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?, > The initial shock is the hardest thing to overcome. Once your hands are used to the different motions and key locations, you will pick it up fiarly quickly.
> 2) Once you've changed over, how hard is it if you have to use Qwerty on > someone else's computer?, > I never really had a problem with this. I used Dvorak at home and qwerty everywhere else without any confusion at all. > 3) Does anyone know if it reduces problems like RSI or CT for one's wrists? > I believe one of the goals of the Dvorak layout was to minimze the movement of your fingers, so I would imagine it reduces the risks. > 4) I use a natural keyboard, which helps a lot. Does that make a difference > with Dvorak? > Not sure. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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