How do Dvorak keyboards affect the SC2 experience?

I use Colemak on OS X which likely has behavior similar to Dvorak. I can't speak for hardware-based Dvorak keyboards (rare) or Windows. Basically the experience is very good. read more

I use Colemak on OS X which likely has behavior similar to Dvorak. I can't speak for hardware-based Dvorak keyboards (rare) or Windows. Basically the experience is very good. All the hotkeys for building units, issuing commands, etc remain where they were in their QWERTY position. read more

Even though you can keep the keyboard shortcuts the same, this is not the case when you need to use Ctrl + [letter] on a Mac. The OS will stick to Dvorak, so terminal commands and editing files in vi will need to be done in Dvorak. Some programs do not take the Dvorak -- Qwerty ⌘ setting. read more

After initally switching to Dvorak, I kept a cheat sheet beside my monitor so I could check which key I needed if I forgot. Since the A and M keys are the same in Dvorak as in QWERTY, those were the ones I could remember easiest. The home row memorization came in about a week, and the full keyboard memorization by Christmas time. read more