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#Question for all you #MechanicalKeyboards aficionados out there: #QWERTY or #Colemak Mod-DH?

Situation: my 10yo kid will begin mid-school in September and wants my #ErgoDash (see picture) for his own computer (that I still have to buy!).
ErgoDash is currently configured with a QWERTY layout, customized with Italian accented letters as per picture.
Should I reconfigure it to Colemak Mod-DH, instead, before giving him the keeb?

#Question for all you #MechanicalKeyboards aficionados out there: #QWERTY or #Colemak Mod-DH?

Situation: my 10yo kid will begin mid-school in September and wants my #ErgoDash (see picture) for his own computer (that I still have to buy!).
ErgoDash is currently configured with a QWERTY layout, customized with Italian accented letters as per picture.
Should I reconfigure it to Colemak Mod-DH, instead, before giving him the keeb?

#Question for all you #MechanicalKeyboards aficionados out there: #QWERTY or #Colemak Mod-DH?

Situation: my 10yo kid will begin mid-school in September and wants my #ErgoDash (see picture) for his own computer (that I still have to buy!).
ErgoDash is currently configured with a QWERTY layout, customized with Italian accented letters as per picture.
Should I reconfigure it to Colemak Mod-DH, instead, before giving him the keeb?

#Question for all you #MechanicalKeyboards aficionados out there: #QWERTY or #Colemak Mod-DH?

Situation: my 10yo kid will begin mid-school in September and wants my #ErgoDash (see picture) for his own computer (that I still have to buy!).
ErgoDash is currently configured with a QWERTY layout, customized with Italian accented letters as per picture.
Should I reconfigure it to Colemak Mod-DH, instead, before giving him the keeb?

#Question for all you #MechanicalKeyboards aficionados out there: #QWERTY or #Colemak Mod-DH?

Situation: my 10yo kid will begin mid-school in September and wants my #ErgoDash (see picture) for his own computer (that I still have to buy!).
ErgoDash is currently configured with a QWERTY layout, customized with Italian accented letters as per picture.
Should I reconfigure it to Colemak Mod-DH, instead, before giving him the keeb?

QuickQWERTY 1.2.2 is now available! This release comes with two changes.

First, it fixes a rather annoying bug that caused the 'Restart' link to send the learner all the way back to Unit 1. This has been fixed to restart the current lesson.

Source code management has moved to Codeberg. Links and documentation have been updated accordingly.

Try it out here: https://susam.net/quickqwerty.html

Source: https://codeberg.org/susam/quickqwerty

#opensource #technology #programming #html #javascript #qwerty #touchtyping

HP iPAQ hw910
(2005)

Vienas iš stipriausių ir populiariausių to meto Windows Mobile telefonų-PDA hibridų. Tai buvo kišeninis kompiuteris su telefonu skirtas verslo vartotojams, kuriame dar integruotas GPS, Wi-Fi ir su QWERTY klaviatūra.

3,0 colio TFT jutiklinis ekranas (65K spalvų), Intel PXA270 procesorius, 64MB RAM + 128MB ROM, atmintis plečiama miniSD, 1,3MP kamera su video įrašymu, Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition, GSM 900/1800/1900 + UMTS 2100 (3G), Wi-Fi 802.11b, Bluetooth 2.0, integruotas GPS, infraraudonieji spinduliai, 1200–1500 mAh nuimama Li-Ion baterija (iki 4–5 val. pokalbių, ~150–200 val. budėjimo), dydis 119×71×21 mm, svoris 190 g.

#HPiPAQ #hw6910 #WindowsMobile #PocketPC #RetroTech #QWERTY #TechHistory #VintagePDA #1EYEReview

Tästä tulevasta puhelimesta teknologiamaailma nyt kohkaa: vanhalla kunnon Nokia E71:n ja BlackBerryn muotokielellä varustettu Android-kännykkä, jossa on täysverinen QWERTY-näppäimistö

Clicks Communicatorin voi jo ennakkotilata, julkaisua odotellaan alkuvuoden aikana.

https://www.puhelinvertailu.com/uutiset/2026/01/04/clicks-communicator-qwerty-nappaimisto-puhelin

#ClicksCommunicator #QWERTY #Android #puhelin #puhelimet #uutiset #teknologia #tekniikka

About 6 months ago, I started #typing #qwerty with the fingers in the proper positions rather than the left hand shifted one over (#WASD) or crossing rows.

