Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!selfless.tophat.at!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.017 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'onto': 0.05; 'keys,': 0.09; 'modifier': 0.09; 'wrote:': 0.14; 'alphabetical': 0.16; 'backspace': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'tab,': 0.16; 'versus': 0.16; 'received:74.125.82.174': 0.16; 'received:mail- wy0-f174.google.com': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.17; 'mon,': 0.17; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.22; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.23; 'load': 0.24; 'index': 0.25; 'developing': 0.27; "i'm": 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'subject:?': 0.29; 'version': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'usage': 0.32; 'there': 0.35; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:74.125.82': 0.38; 'received:74.125': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'user': 0.39; 'almost': 0.60; 'more': 0.60; 'url:co': 0.62; 'perfectly': 0.65; 'hands': 0.69; 'account.': 0.79; 'roberts': 0.84; 'subject:Improve': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=VjU8o/4s/ewyEbApaEpJ/NgOFJaKmd9LFABqejdMZX8=; b=f5WqyJI1WmBjrs+47S43OfECwyMUOGhhpdPRZsHSCDRF+nDz7cIWVf5tdWwa2xaH/u U5gi/yDNu3kj53ufyfTGQxFiuh2vGJjLKD7lJdHBCn1XQa08ssy0g0dKgrvTUAIp2gu7 6o7EVyf4EFaY9nNc3vPSesGQJJAtFHdBOL/gg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=fWqO6lLUqXXmHLboMVDSRA7k7VAqGS1F9mduGFc7/a737ARqp2//4MSK9KT6U3Dwrz e4oQt6PTNedGU8OgH0/WNoDYbq3jN90R59iUa0SPVsKvh6aFbGhpBsy8OEanbdbN+EPu dJjVyyqE/H0w6seyxIdPMuPoDOiLki9EtmO4A= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <26876242-ffa3-45e3-9ed7-5a40dafb1011@v10g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> References: <355e201c-437c-4944-9ad0-ae401df02651@22g2000prx.googlegroups.com> <4f4bv6hn40jsgpecuelejc66n7rkhv17fj@4ax.com> <26876242-ffa3-45e3-9ed7-5a40dafb1011@v10g2000yqn.googlegroups.com> Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:50:55 +0300 Subject: Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout? From: Dotan Cohen To: Elena Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1308063058 news.xs4all.nl 49042 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:40679 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7613 On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:21, Elena wrote: > On 13 Giu, 06:30, Tim Roberts wrote: >> Studies have shown that even a >> strictly alphabetical layout works perfectly well, once the typist is >> acclimated. > > Once the user is acclimated to move her hands much =C2=A0more (about 40% > more for Qwerty versus Dvorak), that is. > And disproportionate usage of fingers. On QWERTY the weakest fingers (pinkies) do almost 1/4 of the keypresses when modifier keys, enter, tab, and backspace are taken into account. I'm developing a QWERTY-based layout that moves the load off the pinkies and onto the index fingers: http://dotancohen.com/eng/noah_ergonomic_keyboard_layout.html There is a Colemak version in the works as well. --=20 Dotan Cohen http://gibberish.co.il http://what-is-what.com