Dvorak Simplified Keyboard Stickers with Blue Lettering on Transparent Background

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0011FI3O8
• Item model number: dvorak_transp_blue
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 18, 2007

Product Description

The Dvorak layout is spread onto transparent - matt sticker, with blue color. Dvorak studied letter frequencies and the physiology of people's hands and created a layout to adhere to these principles: ? It is easier to type letters alternating between hands. ? For maximum speed and efficiency, the most common letters and digraphs should be the easiest to type. This means that they should be on the home row, which is where the fingers rest, and under the strongest fingers. ? Likewise, the least common letters should be on the bottom row, which is the hardest row to reach. ? The right hand should do more of the typing, because most people are right-handed. ? It is more difficult to type digraphs with adjacent fingers than non-adjacent fingers. ? Stroking should generally move from the edges of the board to the middle. An observation of this principle is that, for many people, when tapping fingers on a table, it is easier going from little finger to index than vice versa. This motion on a keyboard is called inboard stroke flow. The Dvorak keyboard layout became easier to access in the computer age. Currently, all major Operating Systems (such as Apple OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux and BSD) ship with Dvorak keyboard layout in addition to the standard QWERTY layout. So far, DSK has failed to displace the QWERTY standard. Clear transparent background makes stickers invisible, and allows existing characters to show through. The product listed above is copyrighted, has been manufactured and distributed by Royal Galaxy Ltd. Usage of the images posted, distribution or resale has NOT been authorized by Royal Galaxy Ltd, and is in direct violation of its written terms. Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized usage, distribution or resale of copyrighted product, its listings with all imaged posted. For all requests regarding usage of images of this product, its distribution and resale, please contact us by email.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple install and good, August 14, 2010

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These stickers took a while to install but it was easy to do. I missed up on 2 keys and realized it 5 minutes later but they easily came off and it was possible to reinstall them; they now have some gray places though. I washed my keyboard before installing this. Right after the installation all of them had spots of gray but after a few hours they all turned mostly transparent expect for the 2 letters I missed up on. They also fit my Dell Inspiron keyboard perfectly with gaps for the G and J keys marks and you get used to the feeling quickly. This is a really good product and I would recommend this for anyone that wants to learn the dvorak keyboard for a cheap price. The only concern is if the letters on your keys aren't printed on the upper left hand corner of your keys, because then the letters on the stickers will cover them. But then again we all can probably touch type qwerty already.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dvorak keyboard stickers, June 15, 2008

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Dimitri (North Strathfield, Australia) - See all my reviews
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There is not much choice out there for Dvorak converts, so I was glad to find a more sensibly priced sticker set. It fits perfectly on my Dell keyboard, blue characters look good and make it easy to distinguish from the QWERTY designations. The only hiccup is the surface of the sticker: fingers feel a bit slippery on it. The plastic of the keys (on my keyboard at least) has a better feel. But this is just a matter of getting used to.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worked well, September 17, 2010

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C. Bates - See all my reviews
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They worked well and helped me learn Dvorak, but some of the placements of the letters required that I cut them so they don't cover some existing letters on my lenovo W500 keyboard but still worked well.