KalciferWhat keyboard layout do you use?
RoidingOldManDvorak. Have been for years. Way less work to type the same speed as QWERTY.
noughtnautYup, plus don’t get coworkers “just needing my screen for a quick thing”. Win win!
My username approves.
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.
Transient PunkMy split ortholinear keyboard has been a game changer for the wrist pain I’ve been dealing with
The svalboard looks awesome. I’m going to look into that. Also the l and the b have a funny animation on that site :D
Oh no. I didn’t need to know about the Svalboard. I thought I’d got to endgame with the Glove80. 😬
I use Dvorak on a split ortholinear keyboard
Colemak-DH using an Atreus from keeboard.io
recursive_recursion [they/them]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 feel like there is going to be a disproportionate amount of people not using a standard qwerty keyboard that replies to this :)
I use qwerty on a standard 100% and another split 60%. I am trying to switch to ortholinear split Dvorak, but haven’t been able to design a keyboard I am comfortable switching to full time. I would also need two of them, one for home, one for work.
I feel like there is going to be a disproportionate amount of people not using a standard qwerty keyboard that replies to this :)
Ha, likely true. There are certainly many biases at play here, but I’m still curious of the results regardless of them.
My own custom layout that tries to find a compromise between not fucking too much with the left side keys because of hotkeys, typing en and my mother tongue, and programming.
Also use 28 keys split keyboard, so some macros for some keys.
dvorak.used to feel keyboard strain after typing for a long time, dvorak fixed that
BjörnI like my keyboards like I like my Captain Bluebear characters. Qwert Zuiopü.
SavvyWolfDvorak, but the one that uses UK punctuation.
It doesn’t exist on Windows. Did you know that making custom keyboard layouts on windows is a pain?
Why does workman have a different layout for Linux? That’s a headache for people who dual boot
What do you mean? It’s just a layout. How would it vary depending on the OS?
Under pros and cons:
Capslock is Backspace (Linux only) Shift+Capslock is Escape (Linux only)
Under pros and cons
Ah, okay! I didn’t see that. Good to know.
Quite funny that, assumedly, Windows prevents those things from being remapped. I personally love that the Capslock key got changed to the Backspace key. It’s so much more comfortable.
I’m buying a new (programmable) keyboard for the sole purpose of remapping capslock to backspace. Been using that for years and now my new employer forces me to use Windows where this isn’t possible without Avon rights - it drives me insane how often I end up LIKE THIS;
I ended up buying a programmable keyboard. I split space in half and moved backspace under my right thumb. I’m never going back. It’s so nice
FarraigePlaisteaċ (sé/é)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.
observantTrapeziumQWERTY 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.
Qwertz 🇩🇪
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.
667Also 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.
I swear if one of you French bastards says AZERTY, I’m gonna bring the hammer down.
AZERTY-BE 🇧🇪
With all the text written in English as it’s used by french, dutch and german speaking people. For some reasons most of the symbols are at different places than the AZERTY-FR
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 :)
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?
I think I always thought about shortcuts as consisting of their constituent parts, rather than a key shape that does an action. So when I switched, my brain still thought Ctrl+c, C just moved
Workman looks solid for English
Yeah, afaik, Workman was specifically designed for English. The official website for Workman doesn’t appear to specifically state that it was designed for only English, but there are a few small statements scattered throughout that hint at the theory that it was designed for English.
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
Wicki-Hayden and Terpstra. Life-changing! Try them:
My username should be a giveaway…
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.
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?
Never managed to make one. I just use KDE compose.
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.
Colemak
QWERTY.
I tried Dvorak when I started having RSI issues, but found no improvement after a year, so I switched back. Others clearly have different experiences. 🤷♂️
Dvorak to touch-type but qwerty on my phone’s virtual keyboard.
Dvorak for over thirty years; always used swipe typing with QWERTY on mobile devices
CryptoKitten
Rob T FireflyMy keyboard lays out flat on my desk. I don’t unfold the little legs underneath.
Savage
AnUnusualRelicAs nature intended.
SunRedI now just use EurKey (Qwerty) with a very nice Alice (Arisu) keyboard. If that was all I was using I would probably try the eurkey variant of Colemak(-DH) at some point.
QWERTY, ЙЦУКЕН, and Danish. The Danish one is the most idiotic. For example: