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    Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak

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    17-Dec-2005 13:04:30#1 Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak

    Hello!

    I've learned touch typing about a year ago with a Dvorak layout.
    Inspired by the Space Cadet Keyboard I've also mapped "Caps Lock"
    to "Backspace".

    Now I'm considering Colemak.  It seems to address some issues I
    have with Dvorak. 

    Here a question and some comments:

    - How much the additional backspace binding accounts for the
      lower average finger distance in the Colemak layout?  How does
      Colemak compare (regarding average finger distance) to a Dvorak
      layout *with* the additional backspace binding?

    - It would be nice to have a comparison table like the one you
      did for the Asetion layout.

    - It would be interesting to learn how you developed the Asetion
      and Colemak layouts!

    Thanks for your time and for developing these layouts!

    Emilio

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    17-Dec-2005 16:25:16#2 Re: Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak
    eclig said:

    - How much the additional backspace binding accounts for the
      lower average finger distance in the Colemak layout?  How does
      Colemak compare (regarding average finger distance) to a Dvorak
      layout *with* the additional backspace binding?

    The Backspace does change things a lot. If the Backspace isn't included:
    * Dvorak has 12.3% higher distance than Colemak
    * The home row in Colemak is used 4.7% more than Dvorak.
    The other statistics don't change.

    eclig said:

    - It would be nice to have a comparison table like the one you
      did for the Asetion layout.
    - It would be interesting to learn how you developed the Asetion
      and Colemak layouts!

    I'll probably do it when I'll have more time. It's not a priority for me at the moment.

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    12-Dec-2008 09:46:07#3 Re: Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak
    eclig said:

    Hello!
    - It would be interesting to learn how you developed the Asetion
      and Colemak layouts!
    Emilio

    I too am interested to know how did you develop Colemak!

    Shai said:

    I'll probably do it when I'll have more time. It's not a priority for me at the moment.

    Please do... even though it wouldn't take more than 5 minutes of your precious time. ;)

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    12-Dec-2008 20:07:05#4 Re: Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak
    lyon said:

    Please do... even though it wouldn't take more than 5 minutes of your precious time. ;)

    In Shai's defense, he spent a long time designing Colemak. There would be a lot of information to provide.

    Not in Shai's defense, he's been saying he doesn't have time to do it for a good year, at least.

    Shai, how long do you think it would take to write up an explanation of the development of Colemak?

    My typing speed record: http://hi-games.net/typing-test/watch?u=493

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    12-Dec-2008 22:36:54#5 Re: Comparison Colemak vs. Dvorak

    What has happened to Shai? I have a niggling feeling that he has designed a new layout in a non-Latin language and now spends all his spare time over there. I hope I'm wrong...

    "It is an undoubted truth, that the less one has to do, the less time one finds to do it in." - Earl of Chesterfield

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