I'm a DVORAK layout user, although my keyboard is still has QWERTY labels on it (I could not convince my wife to switch).
I find the DVORAK layout more efficient. Just try to type the word STEWARDESS on both layouts and you'll understand why. I prefer typing Tagalog on QWERTY (because of our Consonant-Vowel-[consonant] combinations) and English on DVORAK. The distribution of the letters on the dvorak keyboard is based on the English usage. My two cents. On Feb 7, 2008 9:55 AM, Daniel Escasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sabi ni Gabriel noong Feb 7, 2008 8:46 AM: > > maybe the question here is, anong benefit ng using devorak from qwerty? > will it improve my typing speed? (I'm a slow typer and ptone to typpo) > > > > First, a background about the QWERTY layout: it was designed for > typists who typed so fast on manual typewriters that the hammers would > stick together. When electronic typewriters, and then computer > keyboards, were designed, they had layouts that were familiar: QWERTY. > Thing is, QWERTY was designed to slow down overspeeding typists, and > electronic circuitry is orders of magnitude faster than mechanical > levers and hammers. Enter the Dvorak layout. I'll leave it to the > Dvorak users to decide whether they're more accurate, but I believe > they should be faster on Dvorak than on QWERTY. > > -- > Daniel O. Escasa > independent IT consultant and writer > contributor, Free Software Magazine (http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com) > personal blog at http://descasa.i.ph > If we choose being kind over being right, we will be right every time. > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > -- Mhac Janapin PBTS SysAd ============= http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com ============= I'm an Open Source Enthusiast. c",)
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