On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:05:28 +0100, James Laver wrote: > On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Chris Jack <chris_j...@msn.com> wrote: >> Before you switch keyboards, I think there is an important question >> about how often you are obliged to use a standard qwerty keyboard. I >> worked all over Europe for a bit using a large number of the >> European variations on qwerty (y and z switched for instance and >> punctuation in unusual places). I found the constant switching meant >> I was slower on all keyboards - but maybe it was worse because the >> keyboards were kind of the same. Maybe it's not such a problem if >> you switch between, say, qwerty and colemak. > > A friend of mine in Canada tried it for a few weeks at work only ("I > figured there was no chance of losing productivity at work") and used > qwerty at home and seemed to do fine with switching. No subtle > differences, it's a whole different mode of typing.
Problem then comes with people who need to help you on your computer. I often help a tester here who has a "Natural" split keyboard, and find it tough, but doable (I used to use a natural years ago, the problem is using a Natural from a sideways position or standing position while at $co-worker's desk). I can't imagine any way of coping if he had a Dvorak layout. Matt. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________