> Hi Weaver, > > If you are curious about keyboard layouts then you might really enjoy > Dvorak. I have used Dvorak for about 8 years. It takes a while to get > rolling, but it has definitely been worth it. I feel like typing is a > much smoother activity now, and touch typing is easier. > > When I started out, I took old keyboards, popped off the keys, > rearranged them, and used a software layout on the computer. That > worked fine for a long time, and there was no expensive investment. > Note that not all keyboards can be rearranged this way. > > More recently I bough I new clicky keyboard (mechanical switches) from > Unicomp. These are like old IBM keyboards that are still in production > in Kentucky USA. > > http://pckeyboard.com/ > > The "Ultra Classic" is a good one that has all the modern control keys. > These keyboards have an "old school" feel that some will appreciate. > > It's not clear on the website, but at checkout time you can pick what > layout you want. I picked Dvorak, and lo and behold I received in the > mail a HARDWARE Dvorak keyboard. That means I just plug it in and it > works, no configuration needed. That also means I don't have to worry > about the layout being wrong at boot time or at a grub prompt. Nice! > > On my laptop it was not feasible to rearrange the keys. I much prefer > to have the keys properly labeled, so I used keyboard labels and that > has worked well so far. > > There are lots of different ways to do Dvorak. The hardest > part is getting over the "hump" of the learning curve. > > Rickard
Great! Thanks for that. Weaver. -- Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful. — Lucius Annæus Seneca. Terrorism, the new religion. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/8661a08c4f6a35c0590953f9c7a1c484.squir...@fulvetta.riseup.net
