Switching From Qwerty To Colemak DH (via Workman)
Last year I decided to abandon the archaic Qwerty keyboard layout that all the big computer manufacturers keep forcing on us. I first jumped in and learned the Workman layout which is very impressive and has some compelling stats. However I ultimately found the same finger utilisation to be unnecessarily fatiguing.
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Colemak DH seemed to avoid these issues so I switched to that at the start of this year.
This video looks at my basic reasoning behind the changes and some other hints and tips. It is part of a bigger series on my keyboard layout changes so don’t forget to subscribe for those.
Keyboards featured in this video:
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Corne from 3DKeeb.com: • RGB delight! 3D Printed Corne Custom Keyboard
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Links from the video:
https://www.keybr.com
https://colemak.com
https://workmanlayout.org
https://monkeytype.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY
Contents:
0:00 First, Lose The Stagger!
0:20 QWERTY: Another Typewriter Throwback
0:40 Qwerty Stops You Rolling
1:08 Embracing Change To Move Forward
1:53 Hard Work Now For Reward Later
2:04 Trying Workman And First Impressions
2:45 Going All In To Learn Workman Exclusively
3:13 Using A Holiday For Training Time!
3:47 Workman Progress To 100wpm
4:05 Issues With Workman
4:27 Second Attempt! Switching To Colemak DH
4:37 How Long Did I Spend Learning These Layouts?
4:47 Can I Type From Muscle Memory Yet?
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