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Offline prpnightmare

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Is this a good way to learn colemak?
« on: Thu, 14 July 2011, 00:27:22 »
Since I don't get much time for formal practice, I've switched my layout to colemak and now use that for my basic browsing, with the help of the color coded key sheet. My question is, how viable is this tactic?
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Is this a good way to learn colemak?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 14 July 2011, 00:37:49 »
I'm old school. Just do it as much as possible. Cold turkey. Obviously exercises will help, but after a few days (several hours) it's just a matter of muscle memory. The more you do it, the sooner you get better.
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Offline Tony

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Is this a good way to learn colemak?
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 17 July 2011, 02:07:02 »
Anything involving typing, whether it is websurfing or Typeracer racing, is viable.
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Is this a good way to learn colemak?
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 19 July 2011, 04:49:59 »
That's exactly how I learned Dvorak.
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