…the biggest rivals to ever challenge QWERTY is the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard>, Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/#8lwWLGJ1whxVXPO5.99 <https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/fact-of-fiction-the-legend-of-the-qwerty-keyboard-49863249/#8lwWLGJ1whxVXPO5.99>
> When a design depends on a previous innovation too entrenched in the cultural > zeitgeist to change, it’s known as a path dependency > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Path_dependence>. And this why the new KALQ > proposal is so interesting. It attempts to break from the tyranny of > Christopher Latham Sholes, whose QWERTY system makes even less sense on the > virtual keyboards of tablets and smartphones than it does on a computer > keyboards. Is the new KALQ system any different? In some ways, the answer is > obviously yes. It has been designed around a very specific, very modern > behavior – typing with thumbs. Donna Y [email protected] > On Dec 9, 2019, at 9:30 PM, 'Jim Russell' via Chat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks! To test the whole QWERTY story, I converted to (?forgot the name of > the other one?) for a while and never noticed an appreciable difference. I > remain confused. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
