From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-03-lbl.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.102] helo=ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1DJNuk-0007fR-00 for ; Wed, 06 Apr 2005 23:42:42 -0400 Received: from QUARK (cpe-069-134-173-071.nc.res.rr.com [69.134.173.71]) by ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id j373gdY4027300 for ; Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:42:39 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200504070342.j373gdY4027300@ms-smtp-03-eri0.southeast.rr.com> From: "Sina Bahram" To: "'Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.'" Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:42:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 In-reply-to: <20050407033846.GH30263@rednote.net> Thread-Index: AcU7I1QN+5u4gc80QmumQzDqCMvmBgAAFtRQ X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: RE: dvorak X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 03:42:42 -0000 Hi Janina, Because of trained muscle memory and experience using those pathways in the brain. I do agree it's pretty OT, but it is interesting from a cognative psychology and human computer interaction point of view. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Janina Sajka Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 11:39 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: dvorak Well, it's probably quite OT, but I don't see how using experienced typists discredits anything. I should think it's the other way around. Sina Bahram writes: > Hi Janina, > > This is besides the point because I'm guessing that Igore is already > used to qerty, but I believe those tests were disputed because they > were done with individuals who already knew qwerty? > > If one starts out using vorak ... I don't know: I mean: qwerty was > developed to be inefficient in the first place. > > Take care, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca > [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Janina Sajka > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:32 PM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: dvorak > > Just curious as to why you think it's useful to learn Dvorak? Are you > aware the U.S. Navy did extensive typing tests between qwerty and > dvorak and found almost nodifference in speed and eficiency? > > Igor Gueths writes: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > > Hi all. I was briefly playing with the Dvorak layout, and find that > > I'm going to see if I can't learn it. I take it I would have to > > somewhat > modify the sort of table of keycodes to Speakup commands which I > believe is contained in speakup.c? Its been a while since I've looked. > > - -- > > How many chunks could checkchunk check if checkchunck could check chunks? > > - -- Alan Cox > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFCVGH0Nohoaf1zXJMRAw5vAKCKV1Nb+D88MvX0c5w3Z776pl6HCgCfYPQi > > Sb3Oaqql0wgsnxa+PiIPRvU= > > =JghD > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > > Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 > Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com > > Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) > janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org > > If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Janina Sajka Phone: +1.202.494.7040 Partner, Capital Accessibility LLC http://www.CapitalAccessibility.Com Chair, Accessibility Workgroup Free Standards Group (FSG) janina@freestandards.org http://a11y.org If Linux can't solve your computing problem, you need a different problem. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup