Why is Dutch the default language for note-entry?
English uses the fewest keystrokes. For comparison,
here's a measure from Chopin's Fantasie-impromptu:
English:
r16 gs( a gs fss gs cs e ds cs ds cs bs cs e gs)
Dutch:
r16 gis( a gis fisis gis cis e dis cis dis cis bis cis e gis)
49 keystrokes in English compared with 62 in Dutch.
English allows for 20% less typing in this example.
I think the LM / NR should at least mention that.
- Mark
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p.s.
Incidentally, in keys with fewer accidentals, the
languages with the most keystrokes are Arabic/
Catalan/Spanish/Italian/Portuguese/Flemish. In keys
with many accidentals, Swedish is the worst.
More Chopin...
Arabic/Catalan/Italian:
r16 sold( la sold fadd sold dod mi red dod red dod sid dod mi sold)
Catalan/Spanish/Portuguese:
r16 sols( la sols fass sols dos mi res dos res dos sis dos mi sols)
Flemish:
r16 solk( la solk fakk solk dok mi rek dok rek dok sik dok mi solk)
Swedish:
r16 giss( a giss fississ giss ciss e diss ciss diss ciss biss ciss e giss)
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