On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Gerhard Fiedler <
lists@connectionbrazil.com> wrote:

> Tamas Rudnai wrote:
>
> > Just for my curiosity: What is the speed increase using a dvorak
> > layout over the standard qwerty one? I suppose you only can see the
> > difference if you type by 10 fingers, right?
>
> The standard Dvorak layout is an attempt to optimize the keyboard for
> two standard hands with five fingers each :), but there are also
> left-hand-only and right-hand-only Dvorak layouts.
>
> I didn't touch-type when I used QWERTY and only started to touch-type
> with Dvorak, so I can't tell you anything about the speed difference
> between the two. Accounts from people who have used both vary wildly,
> but are probably mostly subjective. The traveled distance seems to be
> much shorter with Dvorak or similar approaches (this is a mostly
> objective measurement), which probably means that either the speed is
> greater or the strain (on the joints) is lower (subjective conclusion
> :).
>
> Gerhard
>
>
I haven't any objective measurements to help this conversation, but it may
be useful to remember that the QWERTY layout was designed to
_intentionally_ slow down the typists in the days of mechanical
typewriters, where if they typed too fast the hammers would jam...

-Denny
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