I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and it’s not all that

Re:I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and it’s not all that by valerij on Monday February 18, 2019 @09:32AM (#19190775)

> why why why do people use the international keyboard layout

speaking as someone who switched from DE_DE to US_INT_W_DEAD_KEYS it was to actually programming easier.

i did not need special german keys (äöüß) often while coding so having programming relevant `[]{}'\"|` at their expense, while still being able to access language specific symbols via dead keys, was preferable.

international layout also gives me the ability to type specific other-language symbols like `Øçµ` or special typography like `…‽¿` way easier compared to german

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Re:I’ve used Dvorak for 10 years, and it’s not all that by blunte on Monday February 18, 2019 @01:39PM (#19193002)

Sorry. So that's my blind spot... English-focused keyboard needs. When I encounter a UK or Dutch international keyboard, I find them almost identical to US keyboard except for a couple of keys; so the layout makes no sense to me.

For people who need more modifiers and accents, my experience is less relevant.

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