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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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