The Cellar - View Single Post - 12/09/02: The Dvorak Keyboard Configuration

juju · 12-09-2002, 10:29 AM

In fact, research seems to have shown that the dvorak keyboard is only a little faster than qwerty. But nearly everyone who switched has said that it feels more comfortable. Your fingers just move around the keyboard a lot less, causing the muscles in your fingers to be not be strained so much. The more frequently used keys are assigned to the stronger fingers, and infrequently used keys are assigned to the weaker fingers. Also, the more used keys are all on the home row. This means that you don't have to do a contortionist act in order to type simple words such as "the".

12-09-2002, 10:29 AM	#4
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	In fact, research seems to have shown that the dvorak keyboard is only a little faster than qwerty. But nearly everyone who switched has said that it feels more comfortable. Your fingers just move around the keyboard a lot less, causing the muscles in your fingers to be not be strained so much. The more frequently used keys are assigned to the stronger fingers, and infrequently used keys are assigned to the weaker fingers. Also, the more used keys are all on the home row. This means that you don't have to do a contortionist act in order to type simple words such as "the". Last edited by juju; 12-09-2002 at 10:33 AM.