Colemak is a modern alternative to the QWERTY and Dvorak layouts, designed for efficient and ergonomic touch typing in English. Learning Colemak is a one-time investment that will allow …

Colemak, pronounced /'ko:lmæk/ (Coal-Mac), is a keyboard layout designed for touch typing in English. It is designed to be a practical alternative to the QWERTY and Dvorak keyboard layouts.

This happens when Colemak is configured to be the default keyboard layout. "Key sequence is already in use" error: If you're getting the message "Key sequence is already in use. Please …

Colemak minimizes moving low frequency keys and except ; and : all punctuation keys remain in their QWERTY positions. Low frequency keys take the longest to relearn because you practice …

Immediately after making the switch to Colemak complete at least the first three beginner lessons. Trying to type anything at this stage without doing any lessons first will be a very frustrating …

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Colemak is designed to make touch typing natural, by keeping your fingers on the home position most of the time. There are constraints for each letter and each position.

Colemak wasn't designed with hand alternation as a top priority. Ergonomic tips Alternate hands for hitting the spacebar every few mintues to reduce strain on the thumbs and on the wrist. …

Some ergonomic keyboards place the Caps Lock in an uncomfortable position (e.g. TypeMatrix), and some keyboards don't even have a Caps Lock key (Happy Hacking Keyboard and others). …

Lesson 1. (new letters: stne) S – left hand middle finger, T – left hand index finger, N – right hand index finger, E – right hand middle finger