Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout?

From	rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout?
Date	2011-06-15 05:43 -0700
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On Jun 15, 5:32 pm, Dotan Cohen <dotanco...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks. From testing small movements with my fingers I see that the
> fourth finger is in fact a bit weaker than the last finger, but more
> importantly, it is much less dexterous. Good to know!

Most of the piano technique-icians emphasis, especially those of the
last century like Hanon, was to cultivate 'independence' of the
fingers.  The main target of these attacks being the 4th finger.

The number of potential-pianists who ruined their hands and lives
chasing this holy grail is unknown

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Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-11 00:50 -0700
  Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-06-12 21:30 -0700
    Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Elena <egarrulo@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 00:21 -0700
      Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-06-13 13:19 +0000
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2011-06-13 15:54 +0200
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Elena <egarrulo@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 10:42 -0700
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2011-06-13 12:19 -0700
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 00:26 -0700
      Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 17:50 +0300
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 10:43 -0700
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 00:26 +0300
            Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 15:09 -0700
              Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 14:06 +0300
              Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 04:40 -0700
              Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 15:35 +0300
      Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 10:11 +1000
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 20:00 -0700
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 07:35 +0300
            Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 05:19 -0700
              Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 15:32 +0300
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 05:43 -0700
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-17 10:53 -0700
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improvethe Dvorak Layout? Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 14:21 +1000
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improvethe Dvorak Layout? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-18 22:14 -0700
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile toImprovethe Dvorak Layout? Lie Ryan <lie.1296@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 15:50 +1000
                Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile toImprovethe Dvorak Layout? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2011-06-19 12:19 -0700
    Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Yang Ha Nguyen <cmpitg@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 01:42 -0700
      Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 19:22 +1000
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve   the Dvorak Layout? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2011-06-14 13:45 +1200
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 11:58 +1000
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve   the Dvorak Layout? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2011-06-14 03:34 +0000
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> - 2011-06-13 23:11 -0700
            Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 16:11 -0600
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 17:29 -0500
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 10:18 +1000
          Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 20:23 -0500
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Elena <egarrulo@gmail.com> - 2011-06-14 05:23 -0700
    Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2011-06-13 09:06 -0700
      Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2011-06-15 00:16 -0700
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 18:30 +1000
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 12:22 +0300
        Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-06-15 19:33 +1000

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