Re: Dvorak Keyboards.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 00:47, Dan Serban <dserban@lodgingcompany.com> wrote:
> If not using your own hardware, would that not be a detriment
> after getting used to the MS Natural keyboard?
>
Not at all. The R in RSI is "repetitive", and the key to healing is to
reduce repetitive tasks. So regularly switching keyboards helps to
heal RSI. I have three different keyboards that I rotate, two of which
I can type on standing. One of them is the MS Natural!
> I find that all of my computers, and versions of consoles, distributions
> and desktop environments have very excellent support for other keyboard
> layouts. Heck, even my Android phone sports a colemak layout, and touch
> typing on that device certainly doesn't have the same meaning. Usually I
> can find a way to use my layout, if not, qwerty like I've said isn't a far
> stretch for me.
>
When I type in Colemak I hold the keyboard differently, with my
fingers one key over (that would be D and K in qwerty). Since the
hardware feels physically different under my hands, muscle memory lets
me switch easier.
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