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QWERTY
or
DVORAK?
Debunking the Keyboard Layout Myths
Hanno Embregts @hannotify
Hanno?
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Assembled
"I mean, seriously."
Ask the
Audience
So how do *you* feel
about all this?
Let's nd out!
Myth #1
Created to slow typists down
Created to slow typists down?
Questionable, as there were no fast typists at that
time!
The rst touch typist was Frank Edward McGurrin,
who started developing his own touch typing
method in 1881.
Fun fact: McGurrin could type 97 words per minute.
( )https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Edward_McGurrin
Created to slow typists down?
Or to slow telegraph operators down?
Again very unlikely.
Morse senders were quite fast and almost
constantly waiting for new input.
At a typewriter demonstration in 1872, the morse
receiver almost *begged* the operator to type
faster.
"Typewriting and Telegraphy", Densmore, 1886.
( )http://www.kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yasuoka/QWERTY/
Myth #2
Created to prevent jams in early
typewriters
Created to prevent jams?
Frequently used digrams and
their distances
"On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009.
https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
The story of E & R
Type-Writer, February 1873
(image via The World of Typewriters)
Myth #3
Created so that the word and
brand name TYPEWRITER could
be typed by using the top row
only
Created for the brand name?
In May 1873, the brand name became "Sholes &
Glidden Type-Writer".
The R key moved to the top row, but the hyphen
key didn't.
"Sholes" or "Glidden" required multiple rows.
Sales demonstrations were done by sending and
receiving morse telegraph.
"On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009.
https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
So telegraph operators
created QWERTY
according to their own
preferences?
Overview of changes
Month Event Initiator Number
of keys
Comments
November
1868
First Type-Writer
shipped to customer
Sholes (inventor) 28 Piano-like,
alphabetical
arrangement
April 1870 Numerals &
punctuation marks
added
Porter ( rst
customer)
38 First keyboard-like
design
September
1870
QW on upper row, S
between E & Z, ..
Harrington & Craig
(second customer)
42 All changes on
telegrapher's request
February
1873
I between 8 & 9 Jenne, Clough
(Remington)
42 To enable quick year
typing
April 1874 Y to center of top row Sholes (inventor) 42 Arrangement
patented by Sholes
"On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009.
https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
Bonus Myth
After mastering the DVORAK
layout I will be a faster typist
The Dvorak Simpli ed Keyboard
Patented by Dr. August Dvorak in 1936.
Invented to reduce nger motion and typing
errors.
Claims to increase typing speed.
Claims to reduce RSI injuries.
Well-supported on all major operating systems.
Keyboard strokes locations
(in English)
  QWERTY DVORAK
Top row 52% 22%
Home row 32% 70%
Bottom row 16% 8%
Keyboard strokes heat map
( )http://xahlee.info/kbd/myth_of_qwerty_dvorak_layout.html
The process of mastering
Dvorak
Start by memorizing the di erent locations.
Practice until you can touch-type each
letter.
I used a LOT.
Increase your typing speed.
learn.dvorak.nl
Summary
and
Conclusions
On the QWERTY Layout
Never intended to slow down typists.
Not much evidence for solving the jamming
problem.
Layout was optimized for telegraph users.
On the DVORAK Layout
Extensive use is less tiring than QWERTY.
Reduces RSI.
Mastering DVORAK will take a lot of time.
You can't be sure that DVORAK will make you type
any faster.
Should I Switch?
Don't switch if...
...your ngers never hurt from typing.
...you're not willing to invest a year mastering
DVORAK.
Do switch if...
...your ngers are killing you from time to time.
...you have a year to spare to crank up your
DVORAK typing speed.
Any
questions?
Thank you! ☺
Just can't get enough?
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QWERTY or DVORAK? Debunking the Keyboard Layout Myths

  • 1. QWERTY or DVORAK? Debunking the Keyboard Layout Myths Hanno Embregts @hannotify
  • 4.
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  • 6.
  • 9. So how do *you* feel about all this? Let's nd out!
  • 10. Myth #1 Created to slow typists down
  • 11. Created to slow typists down? Questionable, as there were no fast typists at that time! The rst touch typist was Frank Edward McGurrin, who started developing his own touch typing method in 1881. Fun fact: McGurrin could type 97 words per minute. ( )https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Edward_McGurrin
  • 12. Created to slow typists down? Or to slow telegraph operators down? Again very unlikely. Morse senders were quite fast and almost constantly waiting for new input. At a typewriter demonstration in 1872, the morse receiver almost *begged* the operator to type faster. "Typewriting and Telegraphy", Densmore, 1886. ( )http://www.kanji.zinbun.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~yasuoka/QWERTY/
  • 13. Myth #2 Created to prevent jams in early typewriters
  • 15. Frequently used digrams and their distances "On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009. https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
  • 16. The story of E & R
  • 17. Type-Writer, February 1873 (image via The World of Typewriters)
  • 18. Myth #3 Created so that the word and brand name TYPEWRITER could be typed by using the top row only
  • 19. Created for the brand name? In May 1873, the brand name became "Sholes & Glidden Type-Writer". The R key moved to the top row, but the hyphen key didn't. "Sholes" or "Glidden" required multiple rows. Sales demonstrations were done by sending and receiving morse telegraph. "On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009. https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
  • 20. So telegraph operators created QWERTY according to their own preferences?
  • 21. Overview of changes Month Event Initiator Number of keys Comments November 1868 First Type-Writer shipped to customer Sholes (inventor) 28 Piano-like, alphabetical arrangement April 1870 Numerals & punctuation marks added Porter ( rst customer) 38 First keyboard-like design September 1870 QW on upper row, S between E & Z, .. Harrington & Craig (second customer) 42 All changes on telegrapher's request February 1873 I between 8 & 9 Jenne, Clough (Remington) 42 To enable quick year typing April 1874 Y to center of top row Sholes (inventor) 42 Arrangement patented by Sholes "On the Prehistory of QWERTY", Yasuoka & Yasuoka, 2009. https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/139379/1/42_161.pdf
  • 22. Bonus Myth After mastering the DVORAK layout I will be a faster typist
  • 23. The Dvorak Simpli ed Keyboard Patented by Dr. August Dvorak in 1936. Invented to reduce nger motion and typing errors. Claims to increase typing speed. Claims to reduce RSI injuries. Well-supported on all major operating systems.
  • 24. Keyboard strokes locations (in English)   QWERTY DVORAK Top row 52% 22% Home row 32% 70% Bottom row 16% 8%
  • 25. Keyboard strokes heat map ( )http://xahlee.info/kbd/myth_of_qwerty_dvorak_layout.html
  • 26. The process of mastering Dvorak Start by memorizing the di erent locations. Practice until you can touch-type each letter. I used a LOT. Increase your typing speed. learn.dvorak.nl
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  • 29. On the QWERTY Layout Never intended to slow down typists. Not much evidence for solving the jamming problem. Layout was optimized for telegraph users.
  • 30. On the DVORAK Layout Extensive use is less tiring than QWERTY. Reduces RSI. Mastering DVORAK will take a lot of time. You can't be sure that DVORAK will make you type any faster.
  • 31. Should I Switch? Don't switch if... ...your ngers never hurt from typing. ...you're not willing to invest a year mastering DVORAK. Do switch if... ...your ngers are killing you from time to time. ...you have a year to spare to crank up your DVORAK typing speed.
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