The experience of switching to the layout of Dvorak
I want to share the experience of moving from the QWERTY layout to the Dvorak layout.
If someone does not know what the Dvorak layout is, I recommend reading the comic strip: www.dvzine.org
The study began 3 months ago. I used the dvorak7min simulator (available in the Debian and Ubuntu repositories). For 8 days, every day was engaged in 1 - 1.5 hours. The typing speed was 60 characters / min. Without even completing all the exercises, I put Dvorak instead of QWERTY. The symbols that were not studied at that time were simply remembered at a time. Over the next few days, I completed the exercises.
1.5 months ago, the speed of dialing was 100 z / min, and now - 160 z / min.
It was not comfortable the first week after the transition, so I do not advise changing the layout when you need to do something productively. At the same time, the transition must be abrupt, once - that's all, QWERTY is no more. Changing the layout "for an hour" makes sense only for the simulator. For normal training, it is necessary to solve your real problems using Dvorak, but then when there is no pressure due to lack of time.
Before training, the speed in QWERTY was also about 160 characters / min. Now QWERTY has not forgotten, I use it regularly on all my computers. I didn’t measure the speed, I probably fell a little, by 10-15 percent. There are no problems switching the brain to QWERTY mode.
Yes, it became more convenient, at least because I didn’t type QWERTY in the correct 10-finger way, but in the one-finger mode, which evolved into a 5-finger one. With this method, the hands moved considerable distances above the keyboard, and when the hands returned to their original position, often the fingers were not on the keys, which is why I constantly peeked at the keyboard. I tried not to peek at the keyboard - I made too many mistakes.
When typing in the Dvorak keyboard, it makes no sense at all to peep. Firstly, because the hands are in the correct positions and do not fly over the keyboard. Secondly, QWERTY is written on the keyboard.
It became better due to the fact that:
* less load on the hands
* less distracting from the screen
* less typos
The conclusion for me: yes, the transition made sense. The only pity is that Dvorak is not on non-computers.
For * nix, I recommend the dvorak7min simulator. Allows you to leave the QWERTY layout while working with it.
Good online simulator: klava.org
If someone does not know what the Dvorak layout is, I recommend reading the comic strip: www.dvzine.org
Transition method
The study began 3 months ago. I used the dvorak7min simulator (available in the Debian and Ubuntu repositories). For 8 days, every day was engaged in 1 - 1.5 hours. The typing speed was 60 characters / min. Without even completing all the exercises, I put Dvorak instead of QWERTY. The symbols that were not studied at that time were simply remembered at a time. Over the next few days, I completed the exercises.
1.5 months ago, the speed of dialing was 100 z / min, and now - 160 z / min.
It was not comfortable the first week after the transition, so I do not advise changing the layout when you need to do something productively. At the same time, the transition must be abrupt, once - that's all, QWERTY is no more. Changing the layout "for an hour" makes sense only for the simulator. For normal training, it is necessary to solve your real problems using Dvorak, but then when there is no pressure due to lack of time.
Before training, the speed in QWERTY was also about 160 characters / min. Now QWERTY has not forgotten, I use it regularly on all my computers. I didn’t measure the speed, I probably fell a little, by 10-15 percent. There are no problems switching the brain to QWERTY mode.
Has it become more convenient?
Yes, it became more convenient, at least because I didn’t type QWERTY in the correct 10-finger way, but in the one-finger mode, which evolved into a 5-finger one. With this method, the hands moved considerable distances above the keyboard, and when the hands returned to their original position, often the fingers were not on the keys, which is why I constantly peeked at the keyboard. I tried not to peek at the keyboard - I made too many mistakes.
When typing in the Dvorak keyboard, it makes no sense at all to peep. Firstly, because the hands are in the correct positions and do not fly over the keyboard. Secondly, QWERTY is written on the keyboard.
It became better due to the fact that:
* less load on the hands
* less distracting from the screen
* less typos
The conclusion for me: yes, the transition made sense. The only pity is that Dvorak is not on non-computers.
For * nix, I recommend the dvorak7min simulator. Allows you to leave the QWERTY layout while working with it.
Good online simulator: klava.org