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Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by jamesbkel »

Been holding out to try a new layout. I think it will be worthwhile to try out a new layout... the issue is time.

I'm working at a 14-person marketing research startup (up from 6 in 2008 when I started) in Boston and one of biggest issues me and my fellow coders have is wrist pain.

We've resorted to wrist braces for the time being. I know this isn't a good idea.

Any recommendations for ideal QWERTY setups? Been doing some research on different keyboards, but would love to hear some opinions from HN.

Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by donw »

jamesbkel wrote: post #21

Been holding out to try a new layout. I think it will be worthwhile to try out a new layout... the issue is time. I'm working at a 14-person marketing research startup (up from 6 in 2008 when I started) in Boston and one of biggest issues me and my fellow coders have is wrist pain. We've resorted to wrist braces for the time being. I know this isn't a good idea. Any recommendations for ideal QWERTY setups? Been doing…

Might I suggest exercises that require grip? I've noticed that when I do a lot of weight training, which means pull-ups, deadlifts, and handstand pushups, that my wrist pain from typing is reduced quite noticeably.

Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by richardw »

bherms wrote: post #8

What's the followup here? I'd like to give this a shot at some point, just for a few days to see how it goes. I have been typing long enough that I definitely don't need to look at a keyboard, so I'm guessing I'd need to pop off all the keys, reconfigure, then find some sort of software that remaps the keyboard? Or is something like this built into Windows and Mac?

I just remapped in software and printed a layout to put above my monitor. I get confused when I look at the keyboard, but found it worked pretty well to force me to learn more directly.

Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by aberkowitz »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #16

If anyone wants to learn a new layout, and you're on Linux, I highly recommend KTouch (works fine on Gnome too). I learned Colemak with it in about two weeks, it's perfect. Still using Qwerty till I master vim, though. I found the latter is more of a productivity enhancer than the former, and it's difficult to do both simultaneously.

What does Colemak help you do faster than Qwerty or Dvorak?

Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by jamesbkel »

donw wrote: post #24
jamesbkel wrote: post #21

Been holding out to try a new layout. I think it will be worthwhile to try out a new layout... the issue is time. I'm working at a 14-person marketing research startup (up from 6 in 2008 when I started) in Boston and one of biggest issues me and my fellow coders have is wrist pain. We've resorted to wrist braces for the time being. I know this isn't a good idea. Any recommendations for ideal QWERTY setups? Been doing…

Might I suggest exercises that require grip? I've noticed that when I do a lot of weight training, which means pull-ups, deadlifts, and handstand pushups, that my wrist pain from typing is reduced quite noticeably.

Will give that a try, thanks.

Re: Keyboard Layout Analyser - which layout is best for you?

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Post by jsean »

SkyMarshal wrote: post #16

If anyone wants to learn a new layout, and you're on Linux, I highly recommend KTouch (works fine on Gnome too). I learned Colemak with it in about two weeks, it's perfect. Still using Qwerty till I master vim, though. I found the latter is more of a productivity enhancer than the former, and it's difficult to do both simultaneously.

An alternative for gnome; Klavaro. Despite the 'K' it's gtk.
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