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Expand Up @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <h1>Advantages</h1>
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<p><i>From the <a href="http://colemak.com">colemak.com</a> main page:</i></p><br>
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<li>Ergonomic and comfortable – Your fingers on QWERTY move 2.2x more than on Colemak. QWERTY has 16x more same hand row jumping than Colemak. There are 35x more words you can type using only the home row on Colemak.</li>
<li>Ergonomic and comfortable – Your fingers on QWERTY move 2. more than on Colemak. QWERTY has 16× more same hand row jumping than Colemak. There are 35× more words you can type using only the home row on Colemak.</li>
<li>Easy to learn – Allows easy transition from QWERTY. Only 2 keys move between hands. Many common shortcuts (including Ctrl+Z/X/C/V) remain the same. Typing lessons available.</li>
<li>Fast – Most of the typing is done on the strongest and fastest fingers. Low same-finger ratio.</li>
<li>Multilingual – Allows to type in over 40 languages and to type various symbols, e.g. "pâté", "mañana", €, em-dash, non-breaking space.</li>
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<h1>Resources</h1>
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Colemak isn't just a layout, it's also a creative force in the alt-layout landscape. This site is the community site. On its own, this page is somewhat bare-bones for now, but it acts as a hub for finding other Colemak users and resources of which there are plenty.
Colemak isn't just a layout, it's also a creative force in the alt-layout landscape. This site is the community site. On its own, this page is somewhat bare-bones for now, but it acts as a hub for finding other Colemak users and resources of which there are plenty.
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The Colemak community have devised many mods and additions to Colemak, and there are transitional layouts (<a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/tarmak-intro.html"><b>Tarmak</b></a>) if you wish to learn it step by step instead of all at once. DreymaR from the Colemak forums has been working for more than a decade on bringing the word out and making implementations of <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/"><b>DreymaR's Big Bag of Keyboard Tricks</b></a>; that is, a collection of mods and tricks and knowledge centered around Colemak. If you want to know your options, rummage around in the Big Bag a little! You can select your platform such as Windows, Linux or programmable controllers to learn more about the different implementations.
The Colemak community have devised many mods and additions to Colemak. Colemak Forum user DreymaR has been working since 2007 on bringing the word out and making implementations of <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/"><b>DreymaR's Big Bag of Keyboard Tricks</b></a>; that is, a collection of mods and tricks and knowledge centered around Colemak. There are even transitional layouts (<a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/tarmak-intro.html"><b>Tarmak</b></a>) if you wish to learn it step by step instead of all at once. If you want to know your options, rummage around in the Big Bag a little! You can select your platform such as Windows, Linux or programmable controllers to learn more about the different implementations.
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DreymaR also makes the <a href="https://github.com/DreymaR/BigBagKbdTrixPKL"><b>EPKL program for Windows</b></a> that gives you anything from simple Colemak to the whole Big Bag experience – with dynamic help images. As a Windows user, your main Colemak options are installing a system layout (using a MSKLC file like the one found at the main site), running an Autohotkey (AHK) script for simple remapping or using a keyboard layout program like EPKL. EPKL is actually a fancy compiled AHK script that's designed to be far more functional and work better at high speeds. It may not be compatible with all games though, so for those you may still need an installed layout.
