Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#1

Post by mrhonza » Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:39 PM UTC

Should I finally drop QWERTY?
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Re: Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#2

Post by laynetrain » Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:45 PM UTC

no

Re: Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#3

Post by anoldgangstah » Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:52 PM UTC

laynetrain wrote: post #2

no

Any constructive criticism as to why? I was thinking no because of the availability of keyboard. I don't see any Dvorak keyboard in my country ever but then again I was being biased.

Re: Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#4

Post by savethefuture » Fri, Apr 28, 2017, 10:59 PM UTC

Why do you want to drop it? It seems like not using it would cause more problems when trying to use other computers besides your own. Might be fun, if you can actually learn it as well as you are now with qwerty.

Re: Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#5

Post by verdverm » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 12:17 AM UTC

anoldgangstah wrote: post #3

laynetrain wrote: post #2

no

Any constructive criticism as to why? I was thinking no because of the availability of keyboard. I don't see any Dvorak keyboard in my country ever but then again I was being biased.

I switched to dvorak for 10 years and made the switch back to qwerty because you have to type on other people's computers when you collaborate or teach.

Re: Should I finally drop QWERTY?

#6

Post by QuinnyPig » Sat, Apr 29, 2017, 12:54 AM UTC

Two big problems with this:

1. How much faster do you have to get to offset the time you spend learning it?

2. Other people's computers are going to become nightmares for you.