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It's something that's been on my mind quite a bit today. Completely different layout because fuck typewriter jams, right? Seems to be much faster to use, too.

I would consider switching my layout to Dvorak, but I've been qwertying all my life and can't take off these keycaps to reorder them. <_<

Fuck it, let's see what happens :D


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The kinda problem with Dvorak is that it messes with your keyboard shortcuts. Easy mnemonics like Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V won't work anymore.


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Okay fun times, over. I cannot use this without some external keyboard or something X3


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I should rearrange all the keys on my keyboard to match Dvorak layout...

...then switch to it like a boss.

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I would if I could but this laptop doesn't let me :P


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Eh. I doubt this keyboard lets me remove the buttons, at least I never got it to do that. >_>


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^

That. That is why I would need an external keyboard. Where the fuck would I get one in Dvorak layout anyway? Last time I checked the store, there was only qwerty :P


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I haven't seen much benefit to switching to Dvorak... I type too fast for my mind to keep up with anyway. :P

I think you can order dvorak keyboards on some websites, but it seems like a hassle to go to...


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I type plenty fast on qwerty, really... so I guess there's no reason at all to try and switch :D


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I guess it's just a case of wanting to try something new.. but then you realise there's nothing really benefiting you in the change. :P

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I certainly had fun typing in cypher on the staff channel :)


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I tired this once (without rearranging the keys) Having used QWERTY all my life it was not a good feel.

I used to use a keyboard from Japan back when I was taking Japanese. While not to a great extent, there are some rearrangements of where some of the quotation, comma, and etc keystrokes are. That didn't take too long to get used to. I suppose if you wanted to try, you could get used to a larger change.


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Posted by Jet
I guess it's just a case of wanting to try something new.. but then you realise there's nothing really benefiting you in the change. :P


Actually that's false. DVORAK was made with ergonomics in mind. So was QWERTY, but the idea was for it to be anti-ergonomic. Typewriters get fucked up and broken if they're perfect ergonomically.

Spring keyboards are the best, and I'd like to at least learn DVORAK one day, but having used QWERTY for my whole life... I feel like it'll be a nightmare. And I won't get to hunt and peck. And how long would it take to recover my typing speed? My QWERTY sped is probably around 100 wpm or something silly and high like that. I'll bet at DVORAK within a month I could to 50-60.

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I meant in Kawa's case, not in general.

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I'd probably not get along too well.. But that's mostly I'm too familiar with the qwerty layout. :/

Hell, I struggle with any forced abc layouts placed in front of me sometimes.


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Posted by Liliana
The kinda problem with Dvorak is that it messes with your keyboard shortcuts. Easy mnemonics like Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V won't work anymore.
It must be harder to undo things with a German (QWERTZ) layout. Or do you just use a QWERTY keyboard?

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You're of course right, the fact that Undo and Redo are swapped on German keyboards causes lots of trouble. :/


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I learned about that QWERTZ after one of my German friends was complaining about the hotkeys being a bit off in Ragnarok Online.
"why is it my key for ZED is switch with the Y?"

...and we went over this for about 5-10 minutes until I had him read off the letters on his keyboard finally and figured it out. Yay!

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I've worked too hard at a high typing speed for transcription on QWERTY to even consider a switch. I can retype from oral speaking or reading at roughly 122 wpm.

I mean I've looked into Dvorak and I can see how it would offer a superior typing experience, but my muscle memory is so hard drilled into QWERTY that the switch would be extremely challenging and I'm just not interested for something so minor. <_<

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For me, with how fucked up my left wrist is, it's definitely worth it... but I would have to do it on a separate keyboard, and not with my main keyboard (which is of course my laptop).

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