Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 13:03:49 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD keyboard Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.94.960715125612.5534G-100000@Fieber-John.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <199607151455.OAA20359@gatekeeper.fsl.noaa.gov>
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On Mon, 15 Jul 1996, Sean Kelly wrote:
> I noticed an X program out there called xdvorak ... I'm hoping it's a
> Dvorak keyboard typing tutor (but more likely its just glitz riding
> atop xmodmap).
It just remaps. It uses the X api directly, not xmodmap. It also
messes up on some cheap Mac and Windows X servers. I have a
tweaked version which uses Microsoft's dvorak layout, which is
the most common handling of the keys in the upper right quadrant
of the keyboard ([{}]=+).
The best dvorak tutor is a little keyboard picture taped just
below your monitor.
I'm by no means a fast typist, I peak at around 30 words per
minute on qwerty and 80 words per minute on dvorak. Your mileage
may vary. If you are typing 100 words per minute on qwerty, I
doubt going dvorak will make a huge change. It might increase
endurance though, since all the vowels and snthd are on the home
row. Excursions to the bottom row are quite rare.
-john
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