Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards?

Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by Nadya on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @12:16PM (#13168467)

After 15 years I would say stick with Dvorak. I didn't stick with it longer than a few months, as I was experimenting with alternative layouts. I found Colemak worked better for me; more comfortable and I prefer rolling fingers over alternating hands.

I don't follow touch typing very strictly, for example my left index finger just typed the `y` in `strictly` because it requires less hand movement than moving my right hand from `l` to `y` since my left index was already on `t`.

If you have any blog posts or example of something you type, throw it in [0] this analyzer, which I find fairly accurate. You'll see that Colemak/Dvorak are nearly always on top. In your post, Dvorak wins with a slight edge over Colemak. In my post, Colemak wins with a slight edge over Dvorak. I find them to be pretty equal and it comes down to how you type.

[0] http://patorjk.com/keyboard-layout-analyzer

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Re:Why do we all still use Qwerty keyboards? by wbolster on Tuesday December 13, 2016 @12:27PM (#13168588)

keep in mind that normal keyboard activity is completely different than typing a piece of text from the first letter to the last letter in one go. being efficient with navigation, moving text around, and so on, is just as important, so invest in learning vim, emacs or any other editor that makes sense for you. unfortunately keyboard layout analysers do not capture those key presses, making the results very skewed.

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