How did you change your keyboard layout? ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 6:20 AM Subject: Re: dvorak > Yes, I've been using it for several years now, and I would never > consider going back. > > It sure does keep other people off your keyboard, but I found that I > need a way to get the qwerty back for those times when other people want > to use my system in my account. > > In Linux, I have a command called aoeu and one called asdf. That way, > no matter which layout you have, you can switch to the other by typing > the first four letters on the left side of home row. > > > >>> janina at rednote.net Thursday, April 07, 2005 4:09:18 PM >>> > Wow, Larry! You've switched completely? That's fascinating. You're the > only one I know who's done that. > > Funny. I was just thinking that it's easier for a blind person to > switch, because we're never going to be confused by those printed > letters on the keyboard. That also means that all we need to switch is > to load a different keymap. > > How's that for keeping other people's fingers off your keyboard? > > Hmmm, maybe there's some rationale here! <grin> > > Janina > > LARRY SKUTCHAN writes: > > Dvorak is a great keyboard layout. I use it exclusively, and > without > > any scientific data, I find it much more efficient. It does take a > > month or two to get used to though, and it is a pain when you have > to > > use a qwerty machine. > > > > The Dvorak home row is: > > a o e u i d h t n s > > > > The vowels are all on the left hand on home row. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
