anyone use dvorak keyboard layout ?

[colin1]

anyone use dvorak keyboard layout ?
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[The Artist]

Why in the hell would you even want to learn, it's not like everyone uses them so would be mostly pointless.

[colin1]

Not pointless, it means you can type faster more easily, due to the layout of the keys.

People who hold the world records for fast typing use that layout.

I dont need to break records, but it would be handy to be able to type faster.
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[Paivi]

[colin1]

i can do about 40wpm, 50wpm at a push

the qwerty layout is just a historical throwback to the days when typewriters could jam if keys near each other were pressed together

a keyboard layout designed for ease of use, may be faster with less effort, once you learn to use it

typing programs wouldnt increase my speed, just give me practise, i get plenty of practise

i like the idea of better ways of doing things, whether i will learn to use the dvorak keyboard layout is open to question, but i've moved the keys on an old keyboard, and know how to switch between normal and dvorak on the pc

there is also a left hand only dvorak layout which might be interesting too

its a geeky type thing, learning for the sake of learning with the possibility of benefit, doing things differently for the sake of it, can turn out to have real benefits sometimes
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[ncrn]

There are some things in life that I feel are geeky but are worth mastering, typing speed is not one of them.. Besides I can't see how having a different keyboard layout to that of what you are used to will improve your speed, if you can only do 40 words a minute then I don't think changing the layout will help too much.
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[Paivi]

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Whether Dvorak is faster is dubious anyway :-

https://www.reason.com/news/show/29944.html

I'd learn it for the novelty factor, but would rather improve my typing speed on a QWERTY keyboard. I've been using computers for 30 years now, and my typing style is pretty much an 8 finger hunt and peck. I'm sure I could raise my WPM by at least 50% if I learned to touch type.
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[GhostRider]

Touch typing programs will help you learn where to place your hands/fingers so that you are hitting the keys with the minimal amount of travel and also you will not need to look at the keyboard since your fingers "know" where to travel to.

Learning to use a dvorak keyboard could be a lengthy process, since you essentially need to retrain your muscle memory and also your mental tendency to go for the keys of a qwerty keyboard.

I type pretty fast anyway, I've tried touch typing programs before but I don't like them since I'm way faster at typing out words coming from my own mind rather than reading some words on a screen and copying them, i.e when getting into a lengthy part of an essay or writing up an experiment in my own words. As mentioned though, they did help me place my fingers better so that now I don't have to look at keyboard at all, and even if I do hit a wrong letter, my fingers know whether I have to move up/down/left/right to correct the error, although if you asked me to list the keys in order I wouldn't have a clue, which I find a bit odd and amusing.

[colin1]

I dont type big reports, so 40-50 wpm which is what i do at the moment without much effort, is fine. I touch type, so I dont need to learn. I can agree with the idea of going for rythm.

I much prefer the idea of learning a new layout which is more effortless to type fast, rather than trying to type faster and faster, the current way.

The thing that got me thinkin about it, was the other day, I was doing a bit of typing to someone dictating, and it would have been handy to be able to type at the speed of speech.
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[binge]

What is the difference between touch typing and typing pretty fast while looking at the monitor?

I can type probably 50 to 60 words a minute with hardly any spelling mistakes etc. I use probably 8 of my 10 fingers/thumbs to type.

Thumbs do the keyboard depending on which is over at at the time I need to press space.

In fact I think the only finger I dont use when typing is my right hand, 3rd finger (Wedding ring finger). I am left handed.
Is this not touch typing?



And back on topic, Why on earth would you want to learn to type on a different style of keyboard. It took me years to learn how to type fast looking at the screen. Starting over would be like going back 10 - 12 years!

And what are you going to do, Carry a dvorak keyboard around with you for when you go on a mates PC?

[ncrn]

Touch typing is when you type without looking at the keyboard. I usually tend to use my first three fingers on my left hand and left thumb for keyboard, and my my first two fingers on my right hand. Occasionally using my pinkies for reaching shift ctrl enter etc.
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[Carl_steveo]

I didn't even know there was a keyboard for that kind of thing and frankly it's kind of sad. I've just done a test and got 94 words per minute. I think thats adequote eough for the likes of BCF and facebook.
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[colin1]

[nick606]

lol i've done speed typing test and i've got a variety of answers ranging from 33 to 50 lol i like my consistency


https://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php

i lead such a interesting life

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[WildGoose]

[smegbrains]

92 WPM on that test with me laptop on the sofa. I score higher while typing properly. I've been officially clocked at 115 WPM over 20 minutes.

I've been using computer keyboards for over 22 years now so I've gained some serious speed skills.

I used DVORAK for 6 years. It only really improves your speed if you're a high end typist or if you've been brought up on it.

Go and do a typing course if you want more speed, and practice. Or try Typing of The Dead out.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Typing_of_the_Dead
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[The Artist]

Your speed was: 72wpm.

Congratulations! You made no mistakes, practice does make perfect.

[WildGoose]

Thats some impressive speed smegbrains.

Oh and I concur with typing of the dead, its awesome fun, and feels like you are improving an important skill at the same time in a roundabout way, instead of just blasting zombies
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[Luke_Retrofly]

I suck balls man, 44wpm

I use computer all day as well, though its not the speed at which I type, but more the spelling of unusual words. Not typo's but just taking long to spell words.