Switching to Colemak
The author is transitioning from the QWERTY keyboard layout to Colemak-DH to improve typing ergonomics and speed. They have documented their progress over several days, noting initial struggles with muscle memory and accuracy. Despite challenges, they are optimistic about adapting to the new layout and improving their typing experience.
- ▪The author has a typing speed of 100wpm but struggles with proper touch typing techniques.
- ▪They decided to switch to the Colemak-DH layout after previous attempts with Workman did not succeed.
- ▪Using keybr.com, the author progressively learned the new layout over four days, reaching a typing speed of 45wpm.
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| Original publisher | Pta2002 |
| Canonical URL | https://pta2002.com/blog/colemak/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 25 May 2026 06:23:24 -0500 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-25T11:37:36.700Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-25T11:37:36.700Z |
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I’ve always been a fast typer, easily reaching the 100wpm mark when doing a typing test, so I’ve never really felt like my typing speed was holding me back. What I never really learned to touch-type properly, and so I’ve accumulated some rather nasty habits that have been leaving me with aching fingers after a lot of typing. In partiular, despite being right-handed, I do almost all of my typing with my left hand, and basically only use my pinky in my right hand (honestly, it’s a wonder I ever managed to hit those speeds…) So I wanted to learn to touch type properly and get rid of these habits that were on track to giving me RSI.
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