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<li>Yes. Well, you asked. On a page dedicated to Colemak... &nbsp; ¯\(º_o)/¯</li>
<li>If your only concern is speed then maybe not. You can get fast with most layouts, likely including the one you're on now.</li>
<li>"Your fingers will thank you" goes the slogan. Colemak is very comfortable and once you've learnt it properly you'll nearly certainly enjoy it a lot. We do!</li>
<li><b>"Your fingers will thank you!"</b> goes the slogan. Colemak is very comfortable and once you've learnt it properly you'll nearly certainly enjoy it a lot. We do!</li>
<li>While learning though, it can be unpleasant at times. So be warned if you're an impatient type. There are different ways of learning, if you wish.</li>
<li>If you're worried about having to use QWERTY on other computers, that's usually not a big problem. You will get by, and you can even maintain both.</li>
<li>Consider that you'll probably type a lot in your lifetime. Learning a better way of doing that should easily be worth the while.</li>
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<li>Any theoretical speed advantage of optimized layouts is hard to actually prove. And likely minor compared to other factors.</li>
<li>Most of us who have switched became faster, eventually. But was it mostly because we trained a lot while learning Colemak? Who knows.</li>
<li>There are stories about speed typists who, like Viper, were stuck on QWERTY and experienced a speed boost from switching. But these don't constitute proof.</li>
<li>Probably the world't fastest typist, Rocket, has done <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Colemak/comments/yik8ir/colemak_237_wpm_60s/">more than 230 WPM on Colemak</a>. But he's even faster on QWERTY!</li>
<li>Probably the world't fastest typist, Rocket, has typed <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Colemak/comments/yik8ir/colemak_237_wpm_60s/">more than 230 WPM on Colemak</a>. But he's even faster on QWERTY!</li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9nWrj81bBA">Rocket does not recommend switching for the speed gain</a>. He even feels more comfortable typing on QWERTY since he's so good at it.</li>
<li>It seems that the limit to typing speed is more of a mental/training barrier than a physical one. And also individual.</li>
<li>See the <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/training.html">Big Bag Training page</a> for more info.</li>
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<li>In sum, don't learn Colemak for speed alone. Learn it for comfort, and for fun. You <i>may</i> still get faster with it, of course.</li>
<li>In sum: Don't learn Colemak for speed alone. Learn it for comfort, and for fun. You <i>may</i> still get faster with it, of course.</li>
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<li>It's quite individual really! There are many users of both variants, among them people who have tried both.</li>
<li>To determine what you like best, decide how you feel about inwards stretches to <kbd>D</kbd> (QWERTY <kbd>G</kbd>) and <kbd>H</kbd>.</li>
<li>Then compare with the downwards <i>curl</i> to <kbd>V</kbd> and <kbd>M</kbd>. If you prefer those, consider Cmk-DH.</li>
<li>Then compare with the downwards <i>curl</i> to <kbd>C</kbd> (<kbd>V</kbd> on matrix boards) and <kbd>M</kbd>. If you prefer those, consider Cmk-DH.</li>
<li>Individual preference and typing style (e.g., float vs grounding) may affect the choice.</li>
<li>Both variants are well suited for both row-staggered and matrix/ortho keyboards.</li>
<li>Both variants are well suited both for row-staggered and matrix/ortho keyboards.</li>
<li>The speed typists Viper and Sophie have achieved 220+ WPM typing test results on both variants between them.</li>
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<li>TL;DR: Both good, depends on preference.
<li>In sum: Both good, depends on preference.
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<li>The main feature of the DH mod is that the D and H keys "Curl" downwards instead of being on inwards stretches.</li>
<li>In the process, the V B G and M keys are moved – but G goes back to where it was on QWERTY.</li>
<li>It also depends on what keyboard type you have. For row-staggered boards, an Angle mod is included.</li>
<li>The Angle mod lets you keep your left wrist straight like your right wrist already is, by moving the Z X C keys.</li>
<li>The <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/ergo-mods.html#angle-wide">Angle mod</a> lets you keep your left wrist straight like your right wrist already is, by moving the Z X C keys.</li>
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<li>There is a wonderful tool made by Discord user Baobaozi that lets you determine how it looks and what fingers to put where. Try it!</li>
<li>Pay attention to the fingering color codes. To use an optimized layout right, use the right fingering for it.</li>
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<li>There are many names and letters and an older standard floating around. Let's clear this up a bit.</li>
