I can already type on a QWERTY keyboard way faster than I can think.
That's one reason I haven't adopted a Dvorak habit.
Most court reporters use software nowadays that renders their special stenotype skills obsolete.
That's one reason I haven't adopted a Dvorak habit.
Most court reporters use software nowadays that renders their special stenotype skills obsolete.
Often, the benefits from using an improved tool outweigh the costs of it being non-standard.
I really don't use other people's computers that often, but mice aren't that hard to use (just uncomfortable) and I can still type in QWERTY at about 25WPM but I'd have to look at the keyboard a bit.
Trackballs and Dvorak are both more comfortable than their alternatives, but the real benefit is the reactions I get when other people try to use MY devices when they're not prepared lol
On a German QWERTZ keyboard, most symbols are in completely different places, require modifiers, and thus you almost get cramps when typing some keyboard shortcuts. On a “default” English keyboard, they’re easy and the placement makes sense.
There are some days with a combo of slow thoughts and a tough problem that my brain can easily be out paced by paper and a crayon or even a quill pen.
What software?
It would need text-to-speech of the same accuracy; for that to be possible (how accurate is that?) I think everyone would have to be properly mic'd.
Also, TTS errors would need to be detectable somehow by the stenographer, or transcripts could go dreadfully wrong.