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1905
Well, I just rearranged the teycaps on my laptop to match Dvorak (after practicing the layout for a few yearo just touch-typing. I'm wondering if having the...
Jim Witte
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May 2, 2004
7:54 pm
1906
... Jim, I found that having a small (business-card size) printout of the keyboard attached to the *top* of the screen helped me. That way, if you get stuck,...
Aroleon Grunow
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May 4, 2004
11:39 am
1907
Hmmm... That's an interesting question. Two add my two cents, I would have to say that if re-arranging the keys helps you to learn or imagine "hand-shapes"...
pbrun01
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May 4, 2004
11:55 pm
1908
Hello This company really helped me out. I almost lost my home. I am self employed and I was able to refinance. The best interest rates are available, for a...
joann_uw
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May 7, 2004
1:55 am
1909
WTF does this have to do with alternative keyboards? SPAM!!!...
KC Garrison
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May 7, 2004
7:16 am
1910
... While the yahoogroups spam filter catches most of it (meaning I'm the only one who gets a copy of it), it isn't infallible and this is one that slipped...
Craig Richmond
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May 7, 2004
7:28 am
1911
... What about only allowing members of the group to join? Or are spamers "joining" the group? Then, set up a Perl script somewhere that when a spam comes in...
Jim Witte
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May 7, 2004
4:50 pm
1912
It is an interesting question. My understanding, from the most convincing stuff I have read, is that what is learnt in touch typing is the word sequence. So it...
Bobjonescityu@...
bobjonescityu
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May 7, 2004
9:04 pm
1913
It is possible my typing tutor might help this problem. Because it has the keyboard up on screen so you naturally look at that. And it absolutely does not...
Bobjonescityu@...
bobjonescityu
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May 7, 2004
9:13 pm
1914
My own personal experience of predictive text (which is available as an option in Word) is that it is annoying and a hindrance to a touch typist. It disturbs...
Bobjonescityu@...
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May 7, 2004
9:18 pm
1915
I don't think such QWERTY inspired injunctions matter in Dvorak. Your fingers are on the home keys 70% of the time. Forget the injunctions. Do what feels...
Bobjonescityu@...
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May 7, 2004
9:21 pm
1916
Well for you guys it might be that easy, but it is not that simple for us QWERTY users. ... Your fingers are on the home keys 70% of the time. Forget the ...
k1g7m
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May 8, 2004
12:33 am
1917
Hello This company really helped me out. I almost lost my home. I am self employed and I was able to refinance. The best interest rates are available, for a...
bridget_x6xv@...
Bridget_x6xv
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May 8, 2004
5:51 am
1918
You don't have to STAY a QWERTY user. Tell me what your typing speed and accuracy is, and I will give you an estimate of how long it would take you to reach...
Robert Jones
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May 8, 2004
8:04 am
1919
... I believe the spammers use an automated tool to subscribe to the group and send the email. As far as I'm aware, the Yahoogroups archives will not show the...
Craig Richmond
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May 9, 2004
10:59 am
1920
Typing Speed: 130 WPM, and accuracy is pretty close to 100%. ... speed and ... take ... using a...
k1g7m
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May 9, 2004
5:30 pm
1921
Hi, I am aware that most of you guys don't read, write or speak any German, I nevertheless want to inform you that I made an internet page for the Dvorak...
Ulf Bro
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May 9, 2004
5:39 pm
1922
Sorry, I just had to make some technical adjustments. The pages will be available in 10 Minutes... Ulf...
Ulf Bro
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May 9, 2004
5:53 pm
1923
... There is a setting, last I checked, which I recently recommended to another group with spam problems, to moderate posts by all new members, while allowing...
AsaaraAgain
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May 9, 2004
11:35 pm
1924
... I agree. Good idea. Jim...
Jim Witte
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May 10, 2004
2:05 am
1925
Typing at 130 wpm in QWERTY shows an exceptional talent in this rather humble skill. I have tested some thousands of journalism students and only found three...
Robert Jones
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May 10, 2004
6:33 am
1926
Is there any research comparing Dvorak in German with QWERTY? Will look at your page as soon as I can get a German speaker to sit by me. Robert Jones Work Tel:...
Robert Jones
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May 10, 2004
6:42 am
1927
... Have you created a Dvorak driver for German or do you use the American driver?...
Maime
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May 10, 2004
7:43 am
1928
... Yes, there is. But I am not interested in it, because of several reasons. I have been a fairly good QUERZ-Typist, and now that I have learned Dvorak I can...
Ulf Bro
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May 10, 2004
12:57 pm
1929
... Yes, I have created the German custom driver for Windows XP and for Linux. The Windows driver is freeware and also available at the named address. The...
Ulf Bro
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May 10, 2004
12:57 pm
1930
Good to have your personal experience testimony, Ulf, that Dvorak is better in German than the competition. But I am not a programmer (I have to employ one). I...
Robert Jones
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May 10, 2004
3:29 pm
1931
Also, I am seventeen and in the tenth grade now, so that would mean that I have been typing for just about eight years now. The switch from the four fingers...
k1g7m
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May 10, 2004
5:22 pm
1932
Well, basically I began to type when I was in 3rd grade or so. I did not use homerow but at the time I could get up to about 42 WPM. I was a big computer nut...
k1g7m
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May 10, 2004
5:24 pm
1933
FYI, it is easy to translate pages - do what Arthur Dent does, use a Babelfish (Altavista BabelFish) - http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/tr It doesn't...
Michael Craggs
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May 10, 2004
9:54 pm
1934
Hi, I just sat down and did the following analysis of the German language. I am not a linguist and there might be much more sophisticated methods of analyzing,...
Ulf Bro
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May 11, 2004
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