| ▲ | mchannon 7 months ago |
| I can already type on a QWERTY keyboard way faster than I can think. That's one reason I haven't adopted a Dvorak habit. Most court reporters use software nowadays that renders their special stenotype skills obsolete. |
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| ▲ | kadoban 7 months ago | parent | next [-] |
| Dvorak is much more comfortable than qwerty, in my opinion. I never actually cared about speed, it just feels better. |
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| ▲ | Clubber 7 months ago | parent | next [-] | | Dvorak keyboard's fatal flaw is when you have to type on someone else's keyboard. Standardization has its benefits, even if less than ideal. Trackballs have a similar issue. | | |
| ▲ | MiddleEndian 7 months ago | parent | next [-] | | I've exclusively used Kensington trackballs at home and work (along with trackpads on laptops I guess) since I was around seven years old, Dvorak since I was around fourteen. I really don't use other people's computers that often, but mice aren't that hard to use (just uncomfortable) and I can still type in QWERTY at about 25WPM but I'd have to look at the keyboard a bit. Trackballs and Dvorak are both more comfortable than their alternatives, but the real benefit is the reactions I get when other people try to use MY devices when they're not prepared lol | | |
| ▲ | mbirth 7 months ago | parent [-] | | What about keyboard shortcuts? I’ve only realised why some shortcuts were chosen after using an English language QWERTY keyboard. On a German QWERTZ keyboard, most symbols are in completely different places, require modifiers, and thus you almost get cramps when typing some keyboard shortcuts. On a “default” English keyboard, they’re easy and the placement makes sense. | | |
| ▲ | MiddleEndian 7 months ago | parent [-] | | It's a little annoying but overall not too bad. Don't need the additional modifiers but I no longer have ZXCV next to each other. I usually have two hands at the keyboard anyway. |
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| ▲ | rgoulter 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | To an extent, Vim and Emacs have a similar issue, especially if you spend time customising these. Often, the benefits from using an improved tool outweigh the costs of it being non-standard. | |
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| ▲ | scns 7 months ago | parent | prev [-] | | This. Using QUERTY immediately feels uncomfortable when i have to use it. Learned NEO2 which has layers accessed with modifier keys. Having a numpad under your hand is one of its' many advantages. |
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| ▲ | AstroJetson 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > Mchannon writes: "I can already type on a QWERTY keyboard way faster than I can think." There are some days with a combo of slow thoughts and a tough problem that my brain can easily be out paced by paper and a crayon or even a quill pen. |
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| ▲ | mmooss 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| > Most court reporters use software nowadays that renders their special stenotype skills obsolete. What software? It would need text-to-speech of the same accuracy; for that to be possible (how accurate is that?) I think everyone would have to be properly mic'd. Also, TTS errors would need to be detectable somehow by the stenographer, or transcripts could go dreadfully wrong. |
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| ▲ | pixelmonk 7 months ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It's more about comfort than speed. |
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| ▲ | worthless-trash 7 months ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Can you give some names/information on the software that is used ? |
