Dvorak

Dvorak

Dvorak refers to a keyboard layout that was patented in 1936 by Dvorak and Dealey. It is a simplified keyboard that positions the most frequently used letters on the home row, with the most frequently used letters under the strongest fingers and low-frequency letters farther from the resting position of the hands. Proponents of the Dvorak layout claim that it requires less finger motion and reduces errors compared to the standard QWERTY keyboard layout.From: The Intersection of Change Management and Lean Six Sigma [2017], Hybrid estimation of distribution algorithms for solving a keyboard layout problem [2018], Computer Access for People with Disabilities [2019]

Change Is Hard!

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Published in Randy K. Kesterson, The Intersection of Change Management and Lean Six Sigma, 2017

Randy K. Kesterson

The Dvorak Simplified Keyboard is a keyboard layout patented in 1936 by Dr. August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, Dr. William Dealey. Several modifications have since been designed by the team led by Dvorak. These variations have been collectively or individually called the Simplified Keyboard or American Simplified Keyboard, but they all have come to be commonly known as the Dvorak keyboard or the Dvorak layout (see Figure 3.3).

Hybrid estimation of distribution algorithms for solving a keyboard layout problem

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Published in Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering, 2018

T.G. Pradeepmon, Vinay V. Panicker, R. Sridharan

The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by Dvorak and Dealey. Figure 2 shows the keyboard layout proposed by Dvorak and Dealey. This layout claims to provide lesser finger motions, increased typing rate, and reduced errors compared to the standard QWERTY keyboard. This leads to faster rates of typing while reducing repetitive strain injuries. Nevertheless, these advantages have been questioned by Liebowitz and Margolis [1]. Over the years, several slight variations were designed by the team led by Dvorak or by American National Standards Institute (ANSI); however, it failed to replace the QWERTY keyboard.

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