Re: dvorak keyboard
On Tue, 2002-07-30 at 17:56, p wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 30, 2002 at 09:58:11AM -0400, Nori Heikkinen wrote:
> > i'm considering switching to dvorak, half on a whim, half because i
> > think it might help my geek-related wrist pain (yes, i'm icing and
> > am going to call a doctor soon). two questions:
> >
> > 1. i can get it working in console mode fine (`loadkeys dvorak` does
> > the trick), but can't seem to make it work with X. do i need a
> > different command / keymap / &c.?
>
> setxkbmap dvorak
>
> >
> > 2. does anyone out there use it? was it hard to switch? can you now
> > type both layouts? was it worth it to switch? how long did it
> > take to retrain?
> >
>
> i switched 5 months ago. it feels much better, and
If I decide to take the plunge, I presume that I pop all the keys
off my keyboard and replace them in the new positions?
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