When I can already touch type on the qwerty layout.Will changing to a dvorak keyboard layout have benefits?Yes - the Dvorak layout requires less 榟urdling?over keys and less total finger travel, so you'll probably learn to type faster with this than on a qwerty.
%26quot;Listed as the world檚 fastest typist, [Barbara Balckburn] can type 212 WPM on a Dvorak keyboard. She can also type 150 WPM, and maintain that speed for 50 minutes without stopping! (37,500 key strokes)%26quot;
Lots of information here: http://members.networld.com/dvorak/TypinWill changing to a dvorak keyboard layout have benefits?In response to the above, there will be a learning curve, at first it will be slower because you are used to the QWERTY layout. Once you have mastered Dvorak, it will be better but then everyone else will still be using QWERTY. You'd think you could know both at the same time and with practice, you might be able too but in the short term that is not how the human mind works. So, there is a personal benefit yes, but not real world benefit because no one is going to adopt the Dvorak layout anytime soon.
