New iPhone SDK Adds Support for Dvorak Keyboard

The fifth beta of the iPhone OS 3.2 SDK adds support for a hardware Dvorak keyboard for use with the iPad, according to a tip received by TUAW.

A source sent us the above screen shot from the iPad simulator, showing Dvorak layouts as a hardware choice -- and if you've seen a Bluetooth Dvorak keyboard lately, let us know.

Unfortunately, there is still no sign of a soft keyboard layout for Dvorak.


For those of you who don't know, the Dvorak keyboard organizes the letters and frequently-occurring punctuation so that the cumulative distance traveled by the 10 fingers when touch-typing typical English text is closer to the minimum than when touch-typing that same text via the dominant QWERTY layout. [W]. Meaning, you can use it to type faster.