<li>The DH mod for Colemak is the result of SteveP's Mod-DH project from 2014. As its name says, it moves the D and H keys.</li>
<li>It's a <i>Curl</i> mod: It lets the home row curl down like the natural curve of fingers on a hand instead of stretching inwards.</li>
<li>To be precise, 'Mod-DH' is the <i>project</i>. The 'Curl-DH' or just 'DH' <i>mod</i> is the result. 'Colemak-DH' is the resulting <i>layout</i>.</li>
<li>To be precise, <b>'Mod-DH' is the <i>project</i>. The 'Curl-DH' or just 'DH' <i>mod</i> is the result. 'Colemak-DH' is the resulting <i>layout</i></b>.</li>
<li>On a row-staggered board (any standard keyboard has a 1/4u–1/2u row stagger), DH is accompanied by an <i>Angle</i> mod.</li>
<li>The geometrically descriptive name for Colemak-DH on a standard keyboard is therefore <b>Colemak-CurlAngle</b> or Cmk-CA.</li>
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<li>There is only one standard variant of Cmk-DH now, although a few have been tried out. It's the same as the original from 2014.</li>
<li>Standard Cmk-DH has M on the home row and is thus also named Cmk-DHm. There's also a Cmk-DHk, the former standard (2017–2020).</li>
<li>A common misconception is that the 'm' in DHm stands for 'matrix' as in matrix/ortho boards. This is wrong. I should know; I made that abbreviation.</li>
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<li>Some use Colemak-CurlAngle plus further Wide and/or Sym mods, which makes Colemak-CAWS. See the <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org">Big Bag</a>.</li>
<li>Some use Colemak-CurlAngle plus further Wide and/or Sym mods, which makes Colemak-CAWS. See the <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/ergo-mods.html">Big Bag</a>.</li>
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<li>Please don't trust any layout maker's own words blindly. Layout design is a hobby, and yet far from trivial.</li>
<li>Specifically, the Norman and Workman layout makers seem exceedingly proud of themselves; more so than warranted.</li>
<li>For one: Both these layouts have too high same-finger bigram (SFB) stats, and their fans often downplay the problem.</li>
<li>Secondly, many users of these layouts who have studied layout design a little seem unhappy with their choice.</li>
<li>Workman was created to address Colemak's lateral index finger travel to <kbd>D</kbd> and <kbd>H</kbd> (see DH vs vanilla). It did so poorly.</li>
<li>Secondly, many users of these layouts who study layout design a little eventually become unhappy with their choice.</li>
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<li>Workman was created to address Colemak's lateral index finger travel to <kbd>D</kbd> and <kbd>H</kbd> (see DH vs vanilla). It did so poorly.</li>
<li>If you do dislike lateral travel, Colemak-DH achieves the same thing without sacrificing layout quality.</li>
<li>Here's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVmJrZF9xwk&t=245s" target="_blank">a video by Ben Vallack in which he talks about abandoning Workman.</a></li>
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<li>Colemak places the quite common <kbd>A</kbd> and <kbd>O</kbd> on pinkies, but has little pinky movement to the other rows.</li>
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<li>If you're interested in the field of alt-layouts, one suggestion is to join the Alt Keyboard Layout Discord for discussion and info.</li>
<li>"<a href="https://getreuer.info/posts/keyboards/alt-layouts/index.html"><b>A guide to alt keyboard layouts</b></a>" by P. Getreuer is a good introduction to the field.</li>
<li>"<a href="https://getreuer.info/posts/keyboards/alt-layouts/index.html"><b>A guide to alt keyboard layouts</b></a>" by Pascal Getreuer is a good introduction to the field.</li>
<li>A word of warning: If you choose a "bleeding-edge" layout, you're pretty much on your own concerning implementation and support.</li>
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<li>So in conclusion: If you put in a lot of effort you may be able to find a layout that works better for you than Colemak does?</li>
<li>In sum: If you put in a lot of effort you may be able to find a layout that works better for you than Colemak does?</li>
<li>Most likely not by a lot though. And it's an uncertain process at best. You could well wind up with "Layout Hopper Fatigue"!</li>
<li>We believe that Colemak is very well optimized within its design parameters, and an excellent and well proven choice of layout.</li>
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<li>This word has a so-called <i>redirect</i> on Colemak, which means that it changes direction (RL then LR). That's not so comfortable.</li>
<li>Furthermore, it uses both the weak pinky and the codependent ring finger.</li>
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<li>TL;DR: Nothing is really wrong. <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/training.html#ngrams">You just have to train it!</a></li>
<li>In sum: Nothing is really wrong. <a href="https://dreymar.colemak.org/training.html#ngrams">You just have to train it!</a></li>
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