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Dvorak
The Dvorak layout, a more efficient and ergonomic alternative to Qwerty and its variants devised by August Dvorak in 1932 after almost two decades of research.
Manufacturers of Dvorak keyboards are also listed here.
Manufacturers of Dvorak keyboards are also listed here.
Sites in Dvorak
Let Your Fingers Do Less Walking
Article by Sander Rubin including instructions for using the Dvorak layout in Windows. [Mensa Bulletin]
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing: History of Typing
Brief history of the Dvorak keyboard.
Bob Ranger's Dvorak Keyboard Observations
Interesting narrative of Bob's observations about switching layouts and the psycho-epistemology of keyboarding
Jeff Bigler's Dvorak Keyboard page
Includes instructions for remapping your keyboard for Windows, Mac, and XWindows
Dylan McNamee's Dvorak Keyboard page
Overview of Dvorak resources on the Web.
This is True
Overview of the Dvorak layout. Sells books on Dvorak and copies of studies of DSK's effectiveness.
Fable of the Keys, The
Academic article opposing Paul David's use of QWERTY as an example of market failure, by economists S. J. Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis. [Journal of Law & Economics]
Dvorak Keyboard: Efficient Typing for the Computer Age, The
Brief comparison of Dvorak and Sholes (QWERTY) layouts and some background
Dvorak International's FAQ
Answers to frequently asked questions
Introducing the Dvorak Keyboard
Much information about the Dvorak keyboard, an alternative keyboard layout designed for faster typing. Includes how to remap your keyboard in many operating systems.
Fable of the Fable, The
Marcus Brooks refutes Liebowitz and Margolis's "The Fable of the Keys". A postscript addresses "Typing Errors".
Standard and Dvorak Keyboards Revisited: Direct Measures of Speed, The
Santa Fe Institute study measuring speed on the two keyboards by the same persons, finding 4% superiority for the Dvorak keyboard, by Leonard J. West. Downloadable in PostScript format.
Typing for Nonconformists
"The Dvorak alternative keyboard is a boon for the aching hand." By Alex Marshall. [Salon]
Dvorak Assistant (DVAssist)
A 32-bit Windows tray utility to toggle between QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts.
Typing Errors
Article opposing QWERTY's use as a "false example" of lock-in of inferior technology (as a case against free markets). Less detailed than their 1990 article. By Stan Liebowitz and Stephen E. Margolis [Reason]
Low-Tech Obstacle to a Higher-Tech Future: The Keyboard Problem, A
Article promoting Dvorak Simplified Keyboard. Refers to a study suggesting Dvorak may cause less incidence of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI).
ABCD: A Basic Course in Dvorak
Dan Wood's original typing course
Programmer Dvorak Keyboard Layout
Variant Dvorak layout relocating symbols to make it easier to write source code in C, C#, Java, Pascal, LISP, CSS and XML. Device drivers for Windows and Linux.
Dvorak in X-Windows
How to remap the keyboard to a Dvorak layout using X-Windows under Unix.
Dvorak Keyboard and You, The
Information on the Dvorak Keyboard and how to start using it.
Dvorak Keyboard Typing Is Easier, Faster
Learn in a weekend. Type much easier, faster with less injury, or errors. |
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