Hey, I just started using Colemak last week and so far I'm loving it. Still having plenty of trouble with certain keys, like S, F, P, and L, especially when I'm trying to type without paying full attention, but that's probably to be expected for a month or two. What I really wanted to ask about was the placement of the L, N, and K keys. Colemak flows so much better than QWERTY, but these 3 keys seem awkwardly placed to me. While I fully support the choice of row for each key, I feel like they are frequently used near each other in words often enough that perhaps not all three of them should be the job of the right index finger.
I will say that analysis of this post so far might be proof that I'm out of my mind and that such key combos aren't all that common in normal writing. Perhaps these consecutive keypresses are just more noticeable because the left index finger doesn't have as much of a problem? (All 6 of its letters, P T V D G and B, almost always have at least one other letter in between them in words). Anyone else notice this, or am I just crazy?
Regardless, I'm loving Colemak. Many props, Shai. Will donate once I start my work study.