Qwerty, Dvorak, Colemak Thread poster: Samuel Murray
| Samuel Murray Netherlands Local time: 07:27 Member (2006) English to Afrikaans + ...
G'day everyone Has anyone tried Colemak yet? Is it really that much better than Dvorak and Qwerty? Thanks Samuel | | | avantix Netherlands Local time: 07:27 German to Dutch + ... In memoriam
Hi Samuel, To your question: it may have advantages or not. I think it depends on how long you are used to Qwerty. When I moved from the Netherlands to Germany I had to switch from Qwerty to Azerty, which was/is common German layout. Then I had about 15 years experience with Qwerty and to me it was a pain; it took me months and months until I could type more or less flawless, although there were only a few differences. After over 10 years I moved back to NL and it... See more Hi Samuel, To your question: it may have advantages or not. I think it depends on how long you are used to Qwerty. When I moved from the Netherlands to Germany I had to switch from Qwerty to Azerty, which was/is common German layout. Then I had about 15 years experience with Qwerty and to me it was a pain; it took me months and months until I could type more or less flawless, although there were only a few differences. After over 10 years I moved back to NL and it took me even longer to get as familiar with Qwerty as I had been earlier. Should I ever move back to Germany again, I would take my Qwerty with me, since I can type German on it as fast as I could on the Azerty twenty years ago. So for me any change would not be an option. But perhaps you have more flexible fingers (and/or a more flexible mind)? Herman ▲ Collapse | | | KathyT Australia Local time: 15:27 Japanese to English I'd like to find out, too. | Nov 24, 2006 |
Thanks for posting this, Samuel. I have been considering switching to a Dvorak for some time but am yet to take the plunge - and I had not heard of Colemak before. For anyone else that hadn't heard of this/these, see: ... See more Thanks for posting this, Samuel. I have been considering switching to a Dvorak for some time but am yet to take the plunge - and I had not heard of Colemak before. For anyone else that hadn't heard of this/these, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard and http://colemak.com/ Interestingly, the QWERTY layout was apparently designed more to prevent the long metal keys from becoming jammed together when typing quickly on those really old-fashioned typewriters, rather than with the user's comfort in mind. I'd also be interested to hear of others' experiences with either Dvorak or now, Colemak. ▲ Collapse | | | rubo77 Local time: 07:27 German another Alternative | Jun 2, 2007 |
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