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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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| 406130 | 2005-11-24 03:17:00 | My keys are in diiferent places everytime I type something....... Thank goodness I am not alone,I thought it was just mine. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 406131 | 2005-11-24 03:41:00 | ...though it made some keyboard shortcuts much harder, ...That took a while to sink in, but you are very right. Because the QWERTY kbd has become so dominant to matter what layout you switch to you'll screw up ease of use of the common shortcut keys. The bottom row shortcuts especially, ctrl+z,ctrl+x,ctrl+c and ctrl+v are ones I use all the time. (especially ctrl+z) :D So even if you find a layout that is signifigantly more efficient at typing essays/dictation, the software lockin will now destroy efficiencies gained for most uses. -Qyiet |
qyiet (6730) | ||
| 406132 | 2006-08-05 12:53:00 | The bottom row shortcuts especially, ctrl+z,ctrl+x,ctrl+c and ctrl+v are ones I use all the time. (especially ctrl+z) :D So even if you find a layout that is signifigantly more efficient at typing essays/dictation, the software lockin will now destroy efficiencies gained for most uses. -Qyiet I've been using the Colemak keyboard layout (http://colemak.com/) for the last few months and it's so much better than QWERTY. It also keeps all these shortcuts in place. |
communal (3208) | ||
| 406133 | 2006-08-06 01:37:00 | I had a play with Dvorak keyboard. I used some windows setting to turn my keyboard into a Dvorak. I practiced for 2 weeks or something, and got fairly decent. The only problem was with shortcuts. You know, undo, cut, copy, paste. They where not in convenient positions. Since most of my work is involved with writing code, the shortcuts are used a fair bit, and so I went back to qwerty. Perhaps dvorak would be good for a receptionist or something. |
mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 406134 | 2006-08-06 03:34:00 | Interesting to see that I am not the only one who is not fooled by the ridiculous believe by many people that the QWERTY keyboard was designed to slow typing down. Years ago we had in our possession a copy of the STRAND magazine well over 100 years old which included an article describing the work that was put into the design of the QWERTY. It really was an amazing piece of design - and the way it has lasted is a tribute to its original designer. Please no more nonsense about the way it was designed to slow typing down - if so then the numerous typing competitions would not have been won by QWERTY. Don't ask about the magazine - it was unfortunately lost when my mother died together with many other interesting items that would be much valued nowadays. Tom |
Thomas01 (317) | ||
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