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=== Capewell Family=== ==== Capewell-Dvorak ==== {{infobox layout | name = Capewell-Dvorak | image name = | creator = Michael Capewell | license = None | introduced = 2004 | website = [http://www.michaelcapewell.com/projects/keyboard/layout_capewell-dvorak.htm michaelcapewell.com] | top row = ',.PY QFGRK | middle row = OAEIU DHTNS | bottom row = ZXCVJ LMWB; }} Capewell-Dvorak is a modified version of Dvorak created in 2004 by Michael Capewell. The layout came about through issues Michael found with Dvorak and how he tried to reconcile them. The perceived issues are as follows: * Common shortcuts such as Ctrl+C are difficult to reach * The "I" key is much more common then the "U" key which is not accounted for * "GH" is a common digraph which are on the same finger * "F" and "X", "Y" and "B" on QWERTY, are more difficult to hit then accounted for * Hitting the upper row with the pinky finger, specifically for the "L" key, is more difficult then accounted for {{-}} ==== The Capewell Layout ==== {{infobox layout | name = The Capewell Layout | image name = Capewell-Layout.PNG | creator = Michael Capewell | license = None | introduced = 2005 | website = [http://www.michaelcapewell.com/projects/keyboard/layout_capewell.htm michaelcapewell.com] | top row = .YWDF JPLUQ | middle row = AERSG BTNIO | bottom row = XZCV; KWH,' | colour = red }} The Capewell Layout was created in 2005 by Michael Capewell and released to his own site as a work in progress. Inspiration for creating the layout was drawn from Peter M. Klausler's Evolve layout generation program. Thus the layout is generated through a script along with some restrictions on how the key layout can be changed. Goals of the layout are as follows: *Significant reduction in movement over QWERTY (IE: 48% or 49%) *Maximize trigrams and bigrams on the same hand but different finger (IE: AS, WE, REA) *Minimize unconformable combos that exist on QWERTY (IE: DR, DT, CF, CS) *Keep ZXCF in the lower left to maintain system shortcuts *If a key in one of the center columns is used, have the keys typed before and after the key be typed by the other hand *Minimize use of certain positions on the keyboard (On QWERTY: Q, Z, P, /, J, B, X, .) {{-}} ==== QWERF ==== {{infobox layout | name = QWERF | image name = QWERF-Layout.PNG | creator = Michael Capewell | license = None | introduced = 2006 | website = [http://www.michaelcapewell.com/projects/keyboard/index.htm#The_QWERF_Layout michaelcapewell.com] | top row = QWERF JYLK; | middle row = ASDTG HUOIP | bottom row = ZXCVB NM,./ }} QWERF was released in 2006 by Michael Capewell on his own site. It is a modification on QWERTY thus should be easy for users to learn. More common keys were moved to the home row for a finger movement reduction of 28% over QWERTY. The author claims that within one week a user of his layout could be back at their original typing speed. {{-}}
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