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[–] [email protected] 34 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (11 children)

Even the Linux nerds who customize everything about their computer are probably still using the QWERTY keyboard layout. I've seen a lot of "arch btw" but never seen "dvorak btw".

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

I use colemak-dhm btw

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Me too. I've used it full time for at least 15 years. Can't touch type on a qwerty layout at all

[–] Jax 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

How do I make Dvorak make sense in my brain?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Typing is one of those things that is just experience. Grab a typing test program and put in the time. It took me a few weeks, starting with doing simple things like the equivalent of jkjlj; sets until my pea brain got the minimal amount of muscle memory to be able to use it in the wild. YMMV but I can still use QWERT as well, but it feels weird and not as natural anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

The problem with Dvorak is that it’s English specific. It effectively hampers typing in non Germanic languages. And I’m not about to be switching layouts every time I switch input locales.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm an Arch user and I did try Dvorak for a few weeks. I eventually gave up because it was a huge hassle switching back and forth, remapping game controls, remapping code editor key combos, and so many other remaps. It just wasn't worth the effort.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I've learned all the new combos for Dvorak and I don't really care that Ctrl + c isn't next to Ctrl + v anymore tbh

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

i use Colemak btw

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I have a custom keyb BTW. I use Dvorak BTW. My clocks are all set to UTC btw. Did I mention I boulder? Did I menti

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

Well yeah because I use vim bindings everywhere btw and am not confident I can remap the keys for every application that uses them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I'm on thumb-board btw (on phone)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I use Dvorak on Kubuntu btw.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't think we'll ever truly away from hardware QWERTY. There's too much money in maintaining that status quo.

[–] IrateAnteater 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd say it's got less to do with making money off the status quo, and more to do with lack of money in any of the alternatives. Most people can't type fast enough for extra layout efficiency to matter, and even fewer people care.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Apparently even fewer regularly alternate between formats.

[–] IrateAnteater 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. It's one of those things where while a different solution is technically better, the benefit doesn't come close to outweighing the effort of changing for the overwhelming majority of people. And so the status quo remains.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's funny, because they try so hard to get us to bypass keyboards all together but refuse to improve keyboards.

[–] IrateAnteater 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There is no "they". Manufacturers respond to whet people are buying, and try to predict where that trend will go. If that trend went towards different keyboard layouts, they'd do it. None of them have any actual vested interest in a given keyboard layout.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I used Dvorak today btw, until I managed to navigate to the settings menu with my mouse and finally uninstalled it.