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  • Godort@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    I tried to make the switch to Dvorak some years ago and got reasonably good at typing on it.

    The issue was whenever I needed to input text anywhere that wasn’t my PC at home. It turns out that basically everything uses qwerty and you’ll never be able to escape it. Apparently I’m not wired in a way where I can use both.

    That being said, I think steno keyboards are pretty neat and might pick one up to play with.

    • Linssiili@sopuli.xyz
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      9 months ago

      I solved this issue by getting an ortholinear split keyboard (keebio iris) and flashed it with custom dvorak layout. This way my muscle memory hasn’t suffered much then using a regular keyboard with qwerty, only special characters like paranthesis cause issues.

    • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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      9 months ago

      Dvorak is an ISO standard and is in all OS’s. You just have to switch the settings. They’ve apparently all added Colemak as well even though it’s not ISO.

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        9 months ago

        I was using a shared workstation at work at the time, which meant that I couldn’t change that setting without making someone else upset.

        Also text input sections in console video games are typically qwerty too

        • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.ca
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          9 months ago

          In windows when you add it, it’s then in a quick setting down near the clock and volume.

          • Godort@lemm.ee
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            9 months ago

            Only if the keyboard profile is installed, and you need to be a local admin on the machine to do that.