I felt stuck at ~70-80% for quite some time but I noticed that I'm very quick at typing in natural languages again just now; as quick as I remember being before or perhaps even better.

Though I did also change my layout to #neoqwerty (qwerty but with neo layers) at the same time and started using layer-activated #HomeRowMods after #MRMCD25.

Always nice to have a little family gathering at the weekend... :ablobcatbongokeyboard:

#WHY2025 #Tanmatsu #KeebDeck #QWERTY #Keyboards

Zinwa Q27 prototype brings classic BlackBerry style to a modern Android phone

The Zinwa Q27 is an upcoming smartphone that’s designed to look like a classic BlackBerry device, complete with a QWERTY keyboard. Made by a small team that got its start by replacing the insides of actual BlackBerry phones, the Q27 is Zinwa’s first phone featuring entirely brand new components: It has an AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and Android 16 software.

While the […]

#blackberry #keyboardPhone #qwerty #zinwa #zinwaQ27

Read more: https://liliputing.com/zinwa-q27-prototype-brings-classic-blackberry-style-to-a-modern-android-phone/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/176982/ New Blackberry SureType-style QWERTY modular keyboard tile spotted in new Sidephone promo image #Accessories #accessory #benchmarks #blackberry #compact #customizable #DumbPhone #Éire #GraphicsCard #IE #Ireland #keyboard #laptop #minimalist #Mobile #Modular #netbook #notebook #predictive #preorder #processor #qwerty #reports #Review #Reviews #sidephone #sundial #suretype #swappable #t9 #tactile #Technology #test #tests #tile #typing

I was afraid to separate from #qwerty,
because I feared a lack of support for alternative layouts on my everyday apps.

Guess what!
The switch was painless thanks to people sharing there dots here and there. ☺

I share mines in return 😘 with #colemak (dh) support for: #nvim #vim #kitty #fish (vim mod) and #niri

https://github.com/pipelight/normal.nixos

Смартфон с настоящей QWERTY-клавиатурой…

В наше время сложно себе представить человека, который носит смартфон с аппаратными кнопками. Всего каких-то 15 лет назад, Nokia E72 считался эталоном быстрой и удобной печати на смартфоне, однако даже он уступил место экранной клавиатуре и Swype. Я с таким положением дел не согласен и продолжаю повседневно пользоваться смартфоном с аппаратной QWERTY-клавиатурой... Но тот гаджет, что я совершенно случайно купил в Китае за 1.500 рублей просто перевернул моё представление о QWERTY-клавиатурах в смартфонах и о таком забытом классе устройств, как коммуникаторы. И да, он действительно выполнен в форм-факторе ноутбука!

https://habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/articles/948154/

#bodyawm_ништячки #ретро #гаджеты #смартфоны #qwerty #android #marvell #pxa #xscale #timeweb_статьи

In last week's Linux Update newsletter, @BruceByfield shows you how to get started customizing your ergonomic keyboard to make it work for you
https://www.linux-magazine.com/index.php/Online/Features/Customizing-Ergonomic-Keyboards?utm_source=mlm
#keyboard #ergonomic #customization #Oryx #Bazecor #Chyrsalis #Keyboardio #QWERTY #hardware #macros

Zinwa Q27 will be a modern BlackBerry Clone with a 3.92 inch display, QWERTY keyboard and Android 16 software

The Zinwa Q27 is an upcoming smartphone that combines modern features like an AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and Android 16 software with a retro design: it has a 3.92 inch display and a physical QWERTY keyboard.

In other words, it looks like a BlackBerry. And that’s not surprising when you consider that this phone is being developed by the folks behind the Zinwa Q25 Pro, […]

#blackberry #qwerty #smartphones #zinwa #zinwaQ10 #zinwaQ25 #zinwaQ27 #zinwaQ30

Read more: https://liliputing.com/zinwa-q27-will-be-a-modern-blackberry-clone-with-a-3-92-inch-display-qwerty-keyboard-and-android-16-software/

