On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 09:57:30PM -0400, Hal Vaughan wrote: > Questions for you and others now using Dvorak: I could change my own keyboard > to whatever I want, but I know I'll still have to use other keyboards, and > I've been using QWERTY for close to 30 years. So: > > 1) How hard is it to change over?, It took me about a month to get to the point where I no longer had to think about where the keys were. I did do regular drills and was reasonably proficient after a couple of weeks. > 2) Once you've changed over, how hard is it if you have to use Qwerty on > someone else's computer?, Not hard, I do it all the time. Also, it's quite easy to remap the keyboard on any modern PC. > 3) Does anyone know if it reduces problems like RSI or CT for one's > wrists? That's difficult to say. I have chronic tendinitis in my right hand. It's possible that I wouldn't have it if I used qwerty. It's also possible that it would be much worse if I used qwerty. > 4) I use a natural keyboard, which helps a lot. Does that make a difference > with Dvorak? Dunno. I use a Safeytpe; any keyboard that requires me to rotate my hands even semi-flat exacerbates the tendinitis to the point where I can't type after an hour or two. With a Safetype, I can type all day, but you pretty much have to be a touch typist since you can't see the keys. However, I doubt that dvorak/qwerty makes much of a difference. -- Dave Carrigan Seattle, WA, USA dave@rudedog.org | http://www.rudedog.org/ | ICQ:161669680 UNIX-Apache-Perl-Linux-Firewalls-LDAP-C-C++-DNS-PalmOS-PostgreSQL-MySQL
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