Poll: What keyboard layout do you use?

Re:Poll: What keyboard layout do you use? by stevenashley on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @08:07PM (#3398172)

Qwerty and Colemak. I sometimes use Qwerty when I am chatting while gaming or when on someone else's computer - though about 2/3 as fast.

I find that I don't have to actively think about what layout I am typing in, it just flows. I imagine bilinguists have a similar experience.

I chose Colemak primarily because it doesn't mess with common shortcuts (Bottom-left keys "qwarzxcvbm" remain the the same positions).

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Re:Poll: What keyboard layout do you use? by flixic on Tuesday December 27, 2011 @08:24PM (#3398227)

Pretty much exactly the same for me.

I still can't use Colemak on iOS devices, so regular QWERTY encounters still happen, but I didn't lose much of my QWERTY speed after I switched, something I feared might happen.

Before Colemak I tried Dvorak for about a month, but uncomfortable locations of common shortcuts seemed bit unfriendly - great for typing, not as great for computer use.

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