QFWPG JLUY;[]\
ASRTD HNEIO'
ZXCVB KM,./
W and F are quite similar in frequency, as are S and R, so there's not much to choose between this layout vs the final Colemak. Maybe it would make it slightly easier to transition to by avoiding moving the notorious S... But then I guess people would complain about the difficult W instead?
]]>Could you write up a bit more about how you designed the layout, please? How much of it was modeling (and ideally, by what tools and parameters), how much testing and feedback and what came down to thought and preferences? You said a while back that you wanted to flesh out the backstory and there's certainly many who'd like to read about it!
]]>ASERTH (Jul/2005):
QWFDG YMKLP[]\
ASERT HUION'
ZCXVB J;,./
Asetion (Aug/2005):
QWFDG YMKLP[]\
ASETR HUION'
ZXCVB J;,./
Old Colemak (11/Dec/2005):
QFWPG JLUYK[]\
ASRTD HNEIO'
ZXCVB ;M,./
Colemak (01/Jan/2006):
QWFPG JLUY;[]\
ARSTD HNEIO'
ZXCVB KM,./
I'd like to know Colemak's birthday, haha.
If completed before then (and the information is available), when was it conceived?
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