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Ergonomic (Colemak project wiki)
Colemak project, n.d.
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The Colemak project's own page on why the layout is ergonomic, with its home-row share, finger distance, row-jumping and same-finger figures compared with Dvorak and QWERTY.
- How much weight it carries
- Written by the layout's advocates, with no method or sample given for the percentages. Treat them as the project's claims, not measured results, and note that they are a comparison of letter frequencies rather than typing trials.
Facts taken from this source
- The Colemak project says QWERTY needs 102 percent more finger movement than Colemak, and Dvorak about 10 percent more.
“On Dvorak your fingers move 10% more (30% more for a 4% error rate), and on QWERTY 102% more than Colemak (118% more for a 4% error rate).” (Finger distance section)