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Dvorak
« on: October 06, 2008, 09:55:11 PM »
So, today, in between classes I took about an hour and a half and took all of the buttons off my laptop and changed them to the Dvorak layout.  Then I changed my keymap so that they matched.  So I am currently typing quite slowly considering I have very little idea where the keys are at. LOL

So basically I was wondering if anyone else used the Dvorak layout.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2008, 10:08:35 PM »
Nope. Never even had the slightest inkling of wanting to switch. Qwerty man here, through and through (and i'm too lazy to switch)



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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2008, 01:20:23 AM »
ha ha

That it does.  I am liking it and learning the switch isn't as hard as I thought it would be.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2008, 04:34:17 AM »
I used it for a couple years but got out of the habit when I was using a lot of different computer lab computers. Also, people who tried to use my computer would get upset.

Dvorak has one failing I noticed: The : and / keys are too far away from each other, which made typing :// annoying. Of course, nowadays you don't need to type that for browsers to know where you're going.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2008, 04:43:29 AM »
although, I must admit, I've always had a small desire to try out a frogpad.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2008, 05:25:47 AM »
I used it for a couple years but got out of the habit when I was using a lot of different computer lab computers. Also, people who tried to use my computer would get upset.

Dvorak has one failing I noticed: The : and / keys are too far away from each other, which made typing :// annoying. Of course, nowadays you don't need to type that for browsers to know where you're going.
I think that part of the point was that you alternate hands a let which is supposed to increase speed.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2008, 06:36:39 AM »
Yes, I know, but it's a much simpler combination in QWERTY in terms of finger movement than it is in Dvorak. It takes two fingers to type in QWERTY and...okay, I guess it only takes the same two fingers in Dvorak too, but you have to move them a lot more. Of course, I do agree with it being ridiculous that the : is on a home key in QWERTY since it's so irregularly used, so the Dvorak layout for the right pinky almost always makes more sense. Typing :// is just the exception to the rule.

Oh, also, I was gonna say that I disagree with Dvorak's placement of “ ” ‘ ’ (on macs, using the option key)...except that I disagree with their placement in QWERTY as well. Oops! I should roll my own keyboard layouts.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #7 on: October 07, 2008, 03:39:53 PM »
I've been thinking about trying Dvorak on my home computer (I've got an old keyboard that I could mangle :) )

I never really learned to type very fast, so the learning process probably wouldn't be too bad for me :)
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2008, 04:26:55 PM »
Yes, I know, but it's a much simpler combination in QWERTY in terms of finger movement than it is in Dvorak. It takes two fingers to type in QWERTY and...okay, I guess it only takes the same two fingers in Dvorak too, but you have to move them a lot more. Of course, I do agree with it being ridiculous that the : is on a home key in QWERTY since it's so irregularly used, so the Dvorak layout for the right pinky almost always makes more sense. Typing :// is just the exception to the rule.

Oh, also, I was gonna say that I disagree with Dvorak's placement of “ ” ‘ ’ (on macs, using the option key)...except that I disagree with their placement in QWERTY as well. Oops! I should roll my own keyboard layouts.

That would be pretty intense.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2008, 09:47:38 PM »
I used it for a couple years but got out of the habit when I was using a lot of different computer lab computers. Also, people who tried to use my computer would get upset.

Oh yeah.  That was frustrating. 
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2008, 10:28:19 PM »
On Mac OS X, it's very easy to make your own keyboard layout, especially if all you're doing is switching a couple letters. I'm not sure about on Windows.

You know what I mean about “ ” ‘ ’ though, right? “ and ” are on the option-[ and option-{ keys, and ‘ and ’ are on the option-] and option-} keys. Instead, ‘ and ’ should be on option-[ and option-] and “ and ” should be on option-{ and option-}. That would only make sense.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #11 on: October 08, 2008, 12:11:36 AM »
On Mac OS X, it's very easy to make your own keyboard layout, especially if all you're doing is switching a couple letters. I'm not sure about on Windows.

You know what I mean about “ ” ‘ ’ though, right? “ and ” are on the option-[ and option-{ keys, and ‘ and ’ are on the option-] and option-} keys. Instead, ‘ and ’ should be on option-[ and option-] and “ and ” should be on option-{ and option-}. That would only make sense.
Yeah that would make a let more sense.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #12 on: October 08, 2008, 12:50:47 AM »
Of course it made more of a difference before Microsoft programmed smart quotes into Word. Then again, maybe you never knew a version of Word that didn't have smart quotes. :)
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #13 on: October 08, 2008, 06:36:01 PM »
I clicked on this topic thinking it was about a composer.  You learn something new every day.
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Re: Dvorak
« Reply #14 on: October 08, 2008, 06:42:02 PM »
Ha ha ha ha.  That's great.

Ook, I remember having a Windows two machine so I totally hear you. ha ha.
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