wink. My point is that people who want to learn it won't replace their QWERTY skills -- They'll just learn another one. A brand new superpower.