Couldn't disagree more about the layout comments. I grew up with QWERTY like I suspect a lot of people did, but for the sake of the health of my hands, I decided to try a more ergonomic layout - Dvorak in my case - about 7 years ago. I fully switched over and have forgotten how to type on QWERTY now - the muscle memory is all gone. This is far less of a problem than you make out - I rarely have to use someone else's computer, and if I do for an extended period, Dvorak is a well used layout that any OS supports anyway.
Frankly I'd rather not be able to use anyone else's computer anyway than get RSI problems by the time I'm in my mid-40s because I spend my life typing on a computer, and my ability to type is effectively my career at this point. I noticed an immediate drop in strain once I adopted Dvorak, and I would suggest others look too. It's nothing about typing speed for me (I'm about the same speed as I was using QWERTY, though I touch type properly now and never did with QWERTY - something else I learned at the same time), but about ergonomics and long term health. I see no point sticking to a historic layout designed to stop typewriters getting jammed when it's just not relevant these days.
Other than that though, I have a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry MX Blue switches, and a custom laser-etched keycap set with the Dvorak layout from WASD Keyboards. At work I have the same keyboard and keycaps, but with Cherry MX Browns instead to keep colleagues happy... I also had a set of blank keycaps that I used on it for a while when learning to touch type & switching layout.
There's something I've always wondered about Dvorak: what happens with shortcuts? Most shortcuts are designed to be easily doable with QWERTY layout, does it get harder or more uncomfortable with Dvorak?
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Couldn't disagree more about the layout comments. I grew up with QWERTY like I suspect a lot of people did, but for the sake of the health of my hands, I decided to try a more ergonomic layout - Dvorak in my case - about 7 years ago. I fully switched over and have forgotten how to type on QWERTY now - the muscle memory is all gone. This is far less of a problem than you make out - I rarely have to use someone else's computer, and if I do for an extended period, Dvorak is a well used layout that any OS supports anyway.
Frankly I'd rather not be able to use anyone else's computer anyway than get RSI problems by the time I'm in my mid-40s because I spend my life typing on a computer, and my ability to type is effectively my career at this point. I noticed an immediate drop in strain once I adopted Dvorak, and I would suggest others look too. It's nothing about typing speed for me (I'm about the same speed as I was using QWERTY, though I touch type properly now and never did with QWERTY - something else I learned at the same time), but about ergonomics and long term health. I see no point sticking to a historic layout designed to stop typewriters getting jammed when it's just not relevant these days.
Other than that though, I have a Filco Majestouch 2 with Cherry MX Blue switches, and a custom laser-etched keycap set with the Dvorak layout from WASD Keyboards. At work I have the same keyboard and keycaps, but with Cherry MX Browns instead to keep colleagues happy... I also had a set of blank keycaps that I used on it for a while when learning to touch type & switching layout.
There's something I've always wondered about Dvorak: what happens with shortcuts? Most shortcuts are designed to be easily doable with QWERTY layout, does it get harder or more uncomfortable with Dvorak?