Just so I'm clear, I assume we are talking about something like this, but which converts to DH rather than vanilla Colemak?

Looking at the (public domain) source code for that, it looks pretty trivial to clone it and adjust the mappings for DH. Or use some other open source converter if you have a preference. Not sure about the handling the ISO Z though, that might be a bit tricky, but the ANSI mappings should be straightforward.

Yes, stevep, I was referring to that one.

stevep99, the converter works. Though it has a slight delay in refreshing that slows me down.

I'm already more used to Colemak, as is, is the problem. So I couldn't really properly test it because letters (g,k,m,d,h) keep tripping me up.

It happens especially once I use backspace. The other converter just feels a little faster. I'm between layouts and unfortunately I think this week of using Colemak has squandered my almost 100WPM rate using ColemakDH. Now I can't really type well in neither. I feel like I'm hitting about 60-70 in standard Colemak (but basically moving my fingers at 100 making tons of errors), and about 30 in DH (like an error every two words).

The problem lies that my Qwerty has always slowly been around 65WPM if I focus, so I'm better off using that. I'm in a bit of a crux.

Is there any way to make it refresh once backspace has been pressed, because you need to enter a letter or two for it to refresh currently? I looked at the page source and java file and had something almost identical to your setup. But I don't own a domain, and have never hosted a website. It probably would have lagged just the same.

The backspace problem is currently the biggest source of lag.

I think the converter may be good enough but I've screwed my DH skills.

I'm mostly going to use Qwerty at work making sure to look down, and get used to the new converter at home, if it stays up. I'll look into writing a better refresh rate for the script if I can mess with JS.

Worst comes to worse vanilla Colemak will always be there. It actually felt better than I remembered; it was my layout for 7.5 years!

A QUICKIE is an option for the future if my plan is futile. As always I have to get clearance at work.

I might have just been on a worse computer, or it might have been my layout switching troubles. I noticed the source was the same.

Oh well, I just have to pick the layout (Colemak DH) I like and run with it.

Thanks for leaving the converter up.

One problem with that that probably has been discussed before but I guess worth pointing out here: If I know IT departments and the office mindset at all, weird-looking "custom" USB devices stand a good chance of triggering the "no custom USB devices" subroutine.  In contrast, a colemak keyboard (practically, that could mean any keyboard that can be flashed with custom firmware like QMK, which I guess probably means a "mechanical keyboard"), while less luggable, stands a good chance of triggering the "ergonomics / health and safety" subroutine.
Of course it all depends on the relationship you have with the relevant people at work, and your office culture.
Agh I'm typing on QWERTY right now and, though my QWERTY speed is as high as it always was, *thinking* about typing shortly (a few minutes) after using Colemak plays hell with my keyboard skills now: I drop back into Colemak at random points!

This is a very good and valid point. While technically, the USB device is not really any different from the keyboard with custom firmware, I can easily see how they would look very different in the context of an organisation's workplace policies. Even in fairly technically savvy companies, the people making these kinds of decisions often don't understand the technology. If you get into a position where you have to start explaining the technical detail to someone, it's probably already too late.

I feel your pain, friend. Do you mean that the hardware option is too costly for you? Because no sane person should allow you to plug in a keyboard but not another USB HID device. That'd just be sheer stupidity and a total lack of understanding and competence.

Vanilla Colemak should in theory be faster, because it uses the home row more. Dvorak, who spent a lot of time studying layout design (and observing people using them) concluded that home row is the place to be (Dvorak placed I and D where Colemak D and H are).

The "standard" fingering scheme for staggered boards has a lot to answer for:

But as we know, this makes much more sense:

I guess that traditional one is so ingrained in people's minds that hardly anyone stops to question it, despite it being so obviously flawed.

I just meant the fingering pattern, obviously that image just shows Qwerty.  The superiority of this fingering pattern means that, for Colemak users, the Angle Mod becomes the optimal solution.