I’ve decided to jump back into learning a new layout, specifically semimak JQ, from Dvorak. I’ve heard that as long as I practice both I should be able to maintain Dvorak while I learn semimak.

I was wondering if people here had any experience learning new layouts could share some insight for that?

Any other tips would be very appreciated. I’m sitting at somewhere around 26wpm on semimak atm, and 130-140 on Dvorak

  • @richard_wagner
    2•1 year ago

    I assume you learned Dvorak from some other layout in the past. How did you do that?

    When I learned Colemak from QWERTY I just practiced on a typing website every day for 30 minutes a day. I’d say I was comfortable after about a month of practicing.

    • @[email protected]OP
      1•1 year ago

      I learned from qwerty but I went cold turkey and didn’t touch qwerty at all when learning Dvorak. Plus I’ve only done one switch, so I’m sure there are some things I hadn’t thought to do.

      Did you bother keeping up with qwerty or did you drop it after the month of using colemak?

      Thanks for your response btw

      • @avyrla
        2•1 year ago

        I’ve dropped qwerty from my regular use after learning colemak but I can still type just fine on qwerty.

        After learning Dvorak, why are you switching to another? Just for fun?

        • @[email protected]OP
          2•1 year ago

          Mostly just for fun. Dvorak also has some issues, as any layout will, but some of them are a little unfun to deal with. If I end up not liking semimak I’ll probbaly just drop the whole idea. Just wanna see if something else is out there that works a bit better for me, and if not then I’ll be happy to just stick with Dvorak