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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

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh interesting. I've seen some layouts with keys on thumbs but I'm not really super into the idea for portability reasons, even though realistically it's not like I'll be able to use semimak on someone else's computer anyway.

Maybe it's something I'll give a shot later down the road, but I'll do semimak for now at least

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Semimak is an excellent layout, have fun switching!