Primitive tortureboard: Untangling the myths and mysteries of Dvorak and QWERTY

https://aresluna.org/the-primitive-tortureboard/

#HackerNews #PrimitiveTortureboard #Dvorak #QWERTY #TypingMyths #KeyboardDesign

When I learnt to touch type, on Linux/Unix over 30 years ago, I chose Dvorak.
Great system, and I am fast, BUT the lack of modern Dvorak keyboards is a nuisance. I switch the keys around, and have to improvise the ‘homekey bumps’.
Cannot be bothered switching to QWERTY. I can look-two-finger type QWERTY at around 80wpm, but the touch-typing muscle memory is too ingrained now.
Editing is a pain if I have to work on a QWERTY system. If I wasn’t such a geek back then, things might have been different now… 😂
Still, you have to be true to your self. 👾🎒🖲️⌨️
#touchtyping #qwerty #dvorak #linux #geek #noregrets #writing #WritersCoffeeClub

I live in America and am on Mint Mobile. I am totally blind and use an external keyboard. I own a Galaxy A15, and while it works well, it's simply too large and wide for my needs, especially when I need to hold it to use Seeing AI (for scanning printed materials). My specifications shouldn't be too difficult to find, and yet, they are.

Android 14 or 15. Technically, I can go as low as 12, but I would really rather not.
Upgradable if possible.
Comes with Talkback pre-installed (or able to have someone install it). I have also heard of MicroG, an alternative to Google services that allows such apps to be installed, so that could work as well.
No larger than the iPhone SE 2022, unless by a tiny amount. Smaller is fine.
Headphone jack.

I am considering the Jelly Max, the Fonepia Q10, and the Minimal Phone. Has anyone here tried any of these in the United States? I don't think the Max has a headphone jack, but as much as I want one, I would be willing to sacrifice it if necessary. I know almost nothing about the Q10. The Minimal contains a real qwerty keyboard, so I wouldn't need to carry one. I don't care what they do with the screen, since I can't see it.

Am I missing any other good phones? I would like to keep this undder $350 at the most, preferably under $300 (Minimal might cost more, but could be worth it).

#accessibility #blind #Android #JellyMax #keyboard #MinimalPhone #phones #Q10 #qwerty #SmallPhone #SmallPhones #Talkback #technology

Жизнь после отвала eMMC. Часть 3: оживляем уникальный QWERTY-смартфон и загружаем Android с MicroSD

Есть у меня страсть к коллекционированию и ремонту интересных смартфонов прошлых лет. Недавно подписчик подарил мне весьма диковинный и необычный гаджет 2011 года: бюджетный QWERTY-смартфон Samsung Galaxy Y Pro с чипсетом от Broadcom. Помимо самого факта того, что смартфон обладал QWERTY-клавиатурой, меня также заинтересовало его кровное братство с Raspberry Pi первого поколения. Но вот незадача, смартфон не включался и просто висел на логотипе. Если вам интересен необычный кейс ‭«отвала‭» eMMC и переноса Android на MicroSD-флэшку - жду вас под катом!

https://habr.com/ru/companies/timeweb/articles/896984/

#bodyawm_ништячки #гаджеты #смартфоны #samsung #qwerty #emmc #реставрация #ремонт #android #timeweb_статьи

How many words can you type using only characters on the home row of your keyboard using different layouts? Using /usr/share/dict/words on my machine:

% cd /usr/share/dict
% wc -l words
104334 words

% grep -Pci "^[asdfghjkl;-]+$" words #Qwerty
188

% grep -Pci "^[anisfdthor]+$" words #Maltron
1276

% grep -Pci "^[aoeuidhtns-]+$" words #Dvorak
2059

% grep -Pci "^[ashtgyneoi']+$" words #Workman
2415

% grep -Pci "^[arstdhneio']+$" words #Colemak
5090

Tiny Typing Tutor Tuts At Your Incorrect Shift Usage - There are a wide range of typing tutors out there that will educate you in the glo... - https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/tiny-typing-tutor-tuts-at-your-incorrect-shift-usage/ #softwarehacks #peripherals #typingtutor #keyboard #shiftkey #colemak #dvorak #qwerty #typing #shift

Wie wirklich ergonomische #Tastaturen aussehen
https://karl-voit.at/2023/03/10/ergonomische-Tastaturen/

#publicvoit #keyboards #Tastatur #Kinesis #qwerty #qwertz #Ergonomie #Gesundheit #NaturalKeyboard #MSKeyboards #Advantage2

Dear #MechanicalKeyboards folks, I've decided to give up.
I've switched my #ErgoDash to #ColemakDH in mid October (see https://marcoxbresciani.codeberg.page/keyboards/ergodash/ergodash.html#ergodash---day-443- ) but I've never been a touch-typer and it's very difficult to find even 20 minutes per day for training (see https://www.keybr.com/profile/f5vmplt ).
While working I'm slowing down everyone, waiting for me typing and doing bunch of errors.
I don't think I'll continue: I'm updating my #QMK layers to go back to #QWERTY.
20+ years of QWERTY are hard to change.

