dvorak

[Sean McMahon]

dvorac is how typewriters first mapped out their keyboard.  I don't remember the
layout exactly, the idea is you have commonly used letters placed close
together.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jim grimsby" <jimgrims at pacbell.net>
To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 2:07 AM
Subject: RE: dvorak


Can I ask a question with out seeming totally dum here?  What is this
method of typing.  Now if everyone but me knows the answer to this a
private reply would be ok.

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Sina Bahram
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 8:43 PM
To: 'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'
Subject: RE: dvorak


Hi Janina,

Because of trained muscle memory and experience using those pathways in
the brain.

I do agree it's pretty OT, but it is interesting from a cognative
psychology and human computer interaction point of view.

Take care,
Sina

-----Original Message-----
From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
[mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:39 PM
To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
Subject: Re: dvorak

Well, it's probably quite OT, but I don't see how using experienced
typists discredits anything. I should think it's the other way around.

Sina Bahram writes:
> Hi Janina,
>
> This is besides the point because I'm guessing that Igore is already
> used to qerty, but I believe those tests were disputed because they
> were done with individuals who already knew qwerty?
>
> If one starts out using vorak ... I don't know: I mean: qwerty was
> developed to be inefficient in the first place.
>
> Take care,
> Sina
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
> [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]
> On Behalf Of Janina Sajka
> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:32 PM
> To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> Subject: Re: dvorak
>
> Just curious as to why you think it's useful to learn Dvorak? Are you
> aware the U.S. Navy did extensive typing tests between qwerty and
> dvorak and found almost nodifference in speed and eficiency?
>
> Igor Gueths writes:
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> > Hi all. I was briefly playing with the Dvorak layout, and find that
> > I'm going to see if I can't learn it. I take it I would have to
> > somewhat
> modify the sort of table of keycodes to Speakup commands which I
> believe is contained in speakup.c? Its been a while since I've looked.
> > - --
> > How many chunks could checkchunk check if checkchunck could check
chunks?
> > - -- Alan Cox
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http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com

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