Maltron Letter Layout VS Colemak Mod-DH

Maltron Letter Layout mentions (0)

Colemak Mod-DH mentions (43)

• Workman Layout for Vim

  Last year during a couple month break I had between jobs I decided I would learn a new keyboard layout as it was something I always wanted to do, but never wanted to commit to the learning process while I still needed to be proficient at typing. I chose to learn Colemak-DH [0]. Before learning I was around a 75-80 WPM Qwerty touch typist. I went all in and did a lot of heavy practice. It took me around a week to... - Source: Hacker News / 11 days ago

• Suggest a layout for 5 column and 3 row split keyboard

  I’ve learned a lot from Seniply and Miryoku, both designed to take advantage of small keyboards. They both default to Colemak-DH, which is good. Source: 10 months ago

• Placement of letters on the index finger: lateral stretch vs. DSFBs

  u/stevep99’s Colemak-DH mod is built with just this observation, and though many are fine with the vanilla Colemak, I think DH/m is a smart mod. It is a common concern, shared by the BEAKL layouts (Xay Voong and u/iandoug) and others. My first letter-on-thumb foray was with RSTHD, which I still think is brilliant, but even better with D<->P swapped, for this reason. Source: 12 months ago

• True and related.

  QWERTY layout? In 2023? For job that requires a lot of typing? Colemak Mod-DH. Source: 12 months ago

• Layout suggestions to someone who is not good at any layout yet.

  In comparison, the layout is a relatively minor effect, but the choice of layout can reduce finger travel and awkward finger motions, which is good. Colemak DH is a solid and popular choice. See also A guide to alt keyboard layouts. Source: 12 months ago