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #RaspberryPi #diyhandheld #raspberrypi #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #RPi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #RaspberryPi #diyhandheld #raspberrypi #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #RPi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #RaspberryPi #diyhandheld #raspberrypi #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #RPi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #RaspberryPi #diyhandheld #raspberrypi #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #RPi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero - Miss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #raspberrypi #diyhandheld #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #rpi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero - Miss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #raspberrypi #diyhandheld #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #rpi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero - Miss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #raspberrypi #diyhandheld #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #rpi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero - Miss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #raspberrypi #diyhandheld #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #rpi

Bringing The UMPCs Back With A Pi Zero - Miss PDAs and UMPCs? You wouldn’t be the only one, and it’s a joy to see someone t... - https://hackaday.com/2024/08/03/bringing-the-umpcs-back-with-a-pi-zero/ #physicalkeyboard #handheldshacks #raspberrypi #diyhandheld #handheld #pizero #qwerty #umpc #pda #rpi

Après 15 ans d’utilisation et de peaufinages successifs, je crois que le développement de #QwertyLafayette touche à sa fin. L’objectif est tenu : on a une alternative simple et efficace à #Azerty et #Qwerty qui donne accès à tous les claviers ergonomiques, même les plus compacts (approche #1DFH), tout en permettant une typographie très soignée.

Il va donc être temps de le soumettre à xkb-config. Si vous avez des suggestions d’amélioration, c’est le moment. :-)

I just realized that I've had my @xdadevelopers account for almost 18 years!

I originally registered an account on #XDADevelopers because it was the go-to forum for #hacking & #modding 1st gen #smartphones like the #HTCBlueAngel (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Blue_Angel) and #HTCWizard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTC_Wizard), which were my 1st and 2nd smartphones respectively, back in the early-mid #noughties.

They ran #WindowsMobile, and they featured a slide-out #QWERTY keyboard for relatively fast and precise thumb-typing, a #ResistiveTouchscreen w/ built-in #stylus for taking handwritten notes and drawing pictures, and a rear-facing camera for shooting digital photos on the go. They even came with a mobile version of the #MicrosoftOffice suite, and you could synchronize your documents, spreadsheets, calendar, and contacts with your laptop or desktop by simply dropping the phone into its #USB cradle.

This was all several years before #iPhone and #Android came along. Dang, now I feel even older than usual. 😅

Weekly post #15

#apple #tesla #blogpost #twil #throughthelens #internetheatmap #git #FSD #colemak #qwerty

https://arkoinad.com/posts/weekly_post_15.html

Weekly Post #13 #apple #tesla #fsd #google #podcasts #throughthelens #quote #internetheatmap #readwise #reader #anybox #pinning #tax #colemak #qwerty

https://arkoinad.com/posts/weekly_post_13.html

Weekly Post #13 #apple #tesla #fsd #google #podcasts #throughthelens #quote #internetheatmap #readwise #reader #anybox #pinning #tax #colemak #qwerty

https://arkoinad.com/posts/weekly_post_13.html

Since mid October 2023, noticing I was starting to have more and more #wristPain, which were lasting days instead of hours... I opted to give those fancy #ergonomic #splitKeyboards a chance, and after several research hours, I opted for the #ZSA #Moonlander, there were alternatives, but too far from what I was used to, was unsure and this was my final choice. (also found a good local used deal)

Since I was changing keyboard, why not use also a more ergonomic layout? So, I opted for a #shockTherapy and went with #Dvorak and used this combination ever since! My first days were quite.... a going back to when I was 7 years old, sub 10 wpm XD but after a couple of weeks, typing was not as humiliating as before and my speeds increased :)

From time to time, I recorded my progress on #Monkeytype and these at the bottom are 4 months of data, from a classical full size #qwerty at 110ish wpm to currently 60ish, with a constant increase week after week. I am not in a hurry, as my wrist pain vanished, and that was the final goal.. So I'm okay with half the speed and -95%ish pains :)

Hope this might prove useful to someone that is also considering this #journey or have this kind of #pain ^^

https://monkeytype.com/profile/frayoshi
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#data #research #computer #ergoKeyboard #keyboards #keyboard #ergo #zsaMoonlander

I'm casually exploring alternatives to QWERTY keyboards on my smartphone.

