On Fri, Jan 06, 2012 at 06:44:22PM +0000, Raf Czlonka wrote: > I guess I wasn't clear enough. This should have been: > What's wrong with simply re-arrange the keys on your existing keyboard > and changing the layout at the same time (I'm aware it won't be 100%)? > This way one can try it out without spending money and changing their > mind. Later it's time to start learning to touch type.
What's wrong with rearranging your keys to match the layout? How about:
1. The notches on the 'f' and 'j' keys will be moved, making it
difficult to find the home row without looking.
2. Some keyboard have differently shaped posts under 'f' and 'j'
preventing them from being moved anyway.
3. Many keyboards have a natural curvature from the top row to the
bottom row. Moving the keys around messes up that curvature, and
requires the fingers to be lifted higher, creating more work to
type, and thus defeating the purpose.
4. Moving your keys around will encourage you to look at your fingers
while you type, preventing true touch typing, and slowing down your
progress in speed and accuracy.
I am a Dvorak typist, and have been for 6+ years. Personally, I don't
understand why there are any characters printed on the keys to begin with.
Competent musicians don't keep the notes on their instruments, so they know
where to play 'C' or 'B-flat", for example, so why should they be on your
typing keyboard. As a result, I'm a large proponent of the blank keyboards
at http://daskeyboard.com (I own two). While there are hardware switches
that allow you to switch between QWERTY and Dvorak for keyboards, I
wouldn't recommend it. Just learn were the new characters are on the
printed QWERTY layout, and start touch typing.
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