I use Workman.
EDIT (2024-08-10T19:23Z): I should clarify that I am referring to the layout that you use for a physical computer keyboard, not a mobile/virtual keyboard.
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Querty with a 55 key ortholinear split keyboard Aligned almost at a 90 degree angle.
Most of the complaints I hear about keyboard setups could be solved by either completely remapping the keys or, if you really need to not move your hands around, investing in one of these.
Oh no. I didn’t need to know about the Svalboard. I thought I’d got to endgame with the Glove80. 😬
My split ortholinear keyboard has been a game changer for the wrist pain I’ve been dealing with
Dvorak. Have been for years. Way less work to type the same speed as QWERTY.
My username approves.
Yup, plus don’t get coworkers “just needing my screen for a quick thing”. Win win!
Been trying Colemak-DH but I’ll have to use it for at least half a year till I can give it a proper review
I like my keyboards like I like my Captain Bluebear characters. Qwert Zuiopü.
QWERTY on a cheap Dell keyboard I’ve had for 12 years.
I’m sure some of the alternatives are objectively superior, but with all due respect to enthusiasts, I’m simply not passionate about it and have yet to be convinced that the time and pain spent on getting used to a new layout would actually be worth it in the long run.
Colemak-DH using an Atreus from keeboard.io
I’ve tried Dvorak and Workman but switched to Colemak-DH about a year ago just for fun and to try something new (I have a split ortho keyboard with XDA keycaps so the profile is uniform).
Works great, but my typing speed dropped by about 40 WPM from the low 110s to the mid-70s and I haven’t had enough time to practice and get back up there. Previous layouts have required at least a few months of practice with Monkeytype or Keybr and I’ve been too busy.
Also made a huge effort to switch to Colemak-DH a few months ago then started moving around a bunch with little space to setup my split ergo and will take a huge hit getting started again :/
I’ve tried Dvorak and Workman but switched to Colemak-DH about a year ago
What’s your preference of the 3?
Hmm, you know, I think I liked Workman the most. Colemak has been the most difficult to adapt to, but I’m not sure if it’s because I had been away from QWERTY for so long (Colemak has a lot of keys in common with QWERTY) or because the layout has keys in locations that I don’t find the most intuitive.
Honestly, if I’m still hovering around 80 WPM for much longer it might actually be a good move to switch back to Workman, lol. Dvorak was probably the best IMO for reducing finger and wrist movement and strain if that’s a concern for you.
I personally went from QWERTY to Dvorak to Colemak to Workman. I probably stayed on Colemak for the least amount of time. I’ve been on Workman for quite a number of years, now.
QWERTY. i work on multiple environments that can’t always be accessed remotely, so that means I’m physically moving to different computers daily. It’s better for me to use the most common layout so that there’s as much consistency between systems as possible
My username should be a giveaway…
Dvorak. I switched back in 2005 from qwerty and never looked back. I never looked forward either, so I may try out Colemak at some point in time. Workman looks solid for English, but I am not a native English speaker.
Quick! Type my username with one finger :)
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I tried dvorak in 2008 and was using it for about 6 months. The thing that really tripped me was the keyboard shortcuts. I was just too used to the QWERTY setup. Did you have to overcome this, and if so, how?
Dvorak. I find it much more comfortable and performant than QWERTY.
I’m not a fan of how accented vowels are achieved so I created a custom layout using Ukelele (macOS). That said, I haven’t installed that custom variant on my current setup and am just achieving accented characters the standard way. I should do something about that.
I’m not a fan of how accented vowels are achieved
I personally use a compose key to accomplish accents.
I’m doing that currently, but as a touch typist it really slows me down since most words have an accented character in my language.
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Dvorak. The same as others have posted, I started to type for a living and started to feel the numbness in my hands as I read up on RSI. I switched to Dvorak on my phone then eventually to desktop.
I’m willing to take a gander at the Workman layout.
Dvorak with some custom bindings for German diacritics and the Euro symbol, e.g. AltGr+a gives me ä.
Furthermore, my layout behaves like QWERTY when I told down Ctrl, so that shortcuts like Ctrl+C are still easy to press.
Switching to Dvorak immediately removed any pain I had started experiencing more and more often typing with QWERTY. In the long run it also improved my typing speed. I can usually achieve between 130 and 140.
Nice there is a great keyboard layout creator for windows.
If you use linux do you mind sharing your custom layout and how you did it?
On Windows it’s pretty easy. On Linux I found some shady kernel monkey patch for the Ctrl feature, but I don’t remember where.
Unfortunate :/
And the custom Dvorak layout with the umlauts on linux?
Colemak
