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Post by mac on Dec 19, 2017 0:42:19 GMT
We tend to think that QWERTY keyboard layout is the most efficient because it's so widespreadly used. Nothing can be more wrong. So why keyboard starts with QWERTY and not, for example, ABCDE? QWERTY layout was invented by Christopher Sholes in 1872 for his new typewriter design (of course there was no computers these days). It turns out that when you would place keys in alphabetical order, people would type so fast, that the mechanical parts (so called hammers) would jam. Sholes came with the idea that in order to slow people down, you need to mess with the layout. QWERTY is also constructed that way to minimize the neighbouring keystrokes - which too - jammed the hammers. As the computers took place of typewriters, the QWERTY was already a legacy that was uncritically adopted. From www.keyshorts.com |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 1:01:17 GMT
Interesting.. thanks for posting that. I find when I type, if I think about the letters I make mistake after mistake.. Don't think just type and I'm good  |
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Post by Joey on Dec 19, 2017 9:32:41 GMT
I hunt and peck...lol.
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Post by Tix Mascot on Dec 19, 2017 12:44:35 GMT
I remember being very frustrated while working at Siemens and using the number keys a lot, while also having many phone calls with Germany and elsewhere. The problem was this:
On the keyboard, the numbers are
7 8 9
4 5 6
1 2 3
while on most phones, they are
1 2 3
4 5 6
7 8 9
so you can imagine how many times a day I started from the wrong end!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2017 15:05:47 GMT
I never use the number pad when typing. The only time I ever really used it was when I worked as an accountant (before transferring to programming).
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Post by mac on Dec 19, 2017 16:43:53 GMT
In some countries with multiple alphabets, they have several characters on each key.  |
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Post by Joey on Dec 19, 2017 19:40:46 GMT
Hahaha, wow that would have me really hunting. Can you imagine all the typos I would have then?
As for the number pad I'll never by a computer that has one. I just don't need it and would never use it.
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