I’m tired of trying to do something worthwhile for the human race, they simply don’t want to change!- August Dvorak
Perhaps August Dvorak didn’t understand how great a motivator pain can be.
The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard puts all the most frequently used consonants on the right hand side of the home row, and all the vowels on the left hand side. The only vowel on the home row of the QWERTY keyboard is the letter A. Every English word has a vowel, and with QWERTY that means you’ve got to spread your hands over the entire keyboard. The QWERTY layout also overstresses the left hand and wrist.
By putting all those keys on one row, the hands move about less and most words come from one row of keys with the Dvorak layout. This means less strain on the wrist, and greater typing speed.
While you may type faster, standard keyboard shortcuts won’t be in the same spot. (Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V won’t be beside each other, etc.)
The least costly way of addressing this ergonomic issue is to purchase a Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 for about $70 and rearrange the keys to the Dvorak scheme and switch the OS into recognising the Dvorak keyboard.
I will be doing just this and I will report my experience with the transition to this keyboard.
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