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[ashutosh_malguri]

Dvorak has proved double as fast as qwerty layout of keyboard because of its key placing.

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Devorack is much more easier to learn then qwerty because it is much more comfortable . The Dvorak keymap is carefully adapted to the English language. For example, most typing in Dvorak takes place on the home row, so your fingers and hands don't have to move around so much. Dvorak also divides words more evenly between hands, so one hand isn't typing whole words like agree, fact, grass, greater, opinion, regard...

Thus it is much better and easier to adapt a qwerty typist can adapt it in less then 10 days

Switching to dvorak in windows
Got to Control panel-> Regional and language options -> open second tab that is :Advanced->Details->Add->

input language=English United States
Keyboard layout/IME=United stated-Dvorak

Then go to key Settings and select a key comb to switch Dvorak and qwerty
You may require qwerty (specially playing games which uses (wasd-up,left,down,right) therefore be sure to choose a key comb to Switch
Qwerty may also be needed for foll:
If you program in un-English languages like Unix shell commands.
If you depend on software's keyboard commands (as in vi or emacs) that you know by their positions, not their letters.

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after Switching to dvorak you can use stickers to replace marked alphabet on keys or replace the keysremember to use your brain have a look at the layout before taking out the keys because in some key boards one key cannot replace and put key on other key slots (different shape or size)
also 4 keys

here are some images for refrence

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KB_Unite...ates_Dvorak.svg

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http...=4&ct=image

http://www.google.co.in/imgres?imgurl=http...=4&ct=image

[Nabb]

While the Dvorak keyboard layout is often regarded as more efficient than the QWERTY layout, it does not follow that everyone should switch. Firstly, many pieces of software have keyboard shortcuts and commands that are designed for the QWERTY. For example undo, cut, copy, paste. The shortcuts for these commands are Ctrl-z/x/c/v. These shortcuts are intended to be operated with only ones left hand. In the Dvorak layout, these are moved to the positions of / . b i in the QWERTY layout. Constantly changing layouts to utilize these shortcuts is definitely going to lower productivity.
Another note is that many users of the QWERTY layout are already very proficient, with typing speeds exceeding 100 words per minute, after years of practice. These speeds will take significant amounts of time to reach after switching, and many years would need to follow for the user to make up for the time lost while learning and mastering the new layout. Also, one's proficiency in the QWERTY layout is likely to decrease, which will negatively impact the user's performance on computers in which the user does not have access to modifying the keyboard layout.

I'm not trying to make it seem like the Dvorak layout is bad - for users who are not able to type fast on the QWERTY layout, it may be beneficial to attempt switching layouts. Learning Dvorak is not actually too difficult - I had achieved about 60WPM after two weeks, but have since reverted to the QWERTY layout for the reasons listed above.

[SpiderVV]

God... A reason I like more Europe than the US. No offence but the keyboards suck and they're too difficult for those who are used to the QWERTY ones.

[chrismiller3404]

Wait..

What?

Are you trying to insult Europe or USA? Don't they both have qwerty keyboards?

[Tremayne]

chrismiller3404, on Jul 25 2009, 12:45 AM, said:

Wait..

What?

Are you trying to insult Europe or USA? Don't they both have qwerty keyboards?

I think he's under the misconception that all of America uses Dvorak keyboards as the Common name for the Dvorak keyboard layout is American Simplified.

[rayzoredge]

Here's an online typing exercise you can use to work on using DVORAK.

Note: The above link converts your QWERTY keystrokes into DVORAK and does not actually change your keyboard input settings. Ingenious!

[Alex Cicala]

Hmmm, this seems confusing. Since I am trained with QWERTY I don't think I will start to use DVORAK. I didn't even know there was a different keyboard layout. Looking at the reference image of DVORAK looks way to hard and confusing for me to use that. If I change I think my brain will cave in....