Some keyboard apps seem to want payment before I get to try. Others want permission to use personal data unrelated to typing.

The #MessagEase keyboard with only 9 buttons is intriguing, but I'd want to try before I pay.

The #Microsoft keyboard app wants to collect Location #data. How would that improve the app's typing performance?

My keyboarding exploration continues.

#text #DataEntry #qwerty #keyboard #keyboarding

Minimalist phone maker Punkt is working on two new models (one with QWERTY keyboard and one that’s touchscreen-only) #Aphyos, #Apostraphe, #Degoogled, #Grapheneos, #Minimalist, #MinimalistPhone, #Punkt, #PunktMc01Legend, #Qwerty

https://liliputing.com/minimalist-phone-maker-punkt-is-working-on-two-new-models-one-with-qwerty-keyboard-and-one-thats-touchscreen-only/

Here are my two #touchytyping practice keyboards back to back.

#Qwerty + #ColemakDH = Typing Ninja 😂

To all my peeps that use alternative keyboard layouts, can you switch easily between your layout and a standard Qwerty layout?

**Please #boost for more feedback**

#keyboards #qwerty #MechanicalKeyboard #Colemak #workman #dvorak

Sigue la crónica para los fanáticos de las distribuciones re teclados! Terminé de re-escribir en python, el codigo que hace un análisis demperformance en 8 distribuciones de teclado dentro de las cuales se encuentran las versiones españolas del Qwerty y Dvorak. Realizo un benchmark que es la media cuadrática de 3 factores, la distancia recorrida por los dedos, la alternancia de las manos, y la fracción de los combos de 2 y 3 letras que se ejecutan con la misma mano (izq o der) y que respetan el inbound-rolling finger motion, el movimiento hacia el interior. El indicador inbound-rolling es el promedio de ambas manos 50% cada una y luego 2-letras un peso de 66% y 3-letras un 33% por ser menos frecuentes. La alternancia computada como la cantidad de cambios consecutivos de mano, sobre el total de caracteres. La performance general inicialmente con un peso de 33% para cada indicador (distancia, alternancia, rolls), pero probe variaciones de todas formas y... spoiler alert --> gana siempre el Dvorak. El peor de todos es... spoiler alert --> Qwerty. En breve vere de correrlo con textos más grandes y variar los parámetros #dvorak #keyboard #layout #qwerty #colemak #arensito #workman #minimak #capewell #norman

The #LaunchHeavy can do 4 layouts. I think the #Kinesis can only do 3. But, I basically only use #dvorak and #qwerty, so no problem there.

Don't like: Launch cannot configure Shift+key, nor any other multi-key combos. Kinesis can. Kinesis also uses text files; Launch uses the GUI configuration software. To set up #dvorak layout, I had to point and click like 60+ times.

(And, why doesn't it come with a pre-configured dvorak choice?)

Out with the old, in with the new Mechanical Keyboard!

#developer #coding #typing #mechanicalkeyboard #clicky #mechanicalkeyboards #keychron #gamingkeyboad #codingkeyboard #wasd #qwerty #gateron #gateronbrown

@lunartech Highly recommend #kinesis #advantage2 #qd If you are a #qwerty typist you could use this as an opportunity to learn #dvorak as the QD version I mentioned has both. Also, consider getting the foot pedal with it :-) (single pedal advantage version only $39)

World’s First RP2040 QWERTY Computer - Independent hardware developer [bobricius] is at it again, making what he claims i... - https://hackaday.com/2021/05/28/worlds-first-rp2040-qwerty-computer/ #raspberrypipico #raspberrypi #ipsdisplay #devkit #qwerty #rp2040

Bueno, volví a hacer un análisis de texto de lo que escribo, y nuevamente la distribución Dvorak Español es la más eficiente. Es imponente este teclado, pensar que fue diseñado en la década del 30 y en este test está comparado con varios más modernos, como el Colemak, Workman, y Neo2, igualmente Colemak le sigue muy de cerca. Sigue asombrándome esta obra maestra del diseño. Pueden analizar sus propios textos en esta página y compararlos con otra distribuciones. Incluí la Qwerty, para que vean lo ineficiente que es. http://patorjk.com/keyboard-layout-analyzer/#/main #dvorak #layout #colemak #workman #qwerty #neo2 #keyboard #teclado #typing