Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion @Dark, too bad there's no such thing for PunDB. I understand that often times there's very few options that are more than bare basic, yet less than overly complicated.@GreenGablesFan, those percents were measur

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion theo wrote:In qwerty50% of letters are on the top row30% are on homerow20% are on the bottom rowin dvorak20% of letters are on the top row70% of letters are on home row10% of letters are on the bottom row.How did you

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion In qwerty50% of letters are on the top row30% are on homerow20% are on the bottom rowin dvorak20% of letters are on the top row70% of letters are on home row10% of letters are on the bottom row.How did you measure this

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion I've not seen any modules for that sort of thing with PunBB, and as I said usually when I've seen those sorts of reply options they over complicate the layout, as well as having occasions where if say a person res

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion hm, that sounds more complicated than what I was thinking. The implementation I'm most accustomed to just has a single option to reply to a single user, then when the post displays, there's a single line showing

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion To be honest theo I've seen those sorts of systems with individualized replies and choices of threaded mode or not, but the problem is they cover the board page with so many extra options they make navigating the pages

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Grade 4 would be about the age of 9/10. That was when we had our touch typing lessons, and they told us after 2 years we should be able to type as fast as we write.I was doing the quote thinggy because I often use forums

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion @Theo, What I meant with the Iphone qwerty keyboard was that though it has the qwerty layout, most sighted people as you said won't be touch typing, however Apple used the qwerty layout because for sighted people who s

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Here's my instructions for how to use sharp keys. notes:a) I'm using a version that's 4 years old, so yours might be slightly differentb) a key binding is called that because it "binds" a physical k

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Green Gables Fan wrote:Is this programme accessible with NVDA's object review?I just tested with my NVDA, and seems to work.Is it good for laptop keys?Yes. It should work for any windows computer. Maybe even wi

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Dark wrote:Well there are programs to measure typing speed, but also when my brother was applying for a dictation job and took the official test I gave it a try too.Was it an accessible program? The only typing speed

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Dark wrote:Well there are programs to measure typing speed, but also when my brother was applying for a dictation job and took the official test I gave it a try too.Was it an accessible program? The only typing speed

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Is this programme accessible with NVDA's object review? Is it good for laptop keys? I remember someone asking, Hayden I think, about changing the function key Enter to something else, which would act as an insert k

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Well there are programs to measure typing speed, but also when my brother was applying for a dictation job and took the official test I gave it a try too. That typing teaching however sounds comparatively unusual and not

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion The problem however is that ceribral retraining usually trumps extra convenience for most people, especially  blind people who have learnt to touch type on   reflex.As a person who learned to type while sighted, I can say

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion The problem however is that ceribral retraining usually trumps extra convenience for most people, especially  blind people who have learnt to touch type on   reflex.As a person who learned to type while sighted, I can say

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion I can see the logic behind the dvorak layout, sinse the reasoning for qwerty is true and it is likely not! the most efficient layout in terms of motion. The problem however is that ceribral retraining usually trumps extra

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Yes, it is to change the purpose of keys. Anytime I press the key labeled Q, my computer thinks I'm pressing the key labeled backspace. I use a program called SharpKeys, which is reasonably easy to use, considering wh

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion I didn't know key-binding existed. Whats it's purpose, and is it to customize the keyboard to your liking? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=2004

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Green Gables Fan wrote:I'd be interested to try out this keyboard, although I thought it was written as Dvorak with a K, not a C.for the record, the name comes from the designer, August Dvorak, who was polish in de

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Woe, this might just be my opinion, but I think you tried to teach too many heuristics at once.To a learner, I'd suggest not trying to equate dvorak key positions with qwerty key positions. Just take your time with

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion I'd be interested to try out this keyboard, although I thought it was written as Dvorak with a K, not a C. When I went into the check boxes I saw Dvorak for the left hand, right hand, and just Dvorak. URL:

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Hello.AH. in that case would you like me to delete my message so that others who use this system will not read that? URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=200381#p200381

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion If I were you and reading that from a non-Dvorac user, I'd probably feel the same way. I wrote it more for people who already tried it and wanted some tips. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=200379#p2

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

Re: transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Hi.[[wow]]. I could never get used to that layout. URL: http://forum.audiogames.net/viewtopic.php?pid=200377#p200377 ___ Audiogames-reflector mailing list Audiogames

transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Hi all,A few years ago, I was a bored teenager, and heard about the dvorac keyboard layout and thought it would be fun to learn. I'd already started tackling Ascii braille and the like. I'd go into that here but it

transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion

transitioning from Qwerty to Dvorac keyboard layout discussion Hi all,A few years ago, I was a bored teenager, and heard about the dvorac keyboard layout and thought it would be fun to learn. I'd already started tackling Ascii braille and the like. I'd go into that here but