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Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by Waterluvian on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @11:55AM (#13168270)
That sound good if you're in isolation. But I have to use many different peoples computers in the goal of collaboration and team support.

Do you find it possible to natively know both layouts or does one hamstring the other?

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Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by lgunsch on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @12:05PM (#13168357)
I have heard reports of people being able to know both layouts. There is a section in the Colemak website regarding it. Although, you will have to re-learn qwerty after you learn another layout.
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Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by wbolster on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @12:13PM (#13168436)
many consider it best to touch type your normal layout (colemak, qwerty) and to use hunt-and-peck when forced to use qwerty. it helps not messing up muscle memory for the normal layout, since hunt and peck is a conscious effort.
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Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by NoGravitas on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @01:44PM (#13169403)
I learned to touch-type QWERTY in high school. 20 years later, I learned to touch-type Colemak, and eventually got up to the same speed. For a while, I couldn't really touch-type QWERTY. But gradually I regained the ability. It still helps for me to be looking at the keyboard, so that I have a different context to go with the different layout. But I am still using 10 fingers when typing QWERTY.
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