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Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:11:17 +1000
Subject: Re: Keyboard Layout: Dvorak vs Colemak: is it Worthwhile to Improve the Dvorak Layout?
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 12:50 AM, Dotan Cohen <dotancohen@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.

That's true on a piano too, though. My pinkies are quite accustomed to
doing the extra work now, so whether I'm playing the church organ or
typing a post here, they're put to good use. It's the longer fingers
in the middle that aren't pulling their weight...

Chis Angelico