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| Thread ID: 63745 | 2005-11-21 17:04:00 | Anyone have a "Dvorak" keypad ? | Eric Richards (6226) | PC World Chat |
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| 406110 | 2005-11-21 17:04:00 | Dvorak is different from the QWERTY layout I am sure you all know about, and you are useing right now. On this weeks topic in "Click on line" www.bbcworld.com taken off that page from the link above is the Dvorak tutor, (link below) and also taken off the page from the link above it says "Existing users report it is faster to learn, enables faster typing, more accurate and more comfortable." gigliwood.com and the Dvorak primar that shows a clearer layout top of that page than the link above. http://www.dvorak-keyboard.com/ |
Eric Richards (6226) | ||
| 406111 | 2005-11-21 20:05:00 | Tried it for a couple of weeks once, and was not impressed. Had a look around, almost all the research that sites dvorak kbds as better is very old, and dvorak himself was involved in it almost all of it. I think the difference is marginal (either way) and , if you are in any way competent with a qwerty kbd there is no point at all in switching. -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 406112 | 2005-11-21 22:46:00 | Depending on your keyboard, you could just pull the keys out and put them in the Dvorak format if you want to test it out. Qwerty is supposed to restrict your typing speed but I have never bothered with trying to learn where all the keys are for Dvorak. :) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 406113 | 2005-11-21 23:18:00 | I think im fast enough on a qwerty keyboard..... The Dvorak keyboard would take ages to get used to! |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 406114 | 2005-11-22 00:49:00 | Qwerty was developed to slow typists down because the hardware manufacturers couldn't get the bars that the letters were stuck on the end of to move up and down or out and back fast enough to not bang into each other and sometimes stick. :badpc: Now that we have electronic kbds we don't need qwerty for tha same reason so maybe it's time for an faster layout. What preceeded qwerty then? Was it abcdef... etc.? :confused: |
mark c (247) | ||
| 406115 | 2005-11-22 01:29:00 | From what I've seen, the benefits of a dvorak keyboard are minimal. Not as much as are made out. I've tried learning but as an established qwerty'er I found it very difficult to change. | DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 406116 | 2005-11-22 02:40:00 | Qwerty was developed to slow typists down because the hardware manufacturers couldn't get the bars that the letters were stuck on the end of to move up and down or out and back fast enough to not bang into each other and sometimes stick . :badpc: Now that we have electronic kbds we don't need qwerty for tha same reason so maybe it's time for an faster layout . What preceeded qwerty then? Was it abcdef . . . etc . ? :confused:The QWERTY keyboard was not designed to slow typists down . It *was* designed to prevent jams, and also speed up typing . This ( . earthlink . net/~dcrehr/myths . html" target="_blank">home . earthlink . net) awful looking website was the most consise rebuttal I could find . There were plenty of more verbose ( . com/9606/Fe . QWERTY . shtml" target="_blank">reason . com) ones . -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 406117 | 2005-11-22 03:43:00 | There was a time when I tried using Dvorak for about two weeks (with DIY labels stuck to the keys). I found that I was able to get used to finding the position of each letter to type words without 'hunting & pecking', though it made some keyboard shortcuts much harder, especially with one hand (e.g. Ctrl+C, though some software would allow re-mapping of keyboard shortcuts). Personally, I prefer the QWERTY layout, as the arrangement of the keys encourages one to move their whole hand, thus not 'locking' the wrists in one position while the fingers do all the work. |
D. McG (3023) | ||
| 406118 | 2005-11-22 04:53:00 | Thank you Qyiet, I sit correctly. Another myth busted. Seems to be plague of it at the moment. (The busting I mean, which I believe is a good thing.) But where will it all end? |
mark c (247) | ||
| 406119 | 2005-11-22 05:04:00 | I bought one from Ascent a while back. I have learnt to touch type 90% of the letters, but am still very slow. I can't comment on if it is easier or not though. |
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