sneezer3 Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Apparently the keyboard which became the standered in the end, isn't the most efficiant. It was designed to slow the typist down. You can "remap" your keyboard so you can type way faster. Though in some ways you would have to learn to type again. I'l let you read the rest.http://traevoli.com/dvorak.php 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 QWERTY OWNZ!!Does suck how the most inefficient keyboard layout became the standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectral Paladin Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think it's a matter of conditioning. It's about as easy to learn one layout as another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I think it's a matter of conditioning. It's about as easy to learn one layout as another.Not really. You can learn one method as well as the other, but if the first method is less effective (aka the needed keys are further away) than the second, that doesn't change the fact your fingers have to move further, thus slowing you down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectral Paladin Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 There is a point after which your fingers can't move any faster anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostHunter Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Right...but that doesn't change the fact that if the keys are closer at speed x than your words will be typed quicker than if they're further away at the same speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gryphon Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 if the keys are closer together you might use one finger. . else two. I don't see how that would make you type any faster if the way you type is adaped to the keyboard you use. I probably can type h-p faster after each other then I can with h-u yet they are closer together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneezer3 Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 The thing about it is, most of the time your typeing near one row. The most critical keys are always closest, such as vowels. I read its actully easier to learn Dvorak than Qwerty, simpley because the letters are arranged betterfor the typist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khan Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 Yeah I used a Dvorak once, confused the hell outta me, qwerty all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timenn Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 A friend of me uses the dvorak keyboard for quite a while. He learned to type blinded, so he just uses the qwerty-keyboard and dvorak settings. He is always quite amused when people (including me) try to type on his keyboard.Anyway, dvorak seems to be proven to be more efficient then qwerty. So for the quick typers among us it could be a interesting thing. But for all us apes seeking every key before we type it, it wouldn't matter that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectral Paladin Posted October 8, 2005 Share Posted October 8, 2005 I believe the opposite is the case; for fast typers the slight difference in speed isn't noticeable, while slow-typers will learn to type fast quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneezer3 Posted October 8, 2005 Author Share Posted October 8, 2005 "Anyway, dvorak seems to be proven to be more efficient then qwerty. So for the quick typers among us it could be a interesting thing. But for all us apes seeking every key before we type it, it wouldn't matter that much."Actually, it all kinda adds up. i am just getting started, and it takes a while to adjust. I used a black marker to write on my keybor and am havinf to hunt keys as I type even now. The truth is, I never leared to to type properly. Im an old pecker from way back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted October 9, 2005 Share Posted October 9, 2005 It's not necessarily speed, it is mostly ergonomics. It is easier for the hands to type using a dvorak keyboard then a qwerty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunenewt Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 I'm using an AZERTY keyboard right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiyouta Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 ABCDEF keyboard suits me fine. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 I'm a qwertyist, and proud of it. Down with the evil competitors! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahdi Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 Qwerty was designed to slow down typists as the first typwriters kept breaking the people would type so fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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