If a keyboard layout is optimized such that a professional typist can type much faster, then I feel the design would benefit a newcommer in the same way.
However, the same optimization might negatively impact the learning curve - is that acceptable? It depends on your goals. Are you aiming to improve typing speeds, shorten ramp-up, or both? [ Maybe this is all moot ... perhaps any design that could improve the typing speed for the average typist (ie- a design that does not rely on exceptional memory and recall, or exceptionally long fingers, etc) would naturally make more sense to a first time user, and thus be easier to learn ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=41452 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
