The Dvorak keyboard layout. page 1
Cunt 29th January 2012, 10:24 PM I learned about the dvorak layout years ago, while reading about something or other.
While teaching myself to touch-type a few years ago, I happened across the dvorak layout again. I decided to give it a try and have enjoyed it since.
First off, how I did it.
There are a lot of dvorak-specific training resources out there, and I found them to be lacking so I simply printed out a copy of the layout, placed it under my monitor, and used a program called ‘Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing’ to learn for awhile.
After I got the layout memorized, I did the drill and games in ‘Mavis’ without the printout.
My pre-dvorak speed was about 35-60wpm (peak) and after 40 hours of playing in ‘Mavis’ (there is a tracking component to that wonderful bit of software) I was caught up.
Now a couple of years into using it my speed is steady between 40 and 50 wpm with peaks in the 70’s.
Why dvorak? Simple really. It’s superior in just about every verifi...