An old article but still atleast introduced me to one really weird Keyboard layout

  • zonnewin@feddit.nl
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    2 days ago

    I’ve wanted to learn Colemak, but I would also need a swipe keyboard with predictions for Android.

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      2 days ago

      Heliboard offers the option. The ideal layout for a small onscreen keyboard may be rather different from one for typing with all your fingers though.

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        2 days ago

        True, but I think it would help to have both in the same layout.

        Thanks for the recommendation!

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          2 days ago

          Maybe. I use Dvorak for real keyboards and QWERTY on my phone. I tried Dvorak on my phone and didn’t see any benefit.

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            1 day ago

            Hmm, maybe it doesn’t matter and is more like speaking different languages. Ten finger typing and swiping are different skills anyway.

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              With ten finger typing, having the most-used keys on the home row is a significant advantage for speed and ergonomics. With swiping, having a sequence of characters close to each other makes it hard for the algorithm to predict the intended word. With tapping, it’s a disadvantage to have adjacent characters in a sequence on a small touchscreen because it increases the chance of fat-fingering them.